Weekly Brief #42: Suitable Seating Requirements, Crisis Response Insurance, and Traveler Tracking

[Stephen Barth, HospitalityLawyer.com]

Legal & Risk Management Solutions for the Global Travel & Hospitality Industries April 10, 2014 Weathering the Storm with "Crisis Response" Insurance Families save hard-earned dollars looking forward to an upcoming vacation or get-away. Our basic demands are few but fundamental. The experience must be safe and it must be fun. One individual's unhappiness can often be remedied with an apology, a promise to make improvements, or a complimentary amenity. Read more Restaurants Be Prepared: California Supreme Court to Interpret Suitable Seating Requirements California's Suitable Seating law has been the subject of a growing number of representative actions in California over the past two years.  On March 26th, 2014, the California Supreme Court ruled that it will provide clarification of the law by deciding questions presented by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal in Kilby v. CVS, Inc., the leading case on the subject. Read more Why You Need to Track Your Travelers Do you know where your travelers are? Sure, you say. "I've got some people in Europe and a bunch headed for a meeting in the Bahamas." Sorry, that's not enough information. You need more than a general idea of where your travelers are, according to safety and security experts. Not knowing where travelers are or the risks they could encounter can open your company to legal and financial liability. Read more "Those of us that attend the Global Congress are trying to change the perception of the industry. Organizations need far more tools and best practices than just travel tracking to manage their risk.  Managing risk really goes beyond travel risk management; we have to address the operational risk management aspect of your organization." Charles Brossman, Sr. Director Global TRM of FCmTravel Solutions Learn more at the 2014 Global Congress on Travel Risk Management. How Cellphone Photos of a Hotel Room Might Combat Sex Trafficking Mexican Hotel Transaction Volumes to Reach $700 Million in 2014 How to Curtail Time Theft with Technology Russia's Passport Imperialism Guinea Ebola Outbreak Supreme Court OKs Booting Complainers from Airline Programs No longer want to receive these emails? You can unsubscribe here. Copyright 2013 HospitalityLawyer.com, All rights reserved. - 2450 Louisiana St., Suite 400-416, Houston, TX 77006