Monthly Archives: February 2012
Hospitality Industry Employment Risks: Hotel Management And Owners Must Have Firm And Comprehensive Policies For Hiring And Classifying New Employees
Hiring Background checks are routine now, but one size does not fit all, explained Paul Wagner, shareholder of Ithaca, New York-based Stoke Roberts & Wagner. Know the different rules for each jurisdiction. Beware of process and policy around background checks, … Continue reading
Filed under Labor Issues, Management And Ownership, Risk Management, Training
Hospitality Industry Property Risks: New York Hotel’s “Fatal Elevator Accident” Caused By Service Company’s “Maintenance Errors”
Maintenance workers failed to enable a door safety circuit on an elevator moments before an advertising executive was killed after stepping into the elevator in an office tower in Midtown Manhattan, according to officials from the city’s Department of Buildings … Continue reading
Filed under Guest Issues, Injuries, Insurance, Maintenance, Management And Ownership
Hospitality Industry Terrorism Risks: FBI And Bureau Of Justice Assistance (BJA) Release List Of “Suspicious Activities” Hotels Should Be Aware Of
The FBI and the BJA set up a joint regional intelligence center, a hotline, and published a Release with some tips specifically for hotels and motels: Request specific room assignments or locations. Use cash for large transactions or a credit … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Guest Issues, Management And Ownership, Risk Management, Training
Hospitality Industry Fire Risks: Hawaii Hotel Restaurant Fire Caused By “Gas Leak Behind Oven”; Originally Thought To Have Started In Grease Trap
“…Firefighters originally believed the fire had been started in the oven’s grease trap. However, twenty minutes later the fire reignited… Firefighters then discovered a gas leak behind the oven. Gas service was cut off to the restaurants fed by the line, … Continue reading
Filed under Fire, Insurance, Liability, Maintenance, Management And Ownership, Risk Management
Hospitality Industry Employee Risks: Pennsylvania Hotel Manager Charged With Felony Theft For “Activating Company Credit Card” And Making Over $20,000 In Purchases
“….(the former manager) …obtained and activated a credit card without the knowledge of the owners of Mifflinburg Hotel Inc./Scarlet D while he was employed as the manager…(he) then made numerous purchases from Oct. 13, 2010, through Oct. 7…” A former … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Labor Issues, Liability, Maintenance, Management And Ownership, Risk Management, Theft
Hospitality Industry Employment Risks: Tennessee Restaurant Chain Faces “Class Action Lawsuit” Over Classifying Security Guards As “Tipped Employees”
“…employers who rely on the tip credit are advised to determine how much time each tipped employee spends on “non-tipped” activities, and if these “non-tipped” activities constitute more than 20% of the total working time for any shift, the employer … Continue reading
Filed under Claims, Labor Issues, Liability, Management And Ownership, Risk Management
Hospitality Industry Employee Risks: Missouri Hotel Accounting Employee Pleads Guilty To “Stealing $170,000 From Petty Cash” Over Seven Years
Mosier was the director of accounting services at Springfield University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center. She admitted defrauding the hotel for more than seven years, beginning in January 2003, by inflating reports of spending from petty cash and diverting the … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Insurance, Labor Issues, Liability, Management And Ownership, Risk Management, Theft
Hospitality Industry Health Risks: West Virginia Restaurant Workers Hospitalized After Exposure To Hazardous Chemicals
Nine workers at the IHOP restaurant in the Shops at Trace Fork along Corridor G were taken to the hospital Friday morning after a worker mixed chemicals and released a cloud of hazardous material into the air. About 50 people … Continue reading
Filed under Claims, Health, Injuries, Insurance, Labor Issues, Liability, Management And Ownership, Risk Management
Hospitality Industry Property Risks: New York Hotel Electrical Panel Overheats Causing Black Smoke And Evacuation Of Guests
“..(the hotel)… will remain closed until an electrical inspection is completed at the hotel…the main electrical panel became too hot, causing black smoke but no fire…” The Quality Inn, 10 W. Orvis St., and Dar’s Place, which is inside the hotel, … Continue reading
Filed under Claims, Fire, Insurance, Labor Issues, Maintenance, Management And Ownership, Risk Management
Hospitality Industry Property Risks: California Hotel Suffers Extensive Water Damage To 30 Rooms As “Cast Iron Pipe Connected To Fire Pump” Cracks; Seismic Shifting Possible Cause
“…(the hotel General Manager)…was in her office at 10:30 a.m. Thursday when she realized the carpet was “floating”…The source of the water was traced to a crack in a pipe that connects to a fire pump…a jackhammer was needed to … Continue reading
Filed under Claims, Insurance, Liability, Maintenance, Management And Ownership, Risk Management
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