January 01, 2024
People in the hospitality industry work to project the image that they enjoy nothing more than making customers happy and serving them tirelessly, but the reality can be a darker one — especially in courts of law and at regulatory agencies, where issues involving hotels, restaurants and other businesses reveal what goes on behind the scenes.
October 30, 2023
Five New York towns have asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit lodged by several hotels accusing local governments of violating the U.S. Constitution by banning the businesses from offering temporary lodging to migrants and refugees, saying the case improperly lumps federal claims with state-level issues.
August 11, 2023
A group of New York hotels filed a motion in federal court this week seeking a preliminary injunction to stop local governments' efforts to prevent them from accommodating migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.
June 15, 2023
Allegany County, New York, has asked a federal court to toss several hotels' allegations against it in a lawsuit alleging multiple New York counties illegally catered to "xenophobic political interests" by banning the businesses from offering lodging to migrant refugees.
May 23, 2023
Several hotels have sued multiple New York counties in federal court over executive orders seeking to ban them from offering temporary lodging to migrant refugees, claiming that the government entities are illegally catering to xenophobic political interests.