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Hospitality Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the hospitality industry. Coverage includes litigation, policy developments, and corporate deals involving hotels, casinos, cruise lines, restaurants, amusement parks, entertainment venues, travel services providers, and other hospitality companies.
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Latest News in Hospitality
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March 03, 2026
Texas Eatery's 'Fatal' Shortfall Advances Servers' Tip Case
A Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Fort Worth restaurant illegally took a $1-per-shift fee directly from every server's tips and failed to show the tip pool was distributed solely among eligible employees, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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March 03, 2026
Venue Operator Seeks Toss Of Wembley Arena Vendor Suit
A venue management company urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of sabotaging food service contract extensions at two major entertainment venues, arguing the governing agreement simply does not impose the obligations the plaintiff claims were breached.
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March 02, 2026
Seattle Kraken Owners Beat Appeal Over Scrapped Deal
A Washington state appeals court on Monday declined to revive a company's lawsuit accusing the Seattle Kraken NHL team's ownership and entertainment company Oak View Group of pulling out of a planned deal to develop a large "eatertainment" venue near Climate Pledge Arena.
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March 02, 2026
Marriott Can't Narrow Seattle Worker's 'Willful' Wage Theft Suit
A Washington federal judge tossed a Westin Seattle employee's claims against a hotel manager on Monday, but said Marriott must face allegations that it failed to reimburse workers' cell phone bills and knowingly withheld wages owed under state law.
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March 02, 2026
5th Circ. Judge Flags 'Pretty Extreme' Timing Of Barista Firing
A Fifth Circuit judge said on Monday that the timing of Starbucks' firing of a California barista was "pretty extreme" and that management's words about benefits "do matter" as the court weighed the coffee giant's bid to overturn two unfavorable rulings by the National Labor Relations Board.
Areas of Coverage
- 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
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Legislation and regulation affecting gaming and gambling companies
- Developments at state gaming commissions
- ENFORCEMENT
- Food and beverage recalls
- Gaming enforcement actions
- Immigration actions
- Public health and safety enforcement
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Breach of contract suits
- Data breach actions
- 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
Readership
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- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the hospitality industry
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- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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