Hotel Bel-Air to pay tens of millions in back wages
The 9th Circuit upheld a National Labor Relations Board ruling that found the hotel violated labor law by refusing to rehire union employees after a temporary closure. The 9th U.S…
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More than 165,000 over-50s have started work in the hospitality sector in the last three years
The Government has also taken steps to make work more attractive to over-50s. The hospitality industry is often seen as the preserve of the young – but a report has revealed that the over-50s now make up a third of its workforce…
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Long Beach Hyatt Regency to pay $4.8M penalty for violating COVID-era rehiring law, state says
The Hyatt Regency in Downtown Long Beach has been ordered to pay $4.8 million to a group of 25 employees who were laid off because of the pandemic but not offered their jobs back when business rebounded…
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Why Marriott veteran Stephanie Linnartz is ‘taking risks’ to become Under Armour’s CEO
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Women in finance tout mentorship and AI as worthwhile diversity efforts, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty emphasizes skill-based hiring, and Fortune senior writer Maria Aspan tells us why a Marriott veteran took a risk to…
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A hotel worker's 3-hour commute tells the story of LA's housing crisis and her strike
Brenda Mendoza was born and raised in Los Angeles' Koreatown, just a 10-minute drive from the upscale JW Marriott hotel where she's been working for 14 years…
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Innovative AI Training Platform Gives Tourism Sector Competitive Edge
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has hailed as transformational the move by local grown resort chain, Sandals Resorts International, to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to train its employees, through the use of virtual and augmented…
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9th Circuit: Indefinite furlough triggers right to immediate vacation payout
In February 2022, Los Angeles federal judge Dale Fischer ruled in Hartstein v…
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Worman Named Senior VP and General Manager for Caesars Atlantic City
Caesars Entertainment has appointment Karen Worman as the new senior vice president and general manager for Caesars Atlantic City, which has recently undergone a $240 million resort transformation, part of the company’s $428 million investment in…
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Red Roof’s “SHE” elevates and inspires women hospitality leaders
DALLAS — Tackling the gender divide in the hospitality industry head-on, Red Roof welcomed women hospitality professionals to the Fairmont Dallas Sept. 28-29 for a two-day intensive intended to support, inspire and educate…
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The hospitality sector's unsung heroes gain some well-deserved awards recognition
They’re the people who keep BCP’s multi-million pound hospitality sector running everyday, and last night they gained some well-deserved recognition…
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Nothing Casual About It: Hotel Faces Employees' Class Action Over Employment Benefit Changes
Class actions certifications in British Columbia have continued to surge for consumer claims arising from product liability, privacy breaches, misleading advertising, and price-fixing competition claims…
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Inside the Taliban’s Luxury Hotel
Can Taliban and non-Taliban work together as colleagues? Today, you can see this big experiment in action inside the Hotel Intercontinental Kabul, Afghanistan’s first high-end hotel and a legendary meeting place over the decades for foreign leaders…
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After three months of rolling strikes, second L.A. hotel reaches tentative agreement with union
After nearly three months of sporadic strikes at dozens of hotels in Southern California, the union representing workers at one property — the Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles — announced Friday that it has reached a tentative deal for higher pay…
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The Importance of Purposeful Leadership in Today’s Labor Climate
It is no secret that we are still facing a labor shortage. However, the hospitality industry isn’t just grappling with a talent shortage, we are dealing with a retention problem.
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Why U.S. hotels are missing more than 238,000 employees
Hotels and resorts learned to operate with leaner staffing models during the pandemic…
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Anaheim Residents: Here’s Your Guide To Measure A, The Wage Hike For Hotel Workers
Anaheim voters are being asked to decide whether to require hotels and large event centers to pay their workers a minimum of $25 an hour…
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Luxury resort provides new housing community for its employees
Co-developers 84 Lumber and Nemacolin debut Wisteria, one of the nation’s largest residential communities for resort associates to live in…
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Davidson Hospitality Group Reinforces Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Davidson Hospitality Group announces an underscored commitment to the significance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) within the organization, fortified by appointing Kenny Imafidon, Vice President of Operational Excellence for Davidson, to…
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