Checking In: 3 Big Legal Issues in Hospitality
Whether they're running a restaurant, hotel, casino or another related establishment, employers in hospitality have a lot of legal matters on their trays, and the stakes can be high.
April 23, 2015 at 09:08 PM
7 minute read
If any industry has an abundance of person-to-person interactions on a daily basis, both with customers and with employees, it's the hospitality sector. Whether they're running a restaurant, hotel, casino or another related establishment, employers in hospitality have a lot of legal matters on their trays, and the stakes can be high.
A recent webinar from Epstein Becker & Green, “Unique Labor and Employment Issues in Hospitality—Welcome Your Guests, Not a Lawsuit,” covered many of the important legal issues that the hospitality industry faces today. Here are three that stood out:
1. The ADA Has Gone Online
Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act has long been a high-risk area for hospitality employers, who have to make sure they provide appropriate accommodations under the law for both employees and customers who are disabled. This can require everything from building ADA-compliant wheelchair ramps, to letting service animals on the premises, to giving employees reasonable accommodations at the workplace.
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