February 8-9, 2007
Houston, TX
Hilton Post Oak

A few of the presentations:

• Special Human Resource Issues for Food & Beverage Operations
  Megan Belcher & Paul Pautler with Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin will provide attendees with a summary of the major HR problems typical for F&B related industries and provide tips & techniques employers may use to handle those problems.
  
  
• General Alcohol Liability & Marketing Issues
  Elizabeth DeConti with GrayRobinson will address current marketing & liability issues in the industry including gaming, dram shop, & other alcohol related claims against retailers.
  
  
• CCTVs: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
  Victor Glover with Accor & Charles Hoff with Taylor Busch Slipakoff & Duma will explore the use of closed-circuit televisions in the lodging industry along with some of the benefits, myths, & misconceptions that go along with the use of its technology.

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By: Kenneth Winkler
Berman Fink Van Horn
404-261-7711
kwinkler@bfvlaw.com

There have been several developments in the area of employment law in 2006 that will have a significant impact on the hospitality industry. As result of the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co v. White, 126 Sct. 2495 (2006), much attention has been focused on the issue of retaliation. In Burlington, the Court clarified the definition of an adverse employment action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and arguably made it easier for employees to raise prima facie claims of retaliation. The Department of Homeland Securitys issuance of a proposed rule on how to respond to No-Match letters is but one of the developments in 2006 that have made immigration reform a topic of national, state and local concern. There have also been substantial verdicts and settlements of claims based on allegations of national origin discrimination (such as 9/11 backlash), sexual harassment and wage and hour violations.

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