Andria Lure Ryan

Our Hospitality Industry Team thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a head start to 2026. Immigration Enforcement Will Continue to Impact Labor Market In addition to ongoing staffing shortages, we expect that hospitality employers – and restaurants in particular – will feel the impact of increased immigration enforcement and tighter restrictions on employment-based visas.

Welcome to this edition of FP Snapshot for Hospitality Employers, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the hospitality industry.

According to the December 19 government release, the leading cause of workplace fatalities among restaurant and lodging workers was violent acts, accounting for close to 50% of all deaths. This Insight dives deeper into the numbers and provides hospitality employers with 10 steps you can take to help avoid workplace violence in the near year. Workplace Fatalities Recap Before we dive into industry-specific figures, here is an infographic providing some basic data across all fields for 2023.