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Latest News in Hospitality

  • April 02, 2026

    Space Needle Fights Arbitrator's Order To Rehire Worker

    The operator of Seattle's Space Needle has asked a Washington federal court to reverse an arbitrator's order to reinstate a fired worker, arguing that discharge was the correct discipline for a worker who violated several workplace rules while spending time with an ex-coworker who visited her at work.

  • April 02, 2026

    Judge Says Maine Tribes Can Defend State Gaming Law

    A Maine federal court judge is allowing the Wabanaki Nations to back the state's gaming director in a challenge by Churchill Downs and its subsidiaries that looks to block the enforcement of a law that will allow the tribal governments to operate online gaming.

  • April 02, 2026

    Chamber Urges 1st Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Tobacco Fee Suit

    A Rhode Island federal judge got it right when she tossed a proposed class action alleging that workers who completed a smoking cessation program are entitled to refunds of surcharges to their health insurance premiums, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told the First Circuit.

  • April 02, 2026

    Justices May Hesitate To Limit Courts' Arbitration Review

    Based on Monday's argument in Jules v. Andre Balazs, the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to preserve federal jurisdiction over arbitral award enforcement stemming from actions originated in federal court, a holding that would markedly limit the court's 2022 Walters v. Badgerow decision, says Ashwini Jayaratnam at DarrowEverett.

  • April 02, 2026

    Wyndham Escapes Trafficking, RICO Claims In Pa. Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal court has once again trimmed claims against Wyndham Hotels & Resorts from a lawsuit alleging that three employees were "trafficked" at hotels in Pennsylvania and West Virginia by being forced to work solely in exchange for lodging.

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  • AGENCIES
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • International hospitality regulators
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  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
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  • Labor and employment disputes
  • Mass torts
  • Product liability and personal injury suits
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Trademark suits
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Franchise and management agreements
  • Hospitality project finance and real estate deals
  • Brand conversions for luxury properties
  • Securities sales backed by hotel mortgages
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of hospitality practices

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