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A Recipe for Success Through a Hard Insurance Market for Hospitality...

The continuing effects of COVID-19 dominated the hospitality industry over the last several years and these challenges have also had a major impact on risk management and insurance. Owners and operators of bars, restaurants, hotels, and associated businesses can become more resilient...

Steps To Avoid Costly Hospitality Employment-Related Lawsuits

From discrimination to wrongful termination, employment practice claims can carry a heavy price tag when businesses fail to have the right risk management procedures and insurance coverage in place. It’s impossible to prevent all lawsuits. However, you can take mitigating steps to reduce your business’ risk...

Frequency of Pay Issues for “Manual Workers” Continue to Present Significant...

New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) Section 191 mandates that employers must pay “manual workers” on a weekly basis within seven calendar days of the week during which the wages are earned. If manual workers are not paid on this weekly basis, employees have a private right of action...

Voluntary Benefits: The Missing Ingredient in Hospitality Talent Attraction & Retention

Employee retention is a serious issue that employers in the hospitality and food service industry are facing today and as businesses recover from impacts of the pandemic, labor shortages still threaten the progress. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the industry has an annual...

Bringing Website Accessibility Claims: Federal Court Decision Establishes Heightened Burden for...

Last year there was an explosion of over 2,000 website disability accessibility lawsuits filed in New York federal courts, which sounded the alarm for many New York employers. These lawsuits allege that businesses’ websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which prohibits...

Survey: Surge of Omicron Variant Hit Restaurants Hard; Replenishing RRF and...

New York’s restaurant industry continues to exhaust every resource as business conditions rapidly deteriorate with the Omicron variant surging. A recent survey released by the New York State Restaurant Association found that 93% of restaurants have experienced a decline in...

LA Bars and Restaurants Deal With SafePassLA Vax Police Mandate

Thousands of Los Angeles businesses are required to ask patrons to show proof of vaccination before entering various types of venues. In response, Canoga Park Grandi Italiani owner Aron Celnik said he was not making even half of what he used to earn before the start of the pandemic and...

A Recipe for Success Through a Hard Insurance Market for Hospitality...

Hospitality has been one of the most impacted industries by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, almost four in 10 of all the U.S. jobs lost since last February haven been in the leisure & hospitality industry, according to a 2021 Department of Labor (DOL) national jobs report—triple the number of the...