In hotel franchise fight, both sides warn of impact on World Cup readiness
Debate about how prepared New Jersey is for the 2026 World Cup final has focused on the beleaguered NJ Transit and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, where the match will take place…
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Colorado AG settles with Marriott over hidden hotel fees
Resort fees aren’t illegal, but hiding them as consumers plan their overnight stays violates the state’s Consumer Protection Act. The FTC is also working to address “junk” fees…
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Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced a settlement agreement with Marriott International, Inc. that will make it easier for consumers to find the actual price of a room if they choose to book with the hotel chain…
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ADA can override workplace policies, EEOC reminds employers
A Manhattan hotel has paid $42K to settle claims it refused to allow a front-desk clerk to sit down. The Library Hotel, based in Manhattan, has settled a U.S…
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Court orders Sandals Grande Antigua to Pay $20,121.51 to Ex-Employee
A former kitchen supervisor has won his unfair dismissal case against Sandals Grande Antigua, which fired him in 2015 after alleging he stole cases of prawns and salmon…
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A Nebraska hotelier has agreed to pay $100,000 to a former general manager to help settle a lawsuit contending disability discrimination based on mental health. The U.S…
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Minnesota DLI alleges ‘widespread wage theft’ on 19 projects
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said Tuesday that it has uncovered “widespread wage theft and unlawful practices” on 19 construction projects throughout Minnesota, including the Viking Lakes mixed-use development in Eagan…
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Hotel Dispute Lawyer: Disclosing Mandatory Resort Fees - What Hoteliers Need to Know
On July 1, 2024, a comprehensive ban on pricing goods and services without including all mandatory fees will go into effect in California…
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Former Atlantic Hotel’s HR Manager Could Go To Jail If…
An ex-human resource manager of Atlantic Hotel could spend three years in jail if he fails to pay a fine of D5,000 and a compensation of D70,000 to a certain Joseph Gomez…
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Crown launches internal investigation into CEO
Crown Resorts, the gaming giant owned by New York-headquartered private equity firm Blackstone, is investigating its chief executive, Ciaran Carruthers, over allegations he intervened to allow patrons back into its casinos even after security had…
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Tui sued by Brit holidaymakers hit by gastric illness at luxury five star island resort
Approximately fifteen people have reported that their holidays were ruined this year by gastric symptoms whilst staying at the Hotel Riu Palace Santa Maria hotel in Cape Verde…
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Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit against Maine hotel over ADA non-compliance on their website
The United States Supreme Court has dismissed a case in which a Maine hotel was sued over its failure to disclose ADA accessibility information on its website…
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‘NO HIDDEN FEES ACT’ AIMS TO CURB MISLEADING ADVERTISING BY HOTELS
The recently introduced 'Hotel Fees Transparency Act' also seeks to enhance consumer transparency - THE U.S…
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Los Angeles City advances restrictions on new hotel development
A proposal to force hotel developers to replace housing lost in the development process advanced out of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission last week as part of a deal between the city and a local labor union. On Nov…
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Lagos Implements Digital Revenue Collection for Hotels and Restaurants
The digitalization of the procedure for collecting the hotel occupancy and restaurant consumption taxes from owners of the state’s facilities—hotels and restaurants—has been announced by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service…
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New Joint-Employer Standard Opens Up Liability Across US Hotel Industry
The standards used to determine joint-employer status remained steady for more than three decades before a 2015 National Labor Relations Board decision that has led to a regulatory back-and-forth in the years since…
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Iron Horse Hotel's employees 'all stuck it out' during dispute that led to bankruptcy
The owner of Milwaukee's Iron Horse Hotel has settled a dispute that led the company to reorganize its finances under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection…
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AHLA condemns NLRB’s new joint-employer standard
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final regulation expanding the “joint-employer standard” under the National Labor Relations Act, which becomes effective Dec. 26…
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