Hospitality Law

PREFACE xi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xviiC H A P T E R 1 PREVENTION PHILOSOPHY 11.1 THE FUTURE HOSPITALITY MANAGER AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT 21.2 THE HOSPITALITY MANAGER AND LEGAL MANAGEMENT 31.3 ETHICS AND THE LAW 9C H A P T E R 2 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT IMPACT THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY 192.1 FEDERAL REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES 212.2 STATE REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES 332.3 LOCAL REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES 392.4 REGULATORY INTERACTION AND OVERSIGHT IMPACTING TRAVEL AND TOURISM 422.5 MANAGING CONFLICTING REGULATIONS 552.6 RESPONDING TO AN INQUIRY 572.7 MONITORING REGULATORY CHANGE 60C H A P T E R 3 HOSPITALITY BUSINESS STRUCTURES 673.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS STRUCTURE 683.2 COMMON HOSPITALITY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES 703.3 COMMON HOSPITALITY OPERATING STRUCTURES 763.4 THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP 82C H A P T E R 4 CONTRACT BASICS 914.1 INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS 924.2 COMPONENTS OF AN ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT 964.3 THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE 1004.4 PREVENTATIVE LEGAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTRACTS 102C H A P T E R 5 SIGNIFICANT HOSPITALITY CONTRACTS 1175.1 SPECIFIC CONTRACT CLAUSES 1185.2 FRANCHISE CONTRACTS 1295.3 MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS 1385.4 CONFERENCE SERVICES CONTRACTS 143C H A P T E R 6 LEGALLY MANAGING PROPERTY 1576.1 INTRODUCTION TO PROPERTY 1596.2 PURCHASING PROPERTY 1616.3 FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY 1686.4 LEASING PROPERTY 1716.5 RESPECTING INTELLECTUALC H A P T E R 7 LEGALLY SELECTING EMPLOYEES 1897.1 EMPLOYEE SELECTION 1917.2 DISCRIMINATION IN THE SELECTION PROCESS 2027.3 VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO WORK 2087.4 THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP 213C H A P T E R 8 LEGALLY MANAGING EMPLOYEES 2238.1 EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS 2258.2 WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT 2278.3 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT 2378.4 COMPENSATION 2388.5 MANAGING EMPLOYEE8.6 UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS 2548.7 EMPLOYMENT RECORDS AND RETENTION 2598.8 EMPLOYMENT POSTERS 2618.9 WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE 261C H A P T E R 9 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A HOSPITALITY OPERATOR