The EEOC’s Latest Position Regarding Title VII
On November 4, 2016, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied a motion to dismiss one of the first...
Managing Diversity at Your Restaurant or Hotel for Your Customers and Staff
It’s been said many times in the last few years about many industries, but it bears repeating: diversity makes dollars and sense. No longer...
Training a Diverse Workforce—An Effective Diversity and Inclusion Training Program Starts at the Top
In 1776, artistic consultant Pierre Eugene du Simitiere suggested the adoption of the U.S. motto “E Pluribus Unum” (“Out of Many, One”). The original meaning...
Securing Your Payments Processing
October marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S. migration to EMV smart-chip enabled payment technology. Despite the fact that the migration was accompanied by...
Legislator Spotlight – Rep. Rob Kauffman
What made you want to become a state legislator?
I grew up as the son of a small-town pastor. I learned about service and how...
Legislative Corner – Fall 2017
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BUDGET UPDATE
As of the writing of this article, the state still does not have a finalized state budget and chances are when you...
Pennsylvania Superior Court Rejects Common-Law Duty to Safeguard Employee Personal Information
Many employers collect and store sensitive employee data on a computer system, compelling questions as to whether the employer has a duty to enact...
Workplace Violence—Identification, Prevention, & Intervention
The frequency with which episodes of physical violence, aggressive behavior, harassment—sexual or otherwise—bullying, and intimidation are occurring in the workplace has reached a level...
Taking on Trafficking Pooling Resources Across the Hotel Industry to Combat this Hidden Crime
Human trafficking is a hidden crime. It isn’t widely understood or recognized, and its secretive nature is part of the reason it is so...
A High Price to Pay—Costs of Foodborne Illness
Being a foodservice manager comes with a great variety of responsibilities. But one of the most important of those is the responsibility to keep...