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"Sexual harassment, exploitation and GDPR compliance took center stage during the first day of the Hospitality Law Conference, where legal and hotel industry experts addressed the current state of these issues and what hoteliers can do to address them.

Sexual Harassment
Though the number of workplace sexual harassment claims made to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has not increased so far in 2018, said Andria Ryan, partner at Fisher Phillips, insurance companies are reporting an increasing number of demand letters from their clients. It’s likely there will be more claims coming through, she said during her presentation "Harassment in the hospitality Industry—how to avoid being the next #MeToo."

This is the time to stand back and look at the culture, she said."