9th Circuit: Indefinite furlough triggers right to immediate vacation payout
In February 2022, Los Angeles federal judge Dale Fischer ruled in Hartstein v…
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9th Circuit: Indefinite furlough triggers right to immediate vacation payout
In February 2022, Los Angeles federal judge Dale Fischer ruled in Hartstein v…
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SURVEY - Union’s proposed homeless policy will deter 72% of Americans from booking LA hotel rooms
WASHINGTON – More than seven in ten Americans would be deterred from booking a hotel room in Los Angeles if hotels there are forced to house homeless people next to paying guests…
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Maine Hotel’s Fight with Self-Appointed ADA ‘Tester’ Heads to Supreme Court
This lawsuit was originally one of seven that Laufer filed in Maine that year, and one of more than 600 that she has filed over the past few years, primarily against small hotels and motels across the country…
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Nothing Casual About It: Hotel Faces Employees' Class Action Over Employment Benefit Changes
Class actions certifications in British Columbia have continued to surge for consumer claims arising from product liability, privacy breaches, misleading advertising, and price-fixing competition claims…
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Decatur City Commission approves special exception for 240-room hotel
DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Decatur City Commission, at its Sept. 25 regular meeting, approved special exceptions for a proposed hotel to be located at 213 Swanton Way in downtown Decatur…
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Hyatt sued over use of resort fees
A legal dispute involving "junk fees" has been initiated against Hyatt Hotels Corp., making Hyatt the latest major hotel company dealing with a fee-related lawsuit.
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Paulina Bawej, 32, worked for Huangs Grill Ltd in London but was dismissed - She has since had to move out of her flat and stopped working in hospitality…
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Booking sued by Texas, which alleges deceptive hotel-rate practices
The Texas Attorney General of Texas is accusing the travel-booking company of "omitting mandatory fees from the advertised room rate."
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Las Vegas Hotels Deny Conspiring to Artificially Raise Room Rates
Attorneys representing Las Vegas' most prominent hotels argue the lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to keep room rates high lacks a very important piece of evidence — proof of communication between any of the defendants…
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to be freed after 25-year terrorism sentence commuted
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from prison in Rwanda after his prison sentence was commuted Friday by the country’s President Paul Kagame.
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Police, hotel leaders come together for human trafficking symposium
Osceola Sheriff’s Det. Justin Akins explains where the “hot spots” for human trafficking in Florida — and why — at an awareness conference Feb. 23 in Kissimmee.
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‘Sushi terrorism’ prank videos in Japan are hurting its famous conveyor belt restaurants
Sushi train restaurants have long been an iconic part of Japan’s food culture…
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Hospitality’s Rich and Powerful are Ripping Off Staff – And It’s All Legal
Paying workers less than the industry award is illegal in Australia. High-profile perpetrators have been fined, publicly shamed and forced to close up shop. In some states, they even face jail time…
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24 Indicted in $5 Million Construction Kickback and Bribery Scheme
The suspects, who were arrested in a predawn roundup, are accused of skimming money during the construction of luxury buildings and boutique hotels.
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Mafia boss found working as pizza boss after 16 years on the run
Italian anti-Mafia police have arrested another mobster on the run, just two weeks after the sensational arrest on January 16 of Sicilian Cosa Nostra superboss Matteo Messina Denaro at a health clinic in Palermo, Sicily…
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Las Vegas hotels accused of rental price conspiracy in class action
Several major companies that run prominent hotels on the famous commercial strip near Las Vegas were hit with a consumer antitrust lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday accusing them of conspiring to keep hotel room rates artificially high…
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Parent of Trump Hotels and Resorts Found Guilty of Masterminding Tax Fraud Scheme
The Trump Organization, especially the hotels under its umbrella, have been battered in recent months, and its conviction will make the company even more toxic in the hospitality industry.
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South Korean Antitrust Watchdog Fines Booking.com and Agoda
South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Tuesday it would slap two Booking Holdings brands fines of $1,750 (2.5 million won) for its flagship brand Booking.com — and a similar fine on sister brand Agoda — for not clearly telling customers that their…
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