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Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting impact on the travel and hospitality industry at large was devastating and, unfortunately, derailed the efforts of hotels around the world to overhaul their staff safety infrastructure.
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Via Hospitality Net | image: emergency call button on white background | Hotel Panic Button Compliance in 2022: What You Need to Know

Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting impact on the travel and hospitality industry at large was devastating and, unfortunately, derailed the efforts of hotels around the world to overhaul their staff safety infrastructure. However, as we move on from the pandemic and shift into a period of recovery and regrowth, staff safety is once again placed under the spotlight. Now, it is estimated that around 2 million rooms will fall under mandates for panic button compliance in 2022, following any delays formerly attributed to the pandemic. With compliance dates unlikely to be awarded further deferral, hoteliers must get well acquainted with the legislative requirements faced by their hotel.

With this in mind, we’ve compiled a list of many of the states currently impacted by panic button legislation and senate bills.

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Should Employers Rescind Their Mask Mandates?

March 17, 2022 via 4Hoteliers
There’s no "one size fits all" answer to this question. Rather, each business should weigh the pros and cons of requiring masks in their workplace and decide what’s best for their particular locations and circumstances.
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Lawsuit claims Google’s ‘Order Online’ button directs customers away from restaurants’ sites

March 14, 2022 via The Verge

The lawsuit claims that Google "prominently features" restaurants’ names on its ordering pages with the alleged goal of "deliberately confusing consumers into entering and interacting with its websites."
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Marijuana Use at Hotels by Guests or Employees – No Easy Answers

February 17, 2022 via HL Blog

Many states have enacted laws that prohibit smoking in public places or the workplace. Accordingly, smoking marijuana in and around the common areas of a hotel would be prohibited by such laws. However, there is an expectation of privacy in a hotel room. So, can a guest smoke marijuana in a guest room? It depends.
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Via Hotel Management | Image of adult woman teleconferencing to meet with her diverse colleagues | What Hoteliers Should Know About Remote Work and Employment Law
Hotel executives, administrators, marketing professionals, office staff, salespeople and countless other employees, have spent the past two years working in their living rooms, home offices, kitchens and dens. Whether remote work is simply the new way we work or a temporary measure to weather the pandemic storm, what’s clear is that many hospitality employees will be working from home for the foreseeable future.

What’s equally clear is that many hospitality businesses are treating their remote staff as if they still go into the office every day. While technologies like Zoom, Google Meet and sometimes the traditional telephone have made the transition to remote work almost seamless, things are not quite as simple from an employment law standpoint.
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