Archive for October, 2008

HospitalityLawyer October Legal Newsletter: Focusing on Legal, Safety, and Security Solutions

Monday, October 27th, 2008

The HospitalityLawyer Legal Newsletter addresses recent legal, safety, and security updates, regulations, and laws affecting hotels, restaurants, bars, country clubs, spas, and other hospitality businesses.

The October Legal Newsletter features an article on Employer Liability for Hiring Illegal Aliens by law firm Elarbee Thompson, as well as an article analyzing the ramifications of the recent Shaw v. Marriott decision by law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.

Visit the October Legal Newsletter at http://www.hospitalitylawyer.com/Newsletters/october08news.html.

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Department of Homeland Security Seeks Hotel Security Guides for Compilation into Lodging Guide

Monday, October 20th, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to publish a Protective Measures Guide for the U.S. Lodging Industry. The Lodging Guide would not only help the DHS to become more familiar with the operating and security procedures of the lodging industry, but it also would serve as a general reference guide by which lodging facilities without robust protective measures and/or emergency action plans in place may benefit from the expertise of their industry partners.

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HospitalityLawyer: Hospitality Lawyers on the Move

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Two of Europe’s Leading Hotel Lawyers Move to Sonnenschein

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP today announced that Heinz Bloch and Robert Schlup, two of Europe’s most prominent hotel lawyers, have joined the law firm as partners in Zurich, Switzerland, where it is opening a new office.

“[Heinz and Robert] bring a combined 55 years of hotel industry legal experience to our team, and they will serve as outstanding ambassadors for our practice and for the firm in Europe and beyond,” said Richard F. “Rick” Ross, chair of Sonnenschein’s Hotels & Resorts Global Practice.

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October Loss Prevention Newsletter: Focusing on Legal, Safety, and Security Solutions

Friday, October 10th, 2008

The HospitalityLawyer Loss Prevention Newsletter addresses recent safety, and security updates, regulations, and laws affecting hotels, restaurants, bars, country clubs, spas, and other hospitality businesses.

Visit the October Loss Prevention Newsletter at http://www.hospitalitylawyer.com/Newsletters/oct08lpnews.html.

The OctoberLoss Prevention Newsletter contains articles on Strategies to Close Out the Fourth Quarter, on an Off-the-Job Safety Program, and Engineering Tips.

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