/hospitality?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Hospitality Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:48:49 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2357414?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2357414 A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded nearly $394,000 in attorney fees to a former MGM Grand Casino worker who won a religious bias suit after being fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, slightly cutting the requested award after reducing hours because of discrepancies between two submissions. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:46:50 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2357496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2357496 A Connecticut state court judge has given her preliminary approval to a $425,000 settlement between Sugar Factory American Brasserie, a restaurant at the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation's Foxwoods Resort Casino, and a class of 55 servers who claim their pay was shorted for several years. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:15:13 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2356774?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2356774 The Supreme Court of Georgia has tossed a ruling that sovereign immunity can shield a local housing authority from a shooting victim's lawsuit, saying Tuesday that lower courts had wrongly extended the state government's immunity to a city, and from there to the authority. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:46:35 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2355106?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2355106 With the U.S. Department of Justice now offering rewards to whistleblowers who report businesses that employ unauthorized workers, companies should understand the immigration enforcement landscape and how they can reduce their risk, say attorneys at McDermott. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:22:44 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2356331?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2356331 The state of Alaska must challenge federal approval for an Alaska Native tribe's gaming hall on its home turf and not in Washington, D.C., a D.C. federal judge ruled. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:46:39 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2356333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2356333 Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:51:49 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2356102?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2356102 Connecticut employment law firm Hayber McKenna & Dinsmore LLC may advance vexatious litigation claims, but not abuse of process claims, against attorneys for several restaurants who previously accused the firm of violating state unfair trade practices laws to target potential clients, a state trial court judge has ruled. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:38:13 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2353396?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2353396 District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:34:16 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2332673?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2332673 Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:28:52 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2355116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2355116 A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday allowed a mother to amend her complaint to seek punitive damages against a hotel over her blind adult son's death in a fire, finding her evidence proffer is sufficient to support the claim. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:00:58 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2355209?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2355209 The Ninth Circuit refused to reinstate a customer's proposed class action accusing Papa John's of recording website visitors' activities in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, ruling Wednesday the pizza chain, as a party to the communications, can't be liable for spying on its own conversation.  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:46:44 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2355005?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2355005 A Long Island tribe is asking a New York federal court to block the Town of Southampton from imposing its municipal codes on 84 acres of their lands, saying its officials are attempting to prevent them from using the site for economic gain. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:42:22 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2354993?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2354993 An Illinois federal judge considering a $32 million price-fixing settlement between turkey producer Cargill and a group of direct purchasers seemed skeptical Wednesday of two Burford Capitol subsidiaries' assertion that they should be considered excluded from the deal despite submitting their opt-out request a day late. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:51:11 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2354534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2354534 The operator of New York City-area Applebee's restaurants entered into a National Labor Relations Board settlement after a former server claimed he was fired after complaining about Black workers getting paid less than white employees, advocacy group One Fair Wage announced Wednesday. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:40:01 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2347968?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2347968 New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:32:30 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2354691?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2354691 The Sixth Circuit Tuesday revived a terminated Chili's restaurant manager's age discrimination case against the casual dining chain, saying the former employee offered enough evidence to rebut the chain's contention he was actually fired for not "living the Chili's way." Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:49:25 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2354250?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2354250 Acknowledging property owner and creditor valuation objections and unsettled claims, a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $60 million stalking horse offer intended to jumpstart bidding for a 134-acre tract southeast of Los Angeles that was once part of a resort development plan. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:28:05 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2354466?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2354466 A legal foundation focused on promoting free enterprise principles is offering support to the NFL as the league defends a California federal judge's dismissal of a jury's $4.7 billion Sunday Ticket price-fixing award, arguing Tuesday the district court was right to correct a "gatekeeping failure" in expert testimony. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:52:21 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2353913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2353913 The Texas Supreme Court's recent ruling in Massage Heights Franchising v. Hagman, holding that a franchisor was not liable to a customer for the actions of a franchisee's employee, helps clarify the relative roles and responsibilities of the parties in such situations — and the limits of franchisors' duty of care, say attorneys at Polsinelli.