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As of July 2, 1024, California's Business and Professions Code is amended to impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each knowing violation of strict transparent...

In 2025, labor issues will remain one of the most critical challenges facing the U.S. hotel industry. Although ADRs are inching upward...

On August 5, 2024, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") filed a rare[1] gun jumping[2] civil lawsuit and proposed settlement in the United States District Court...

Earlier this month, Governor Baker announced that the state would undergo a multi-phased approach to re-opening Massachusetts businesses.

The City of Los Angeles formally adopted the Hotel Workers Ordinance on July 8, 2022. The key changes of this ordinance include an increase in minimum wage for all workers...

Class action litigation is on the rise in the food industry. The jurisdictions that still see the majority of federal class action filings are California, New York, Illinois and Florida.

On November 19, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2015-56, which provides a safe harbor method of accounting for costs incurred by retailers and restaurants in remodel and refresh projects.

Known far and wide in the dynamic hospitality industry for his successful and strategic approach, ability to handle complex circumstances, and winning personality, Jim Butler hasn't lost a step after decades of serving clients and helping hotel businesses thrive.

A recent decision by EUIPO's Opposition Division illustrates once again the importance of establishing evidence of use for prior marks, as Florence Chapin explains. In February 2021, DTTM Operations LCC.

Over the past few years, cities and counties have gotten into the business of regulating the workplace, an area previously reserved to federal and state governments.

Hotel Lawyers: Lender tips on forbearances, loan modifications, recapitalizations, receiverships, workouts, turnarounds, restructurings, and bankruptcies...

Several bills would make changes to the consumer rights request process.

On December 5, 2017, following an internal government review of the casino sector after allegations of transnational money laundering and illicit cash transactions in gaming facilities in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia ("B.C."), the provincial government of B.C. recommended two new anti-money laundering regulations applicable to B.C. casinos.

On February 15, 2017, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania allowed a purported class action to proceed against Wyndham Hotels.

Philadelphia has imposed significant new recall and retention obligations on hotel, airport hospitality, and event center businesses as they struggle to recover in this uncertain COVID-19 economy.

The hotel industry in 2026 faces a critical inflection point where technology investment alone no longer guarantees competitive advantage. As AI adoption accelerates, sustainability mandates tighten, and traveler behaviors shift amid economic uncertainty, the defining factor becomes whether hotels have transformed their technology into meaningful guest experiences. This analysis explores how hospitality brands can bridge the gap between technological capability and customer-centric innovation.

Hotel performance tests have come under renewed scrutiny as upper-upscale and luxury hotels face economic challenges from global geopolitical unrest. This article examines the core elements of hotel performance tests in management agreements and provides strategic guidance for hotel operators navigating potential test failures. Understanding the two-prong structure, cure rights, and applicable exceptions becomes critical when operating performance faces continued headwinds.