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Fox Rothschild LLP

Dining with Dogs – A Restaurant Owner’s Guide to Serving Customers with Furry Friends (Part 1 – Service Pets)

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Dogs are a human’s best friend – but are they the hospitality industry’s best friend, too? Restaurant owners may be wondering what their rights, responsibilities, and options are with respect to letting our furry friends...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Can Miniature Horses Be in the Workplace?

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Recently, we discussed whether a miniature horse qualified as a service animal allowed to enter public accommodations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The answer is yes, but what does that mean for...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Service and Support Animals: What Businesses Can and Cannot Do

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We have all seen it. The unruly lap dog brought into a restaurant, yipping away, or the big dog running through a store dragging along its owner who, of course, claims it is a “service animal,” even though it clearly is not....more

Fisher Phillips

Service Animals, Assistance Animals, Comfort Animals—And The Occasional Miniature Horse - A Practical Business Guide To Federal...

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Given the menagerie of terms, it is easy to see why some business owners are quite confused about what to do when they are asked to permit an animal in their places of business. Part of the confusion comes from the multitude...more

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Who Let the Dogs In? Legal Requirements for Service Animals in Businesses and the Workplace

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As a proud “dog dad,” I certainly appreciate our furry friends. However,service animals can cause problems in the workplace and leave businesses questioning how to handle the situation. There are two major issues for...more

Littler

Dear Littler: How Do You Address Employee Service Animal Accommodation Requests Under the ADA?

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Dear Littler: I read a New Yorker article about people bringing their dogs everywhere, claiming they were emotional support animals. It mentioned a dog trying to get into Carnegie Hall. But everyone knows there’s only one...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Five Evolving Issues Confronting Employers in the Hospitality Industry

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As the hospitality industry continues to grow and expand, one common goal is to provide all-inclusive experiences for visitors and patrons. Unfortunately, given the breadth of the goods and services offered to the public and...more

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