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During a busy evening at a hotel bar, one guest accidentally spills a drink, causing another guest to slip and injure themselves. Who is generally liable for the injured guest’s accident?

Mr. Smith checks out of a hotel after his business trip and accidentally leaves his laptop in the room. When he calls the hotel to ask about it, the laptop is gone. What is the most likely outcome under most state statutes regarding hotel liability for personal property?

Companies that violate the Employee Polygraph Protection Act will never be issued fines, they will only receive written warnings if the violation(s).

Employers must use the 2009 Form I-9 for all new hires, even if they are only hired for one day.

How long must an employer retain I-9 papers for an employee?

According to the doctorine of res ipsa loquitur:

Some states require that consumer contracts be written in “plain English,” What does this mean?

Laws have been enacted to control smoking. Which of the following may pertain to such laws?

An employer must examine the documentation an individual presents to establish his/her identity and right to work in the United States within __________ of the day the person is hired.

Chapter 12 mentions the hotel’s liability for loss of property of non-guests. The chapter refers to the hotel owner as the bailee and the guest as the bailor; noting that when a hotel agrees to hold the non-guests property for safekeeping the hotel is legally a bailee and is generally bound by the applicable legal standard of care. This means the hotel may be liable for the non-guests’ property if it is damaged or lost.