Laws that Affect the Hospitality IndustryLaws that Affect the Hospitality Industry

• Hiring and Employment Laws• Worker Safety Laws • Environmental Protection Laws• Food Safety Laws• Laws involving Alcoholic Beverages• Building Codes and Zoning Laws• Smoking Laws

Government RegulationGovernment Regulation

Uncle Sam Wants the Hospitality Industry

to comply with the laws!

This includes:•Motor-coaches•Restaurants•Lodging•Airlines•Railroads•Cruise-lines•And any other form of Travel!

Environmental Protection LawsEnvironmental Protection Laws

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Enforcement Goals:• Aggressively go after pollution problems in our communities• Reset our relationship with states to deliver a healthy

environment• Improve transparency and public engagement

EPA Web-questEPA Web-quest

1. Locate the Environmental Protection Agency Web Site. (write it down)

2. Name three social media sites the EPA uses?3. Find the GA Environmental Protection Division link on

the site. (write the URL)4. A common concern in the hospitality industry is water

usage. What is the name of the site that teaches us how to conserve water in Georgia?– Write down 3 questions and the correct answers from the

bottom of the home page (Get the Facts!).

5. Go back to the GA Environmental Protection Division Home Page.– What are the two parts that the Rules and Laws are divided

into?

6. Find two existing laws that could pertain to hotels and write down the OCGA number and the title of the laws.

EPA Web-quest (cont’d)EPA Web-quest (cont’d)

Food Safety LawsFood Safety Laws

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)1. Find their website and summarize what they do.• FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the

safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

2. Summarize the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938.

3. Find two “other laws” that could pertain to restaurants and write down the title and when it was passed. (Bonus: Summarize one of them)

4. What is the FDA doing to prevent Bioterrorism?

Food Safety LawsFood Safety Laws

Laws involving Alcoholic BeveragesLaws involving Alcoholic Beverages

1. If a new restaurant in Savannah wanted a liquor license, what is the process?

2. According to the GA Dept of Revenue, what age can a person serve alcoholic beverages?

3. Why do you think there are laws regarding alcoholic beverages?

Building Codes and Zoning LawsBuilding Codes and Zoning Laws

1. If you do a Google search for this topic, what do you notice?

2. What entity manages the zoning and building regulations?

3. What is the full purpose of this entity?4. Why are building codes and zoning laws necessary?

Smoking LawsSmoking Laws

1.What entity in Georgia makes smoking laws?2.According to the Smokefree Air Act of 2005,

is smoking allowed: (“Information On”)• in restaurants?• in employee lounges?

3.When can guests smoke in hotel rooms?

Some Common Hospitality ContractsSome Common Hospitality Contracts

• Franchise Agreements– the owner of a hospitality facility (the franchisee) agrees, in

exchange for a franchise, to operate their business in a specific manner approved by the franchisor

• Management Operating Agreements– created when the owner of a hospitality facility allows another

party to assume the day - to - day operation of that facility

• Meeting Space Contracts– many hospitality industry facilities rent space and may provide

meetings related services to their guests

• Group Lodging Contracts– developed when an individual or organization requires a large

number of hotel rooms usually at a discounted rate

Some Common Hospitality ContractsSome Common Hospitality Contracts