Understanding hospitality law
By: Jack P. Jefferies, Banks Brown
Contributors: Brown, Banks
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Educational Institute, American Hotel & Lodging Association
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lansing, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9780866123457
Subjects: Hospitality industry; Law and legislation; Hotels
Notes: "391.5"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The common law basis for laws governing the hotelkeeper; title: The hotelkeeper and the law of contracts; title: The hotellkeeper and the laws of torts and negligence; title: The hotel's duty to receive guests and its right to refuse guests; title: Guest reservations; title: Convention and group contracts with the hotel; title: The guest's right to privacy; title: The hotel's right to evict a guest, tenant, restaurant patron, of others; title: Americans with disabilities act : public accommodations; title: The hotel's duty to protect guests; title: The hotel's liability regarding guests' property; title: The hotel liability for loss of property of non-guests; title: Safekeeping facilities; title: Frauds committed against hotels and crimes of trespass; title: Deceased guests; title: General laws regarding food; title: Other laws relating to food service; title: State laws relating to alcoholic beverages; title: Wage and hour laws applicable to hotel employees; title: The family and medical leave act; title: Laws against discrimination in employment; title: Use of lie detector tests by hotel management; title: National labor relations act; title: Immigration reform and control act of 1986; title: Federal social security, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation; title: Federal income tax : withholding and reporting requirements; title: Maintenance of guest registers; title: Consumer proptection laws affecting hotels; title: Public health and safety requirements; title: Occupational safety and  health act; title: Licensing and regulation of hotels by cities, towns, and villages; title: Telephone service and resale rights; title: Copyright laws for music, television, video, and movies; title: Fire safety laws; title: Taxes; title: Warranties and product liability; title: Antitrust laws and hotels; title: Understanding franchising; title: Legal issues involving the internet; title: The impact of terrorism on laws governing hotels.