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The City of Los Angeles has put the minimum wage increase for hotel workers on hold. Certain provisions were to take effect on July 1, 2025. This decision comes after a referendum petition against the ordinance was filed...more
Florida Senate Bill 606, signed into law on June 2, 2025, amends current Fl. St. 509.214 to provide several new operations fee disclosure requirements for food service establishments....more
Described as a law to make it easier to remove hotel guests who have not paid their bills, Florida Bill SB 606 (“the Bill”) includes several new required disclosures that will impact Florida restaurants, hotels, and...more
As the New Jersey legislature considers eliminating the tip credit—a move that would require all restaurant workers to be paid the full minimum wage regardless of tips—the hospitality and business communities are pushing...more
On Monday, November 4, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed the Safe Hotels Act into law. The Act imposes several new requirements on owners and operators of New York City hotels, with additional obligations for larger...more
BALTIMORE — Visiting Tech Companies Want to Expand Baltimore Presence- The latest Techstars Equitech Accelerator brought several innovative companies to Baltimore, with founders expressing their commitment to expanding...more
With each decision, the courts give shape to Chapter 93A. This is Attorney Thayer’s second article on such decisions. To read his July 2023 coverage, click here. In a surprising decision that heightens potential exposure...more
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission’s first and only executive director is supposedly planning to leave the agency, which is in the midst of implementing the state’s new cannabis equity law, enacted in August 2022....more
In the words of the Los Angeles Times, it is a “Hot Labor Summer” in southern California. At this time: • The WGA (Writers’ Guild of America) has been on strike since May 2nd (11,000 writers on strike). • Beginning July...more
Just prior to Memorial Day, the New Jersey Assembly passed legislation intending to bring more balance between hotel franchisors and franchisees. As a supplement to the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act, the new legislation...more
On July 20, 2022, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed eight pieces of legislation into law aimed to provide support and resources to victims of human trafficking. These laws impose new training requirements for...more
As the dust settles after another active California legislative session, employers still have more legislation to be on the lookout for by way of ballot measures. In the midterm elections this year, several cities in...more
Throughout the country, large municipalities are laboratories of democracy. New and innovative policies introduced in one market are often exported to others, and ultimately replicated at the state and federal level. This...more
Employers in California are faced with a myriad of complex federal and state laws. It does not stop there. An employer with employees working in the City of Oakland may also need to comply with local ordinances....more
CITY HALL- Paid COVID Sick Leave Passes Council, Will Last Until 2023 Philadelphia City Council voted last week to pass a paid COVID-19 sick leave requirement for companies with more than 25 employees....more
As states around the country continue to liberalize cannabis rules, an increasing number of industries are transitioning into the market — and the next on the horizon may be the hospitality industry. Not surprisingly,...more
On January 26, 2022, the New York State Liquor Authority issued a Declaratory Ruling regarding the eligibility of New York movie theaters to apply for and obtain on-premises retail licenses for beer and wine service. This is...more
The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has ordered that all indoor settings where food or drink are served for on-premises consumption and health and fitness centers require proof of COVID-19 vaccination with an...more
On Tuesday, December 21st, the City of Chicago announced to the media a vaccine mandate for certain indoor public areas pursuant to Order of the Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago No. 2021-2. The vaccine mandate...more
Under a New York City law, hotels with at least 100 rooms that either (1) experienced a mass layoff of 75% or more of their workforce or (2) were closed to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, but have not reopened to the...more
The pandemic has hit New York City’s hotels particularly hard, leading to perhaps the industry’s worst year ever in 2020. Despite these incredibly difficult times, however, Mayor de Blasio signed into law on October 5, 2021 a...more
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an Executive Order on August 16, 2021 setting forth the requirements of the “Key to NYC” vaccine mandate that was announced earlier this month for indoor dining, gyms and...more
Before 2020, the City of Santa Monica was one of a handful of cities that had a right of recall ordinance. However, since the beginning of the pandemic, many local governments enacted right to recall ordinances to return...more
For here? Or, to go? No, we are not talking about just your food, because thanks to Florida Senate Bill 148/House Bill 329 (“S.B. 148”), certain food service establishments will now be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages to...more
New York City hospitality employers face a myriad of requirements under federal, state, and local laws. This employment law "checklist" provides a guide for such businesses in order to ensure that they are onboarding new...more