Save-the-Date
Mark your calendars for February 11-13, 2008
Houston, Texas

Introducing a Pre-Conference Workshop on February 11, with two tracks, one for In-House Counsel and one focusing on Hospitality Real Estate

In addition to the Pre-Conference Workshop, the following break-out sessions are offered:

  • Food and Beverage
  • Lodging
  • Human Resources and Labor Relations
  • Safety, Security, and Risk Management
  • International

The Food and Beverage Track will feature the following sessions:

  • "Detecting, Deterring & Addressing Underreporting of Sales & Tax Fraud in Restaurant Franchises" - discussing the development of a program designed to detect, deter, and remedy underreproting by franchisees
  • "Defending the Food Liability Claim"
  • "Food and Beverage Litigation Survey" - covering recent developments in food and beverage liability, in the areas of product liability and dram shop, among others
  • "Food and Beverage Wage and Hour Issues" - discussing legal issues and considerations invovled in tip pooling, tip credit, deductions from the hourly wage, and overtime issues

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New EEO-1 Reporting Requirements to Impact Hoteliers

Article reprinted with permission from The Rooms Chronicle

By: Don R. Lee
Ford & Harrison
Phone: (404) 888-3861

Covered hoteliers will have to file the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) revised EEO-1 Report, which is due September 30, 2007. This article addresses what the EEO-1 report is, which hoteliers will be affected by the change, and how the changes will impact those hoteliers.

What is the EEO-1 Report?
The EEOC requires that EEO-1 Reports be filed by every employer that has 100 or more workers. The EEO-1 Reports breaks down an employer’s workforce by gender, race and job category. Data on all full-time and part-time employees must be included. Leased or temporary employees do not need to be included in the filing. Employers must use employment data from any one pay period between July and September of the same year in which the Report is filed.

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HospitalityLawyer.com
2008 Resource Guide
For legal, safety, and security solutions

The Resource Guide is a comprehensive directory listing of legal, safety, and security professionals focused in the hospitality industry

  • Distributed nationally to over 3,000 hospitality industry decision makers
  • Priced competitively

Discount for any ad placed before October 15!

For more information, contact:
Todd Throckmorton
Vice President, Business Development
Phone: (512) 266-1260

"Who You Should Know"
Attorney Spotlight

Elizabeth DeConti is a shareholder in the Tampa office of GrayRobinson and is a member of the firm’s Alcohol Beverage and Food Team. Awarded the highest rating assigned by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory “AV”, Ms. DeConti focuses her practice on litigation and compliance matters related to the rules, regulation and business practices that govern the marketing, sale, and consumption of malt beverages, wine, distilled spirits, and other regulated products in the alcohol and food industry.

Ms. DeConti's trial experience includes commercial, franchise, intellectual property, and ADA cases litigated on behalf of major breweries, alcohol suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, and other members of the hospitality industry in state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout the United States.

Elizabeth DeConti
GrayRobinson
201 North Franklin Street, Suite 2200
Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 273-5000

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Save the Date!
Hospitality Loss Prevention Seminar
Phoenix, Arizona
September 19, 2007

  • “Negligence and Reasonable Care” - What is your responsibility to employees and guests?
  • “Safety - What Works?”
  • "Perils at the Property" - How we Maim, Injure & Kill Our Guests, and How to Prevent it
  • "Hospitality Loss Prevention" - Common Issues, Common Loss
  • “Environmental issues” – What do you and your employees need to be aware of to ensure customer satisfaction?

The Conference will be held at:

Hotel Valley Ho
6850 E. Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: (480) 248-2000

Conference Schedule

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Poll Question

Hotel and Restaurant Operators:

How many Social Security Mismatch numbers have you had in the last 12 months?

Vote Now!

Food and Beverage Operators:

Are you in favor of eliminating the use of trans fats in food prepared for public consumption?

Yes
76%
No
24%

Firm Highlight
Nixon Peabody Sponsors Law Library for
Massachusetts

About Nixon Peabody LLP

Nixon Peabody LLP is one of the largest multipractice law firms in the United States, with offices in sixteen cities and approximately seven hundred attorneys collaborating across twenty-five major practice areas. The firm’s size, diversity, and state-of-the-art information systems enable us to offer a comprehensive, integrated range of legal services to individuals and organizations of all sizes in local, state, national, and international matters.

Franchise & Distribution Practice

Nixon Peabody has been representing franchise industry clients for more than twenty-five years. Our lawyers have extensive, practical knowledge of the industry and provide comprehensive legal services to franchisors. Our lawyers have also been recognized for excellence in franchise law on numerous listings including Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.

Arthur L. Pressman
(617) 345-1158

Andrew P. Loewinger
(202) 585-8855

Steven B. Feirman
(202) 585-8395



The Following Distinguished Law Firms will be presenting at the Sixth Annual Hospitality Law Conference

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Product Showcase Opportunity
at Sixth Annual Hospitality Law Conference

The Fifth Annual Hospitality Law Conference
Houston, Texas

If you provide legal, safety, or security solutions for the hospitality industry, the conference provides a riveted forum of hospitality professionals.

For more information on how to get involved, contact:

Todd Throckmorton
(512) 266-21260

HospitalityLawyer.com Announces New Assistant Operations Director

Ashley Whitworth, Assistant Operations Director, is located in the Houston office. Her efforts focus on running the daily operations for HospitalityLawyer.com. She is responsible for accounting, public relations/marketing, event planning, and building relationships with clients. Her understanding and knowledge of the communications industry bring skill and insight to HL.com. Prior to joining HospitalityLawyer.com, Ashley spent her career working for one of the largest Chevrolet/Mazda franchises in the nation as the Public Relations Director. Ashley was recognized for her outstanding Customer Survey Index (CSI) scores by the Standard for Excellence Program with General Motors. In college, Ashley was an active member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at the University of Houston where she participated in many local Houston charity events. Ashley holds an Associate of Arts and will graduate with a B.A. in Communication Studies in the summer of 2008 from the University of Houston-Downtown.


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