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In 2020, we saw an explosion of federal lawsuits against hotels alleging that they failed to comply with 28 C.F.R. 36.302(e) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...

The theme of the Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association's (BLLA) upcoming Boutique Lifestyle Digital Summit is "Dare to Adapt"...

On January 1, 2022, amendments to Illinois's Lodging Services Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act (820 ILCS 95/) took effect...

A number of well-known restaurant chains have been hit with lawsuits over the last few years alleging that their exempt managers or assistant managers were indeed non-exempt and therefore should have been paid overtime.

As lawyers who specialize in representing hospitality owners, developers, independent operators, and investors, we have a critical message for restaurants...

In an early test of antitrust claims based on alleged algorithmic price fixing, a federal judge dismissed a class-action complaint alleging that hotel operators conspired...

The value perception of fast-food restaurants declined over the six-month period ending in August as debt-laden consumers plan spending cutbacks amid persistently high financial anxiety...

In its post-trial opinion in AB Stable VIII LLC v. MAPS Hotels and Resorts One LLC (Nov. 30, 2020), Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery held that AB Stable VIII LLC...

Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 7, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed additional emergency measures to establish cleaning and disease prevention standards at tourist hotels...

Many hospitality employers impose strict guidelines on employee appearance, dress, and grooming – and for legitimate reasons.

A federal appeals court just breathed new life into a disability access lawsuit filed against restaurant chain Hooters

On October 23, 2020, the D.C. Circuit granted Davidson Hotel Company's petition for review of unfair labor practices resulting from its refusal to bargain with two newly-certified bargaining units...

In an April 2016 survey of 400 Chicago-area women working at hotels, nearly 50 percent indicated that they have had a guest answer the door naked, expose themselves, or were otherwise flashed.

Although it's not clear whether customers actually do prefer food served by people of matching ethnicity, it does seem, at least anecdotally, to be a real social phenomenon.

On April 8, 2025, the New York State Legislature took up Senate Bill S7289, which, if enacted, would amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) by adding a new article 35-A, otherwise known as the "New York State Fast Food Franchisor Accountability Act," and impose joint and several liability on fast-food franchisors for certain labor law violations.

Human trafficking is the fastest-growing organized crime business and the third-largest criminal enterprise in the world. And lawmakers have taken notice.

On December 6, 2018, Philadelphia City Council passed the Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance, which requires covered retail, hotel and food service businesses in Philadelphia...