Best Practices in Preventing Dram Shop Liability
Presented by Stephen Barth, Founder of HospitalityLawyer.com, at The Hospitality Virtual Seminar on Legal Challenges in the Contract Food Service Management Industry.
A Look at Responsible Alcohol Service Training, Actions the On-Premise Should Take
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drunk driving remains the leading cause of death on our nation’s roads: “Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in drunk driving crashes – that’s one person every 48 minutes in 2017… In 2010, the most recent year for which cost data is available, these […]
Juul to settle multistate youth vaping investigation for $438 million
BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL – 09/06/22 4:09 PM ET E-cigarette company Juul on Tuesday tentatively agreed to pay $438.5 million to settle an investigation by 34 states and territories into the company’s marketing and sales practices that were alleged to fuel the youth vaping crisis. The investigation found the company deliberately engaged in an advertising campaign that appealed […]
Risk Mitigation in the Service of Alcohol
Watch Full Session Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkB70U2GDtk This second session of the Virtual Seminar on Risk Management & Loss Prevention is presented by Stephen Barth, Founder of HospitalityLawyer.com. You can download this presentation’s accompanying materials here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2uo67sqr2n…
Property Taxes for Hotels: A Lawyer’s Perspective
An interview with David Wilkes – Partner, Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP in New York. You can download David’s presentation here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ed86kfgsfbu…
The End of the Illusion that Smoking Is a Choice
The Food and Drug Administration recently proposed lowering the nicotine content in cigarettes to less addictive levels. If adopted, this regulation would finally test one of the tobacco industry’s favorite claims: that smoking is a choice. Portraying smoking as a willful, personal decision has long allowed tobacco companies to promote cigarettes even while acknowledging their deadly risks. But the […]
FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes off the market, citing insufficient and conflicting data
Juul, the once-booming Silicon Valley start-up widely blamed for igniting the youth vaping epidemic, was grounded Thursday by federal regulators who ordered its e-cigarette products off the market, a move so sweeping that it surprised even some anti-tobacco advocates. The Food and Drug Administration denied Juul’s applications to continue selling e-cigarette devices and pre-filled cartridges in […]
Smoking Age Should Be Raised Each Year Until Cigarettes Effectively Banned, Review Says
A report commissioned by the UK government recommends raising the legal smoking age each year in a bid to phase out tobacco use among young people. If adopted, the measures would slot the UK among the most aggressive countries in trying to stamp out smoking, joining nations such as New Zealand, which plans a similar move, […]
Fentanyl in Hotels
Moderated by Stephen Barth, this recorded presentation features a discussion about fentanyl in the hospitality industry. Gain insights from Brad Bonnell, Principal at Hotel Security Group; Sherri Foster, Director of Safety & Security at Extended Stay America Management; Salvatore Caccavale, Principal at Global Hospitality Security Solutions; and Marshall Gilinsky, Shareholder at Anderson Kill. The presentation […]
Love as an Emotional Intelligence Strategy with Stephen Barth
This week we are joined by Stephen Barth, a professor, lawyer, and founder of HospitalityLawyer.com who shares some incredible insights with us from his over 30 years of teaching leadership. He breaks down with us why emotional intelligence in the workplace is so important, and we promise you, you’ll want to take notes.