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Hotel Data Security
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Hotel Data Security Update: Hotels, Hotel Owners and Employee Personal Information - By Jim Butler

In addition to protecting the personal information of guests in compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and California’s Consumer Privacy Act, hotel operators and owners need to extend the same protections and rights to their employees and the information collected from them. Bob Braun outlines hotel employer obligations in this article, along with suggested next steps.

Business Interruption Insurance
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ABTA UK - It's Not Business Travel As Usual

Business travel and insuring the businesses that arrange business travel post-pandemic will be far from business as usual. There are a number of changes that businesses need to be aware of. This article focusses on the new International Standard and Business Interruption Insurance, although the consequences of the pandemic reach far wider.

Hotel Data Security
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Hotel Data Security: Challenges to Address in 2022 - By Jim Butler

Bob Braun, senior member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Group, explains three basic issues for 2022 that all hotel owners need to be aware of to ensure their business and guest information remains secure.

Hotel Management Agreements

Hotel Lawyer: 5 Tips for Your Next Hotel Management Agreement (HMA) - By Jim Butler

After over a year of uncertainty and economic upheaval, the hospitality industry is quickly beginning to recover from the effects of the coronavirus. As hotels welcome an increased number of visitors, many owners are considering how to improve the management of their properties. One of the best ways to do this is to have a good management agreement in place. In this article, my colleague Bob Braun suggests some key things to keep in mind when drafting a new agreement.

Fair Use
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Hotel Lawyer: How Does the Supreme Court’s Google V. Oracle Case Impact the Hotel Industry? - By Jim Butler

The recent ruling in Google v. Oracle has altered the definition of 'fair use' when it comes to functional works such as code. While the use of existing creative works must still be transformative in order to avoid violating copyright laws, it will now be much easier to claim fair use when building on existing functional creations. JMBM’s Entertainment Litigation Chair Jeff Goldman explains the case below and discusses its potential impact on the hotel industry.

Money Laundering

Hotel Lawyer - New Rules for Anti-money Laundering Compliance? FinCEN Seeks Comments on New Federal Anti-Money Laundering Law - By Jim Butler

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is currently accepting public comments on a provision in the recently enacted Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which requires some privately-held business entities to disclose ownership information directly to a law enforcement agency. Interested parties should consider commenting before the May 5th deadline, and companies who may be impacted should take this opportunity to review their anti-money laundering compliance programs.