ADA and Health Care Reform Seminars
Join us in Spokane (February 8th) or Seattle (February 9th) for a collection of seminars geared towards educating hospitality and lodging businesses on ADA and Health Care Reform.
Senators in the Sheets
By Laura Warf and Steve Ledoux, Davis Wright Tremaine
The phrase would ordinarily bring to mind lurid images of politicians acting badly, but not so in California, where the legislature hopes to lend a hand to hard working housekeepers.
On June 1, 2011, the California Senate passed SB 432, which requires hotels, motels, and other “similar transient lodging establishments” to use fitted instead of flat sheets as bottom sheets on beds. As defined in the bill, a “fitted sheet” is “a bed sheet containing elastic or similar material sewn into each of the four corners that allows the sheet to stay in place . . . .”
A serious violation of the “fitted sheet” requirement could lead to a misdemeanor conviction, resulting in a fine of up to $1,000.00 and up to six months in prison.
Continue Reading...Health Care Reform Webinar: What Hospitality and Lodging Businesses Need to Know
In this webinar, Davis Wright Tremaine attorneys Jeff Belfiglio, Liz Deckman and Monica Gianni, summarized the most important provisions of health care reform that affect the hospitality and lodging industry.
Discussion topics included who must be covered under a plan, the small business tax credit, new tax reporting and employee disclosure requirements, new coverage requirements, new patient protections, and cafeteria plan changes. Special emphasis was on changes that affect you and your business now and in the near future.
Latest information on troubled banks.
seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2010/03/washingtons_troubled_banks_list.html
The link above provides a link to a list of troubled lenders.
Who is Lending to Hotels? - Program Summary
The second in a series of executive roundtables moderated by Gerry Adams of Clothier and Head and directed at the opportunities and challenges facing hotel owners and operators in the current economic environment was held on February 1, 2010 at the offices of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle.
To view the entire summary, click here.
PKF's U.S. Lodging Industry Overview for 2010
Please review PKF Capital's 's U.S. Lodging Industry Overview for 2010 as presented at the American Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS): www.dwthospitalitylaw.com/uploads/file/ALIS 2010 Woodworth FINAL.pdf. The consensus seems to be this year will remain tough, with real improvement starting in 2011.
Nel Centro Opens in Portland's Hotel Modera
In May, restauranteur and DWT client David Machado will open Nel Centro, his new restaurant located in the Hotel Modera in downtown Portland. DWT was able to assist Mr. Machado in the negotiation of very favorable restaurant lease terms, which allowed the project to proceed despite the challenging economic environment.
Status of Seattle & Portland Lodging Markets
Click here for some interesting slides from PKF Consulting on the Lodging Market in Seattle and Portland.
The Greenbrier is for Sale
The 6,500-acre, 721-room Greenbrier resort is for sale. This is the site of a once-secret Cold War bunker built to house Congress in case of a nuclear attack - something everyone should have on their acquisition target list!
