Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations News

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March 9, 2016

From the Director

Well, despite the fact that the snow never really came to Ithaca this winter (though there is still time), the calendar says it’s spring, and thus, CIHLER is gearing up for our “busy” season. Next week, faculty members Bruce Tracey, Paul Wagner, Rachel Aleks, Rick Hurd, and ILR Dean Kevin Hallock will head to Scottsdale, Arizona, for the 10th annual HR in Hospitality Conference and Exposition... Read more »

HR in Hospitality Conference: Register Now and Save $125!
Don’t miss the only event that will get you up to date on the employment law challenges facing the hospitality industry! The HR in Hospitality Conference is just a few weeks away, March 14 - 16 in Scottsdale, Ariz. And because of our partnership with the conference, you save $125.00! Register now with Promo Code CIHLER to get this special savings... Read more »

CIHLER Contributes to ALIS’s “Day After” Panels
Several members of CIHLER’s advisory board participated in the second annual ALIS Law conference, held during the Americas Lodging Investment Summit... Read more »

Roundtable Addresses Key Hospitality Labor Issues
The National Labor Relations Board’s Browning-Ferris Industries decision headlined the fourth annual CIHLER labor relations roundtable... Read more »

Regional Roundtable Series Continues in LA
The Los Angeles office of BuchalterNemer hosted a CIHLER regional roundtable in January 2016. Regional roundtables are designed to provide a forum... Read more »

CIHLER Roundtable Investigates Joint Employer Issues
The recent so-called “joint employer” ruling has created a human resources earthquake for franchisors and companies that lease employees. The NLRB’s ruling that Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) employees were joint employees with Leadpoint, a staffing services firm, was based on the concept of each firm’s indirect control over the employees.... Read more »

Study Finds Little Damage to Restaurant Industry from Minimum Wage Boosts...So Far
Federal and state minimum wage increases over the past twenty years have not resulted in fewer restaurants or lower employment in the United States, according to an analysis published by the Center for Hospitality Research... Read more »

Cornell Professors Call for 21st Century Standard for Franchise System Employment
A National Labor Relations Board ruling that expands the definition of joint employment may well ironically decrease the involvement of franchisors in the franchisees’ employment actions—to the detriment of all parties... Read more »

Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations Welcomes New Member Firms
Three companies have joined the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations (CIHLER) as new corporate members, announced David Sherwyn, CIHLER’s academic director...Read more »

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