How The New Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) Regulations Affect Hotels — Are You In Compliance? by David Sudeck To view this article as a PDF, click here. More than 50 million Americans have disabilities, and each is a potential hotel guest. Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is not only smart business, […]
Antidote to Wage and Hour Class Actions: Supreme Court Invalidates California Law On Class Action Waivers On April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court held in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") preempts California law prohibiting the enforcement of class action waivers in arbitration agreements. In a 5-4 vote, the Court narrowly […]
Hospitals Are A Target For Wage And Hour Class Action Lawsuits What Health Care Employers Need to Know by Marta Fernandez and Amy Messigian This article appeared in the May 16, 2011 issue of the Orange County Business Journal. To view this article as a pdf, click here. In recent years, Southern California hospitals have […]
Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog article "Hotel Lawyer with nuggets from JMBM’s Meet the Money® 2011," was published by Hotel Online, Hospitality Net, Hsyndicate, ehotelier.com and HOTELS.
Scott Harshman’s article "The Benefits of Early Termination of a Charitable Remainder Trust" was published by the Elite Advisor Forum. The Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) is a common estate-planning device used to defer income taxes, provide an income stream for the life of the grantor, and make a gift to charity upon the grantor’s death. […]
The Top 10 Reasons 21st-Century Couples Should Consider a Prenuptial Agreement This article was first published as a two-part series by the Elite Advisor Forum, a publication of CEG Worldwide and SourceMedia, and is reprinted with permission. Spouses are not mere roommates. They are partners, with each individual assuming obligations to support the other during […]
An article by Mark Adams titled "Preparing Your Witness" on how to prepare an expert witness for testimony, was published in The Recorder’s special report on Litigation. This article was also featured in Law Technology News.
Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog article "Hotel industry think tank’s top 10 challenges for 2011" was published in Hospitality Net.
Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog article “Condo Hotel Lawyer: What is happening with the condo hotel sector?” was picked up by Hotel News Resource Hotel Online, HOTELS and ehotelier.com.
Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog article "The hotel transaction market is heating up!" was picked up by Hotel Online, Hospitality Net and ehotelier.com.
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