Archive for January, 2010

HospitalityLawyer.com Announces Recipients of Anthony Marshall Hospitality Law Award and Thomas G. Davis Loss Prevention Lifetime Achievement Award

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

HospitalityLawyer.com is pleased to announce the 2010 recipients of the Anthony G. Marshall Hospitality Law Award and the Thom Davis Loss Prevention Lifetime Achievement Award. Please join us as we honor these recipients at the 2010 Hospitality Law Conference.

Albert Pucciarelli, Chair of the Hotels and Resorts Practice at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Anthony G. Marshall Hospitality Law Award. The Marshall Award is given in recognition of pioneering and lasting contributions to the field of hospitality law.

John Szczepanski, Senior Director of Risk Management at White Lodging Services, has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Thom Davis Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award recognizes a person who has committed his or her career to improving safety and security in the hospitality industry. The Award (formerly the Hospitality Loss Prevention Lifetime Achievement Award) has been renamed after Thom Davis, who passed away in late 2009 after dedicating more than 30 years of his life to hotel security and loss prevention management.

For the complete release on Pucciarelli and the Marshall Award, please click here. For the complete release on Szczepanski and the Thom Davis Award, please click here.

Pucciarelli and Szczepanski will be honored at the 2010 Hospitality Law Conference, during the Awards Luncheon on February 4.

Don’t miss the 2010 Hospitality Law Conference and honor these industry leaders.

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Early Registration Ends Today for Hospitality Law Conference

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Don’t miss the only conference devoted exclusively to legal, safety and security issues impacting the hotel, restaurant, and travel industries.

Early registration ends today, January 11. Register today to receive discounted registration rates.

Program Topics:

  • Information Protection and Privacy, including Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Workshop
  • Hospitality Real Estate Transactions Workshop
  • Hotel & Restaurant In-House Counsel Workshop (in-house counsel only)
  • Food & Beverage Breakout
  • Human Resources & Labor Relations Breakout
  • Lodging and Fundamentals of Hospitality Law Breakout
  • Loss Prevention and Risk Management Breakout
  • General Sessions, including:
    • Information Protection & Privacy: The New High Stakes Game
    • Critical Issues in Payment Card/Merchant Relations
    • It’s Not Easy Being Green
    • The Franchise Debate
    • A Primer on Representing Airlines and Cruise Ships
    • An Ethics Sampler - Five Top Mistakes to Avoid

HRCI and CLE Available.

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Hotel Safety & Security: Cold Weather Best Practices

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

With most of the United States in the midst of an arctic blast, HospitalityLawyer wanted to share some tips and suggestions for dealing with the cold weather.

Gallagher Hospitality Services has provided some helpful information. Matt Krell, Senior Vice President and Risk Control Consultant with Gallagher Hospitality Services, shares, “Every winter hotel properties battle the cold weather elements, and the threat of burst pipes is significant, even in the warmer climates. The pipes burst when water that is in the pipes freezes, then expands bursting the pipe that holds the water. The outcome of a burst pipe often includes guest dissatisfaction, rooms out of order and costly insurance claims.”

Below is a list of ideas you can implement to reduce the possibility of a burst pipe at your properties:

  • Locate thermometers in hard-to-heat areas housing vulnerable equipment.
  • Check heating equipment to make certain it will maintain building temperature above 40°F at the coldest points in the building (e.g., corners at the windward end of a building, at the eaves and in spaces with no direct heat).
  • Check heat-tracing systems to make sure they are working properly.

Click here for the complete list. The link also contains the following information:

  • Develop Winter Strategies: This operations checklist will assist you in preparation for severe winter weather
  • Cold Weather Procedures: You should develop cold weather procedures to protect our associates and our assets.
  • Your program should include: Cold weather tips for properties with vans or for those who drive

Should you have questions or need assistance, please contact Matt at (303) 889-2552 or by e-mail at matthew_krell@ajg.com.

Please also see “Are You Prepared for Winter?” and a sample “Snow and Ice Treatment and Removal Log” from the Front Line November 2009 Risk Bulletin, featured in the November Loss Prevention Newsletter.

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Early Registration Ends Soon for Hospitality Law Conference

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Early registration for the 2010 Hospitality Law Conference ends January 11. Don’t miss the only program devoted exclusively to legal, safety and security issues impacting the hotel, restaurant, and travel industries. Register Now to take advantage of discounted rates!

The 2010 Conference will kick off on Wednesday, February 3, with a Pre-Conference Workshop and will feature the following sessions:

  • Information Protection and Privacy, including Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Workshop – including PCI compliance, forensic investigations, and data security
  • Hospitality Real Estate Transactions Workshop – including workouts, special service providers and how recent economic events have affected the real estate industry.
  • Hotel & Restaurant In-House Counsel Workshop – including bargaining with credit card companies, protecting proprietary data, unions, and antitrust issues

The Hospitality Law Conference will shift into full gear on Thursday, February 4, with breakout sessions on a host of relevant and timely topics:

  • Lodging and Fundamentals of Hospitality Law - including management contracts, OTAs, taxation issues, and more
  • Food & Beverage – including the tip credit, Truth in Menu, selling alcohol, and alcohol sponsorship issues
  • Human Resources and Labor Relations – including wage and hour issues, sexual harassment, OSHA, and the Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Loss Prevention & Risk Management – including bed bugs, insurance litigation, claims, and various liability issues

Don’t miss the Wine Tasting & Product Showcase on Thursday, February 4, to be eligible to win a $1,000 American Express gift card. Stay until the end of the conference to be eligible to win a $500 American Express gift card, which will be drawn during the Closing Remarks on Friday, February 5.

Accreditation:

MCLE accreditation for up to 16.0 hours (including 1 hour of ethics) is available.

This program has been approved for 4 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

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