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Caddies on Deck: Legal Obligations and Seasonal Hiring for Golf Facilities
[co-author: Leah Shepherd] With summer coming soon, golf resorts and other hospitality employers are planning to hire seasonal workers. In the process, they may wish to carefully consider their obligations under various wage-and-hour, immigration, child labor, and workplace safety laws. Quick Hits Golf courses and resorts tend to rely on seasonal hiring for the summer. Overtime pay, minimum wage, and child labor laws typically apply to part-time, seasonal workers.
Caddies on Deck: Legal Obligations and Seasonal Hiring for Golf Facilities
Quick Hits Golf courses and resorts tend to rely on seasonal hiring for the summer. Overtime pay, minimum wage, and child labor laws typically apply to part-time, seasonal workers. Golf resorts have legal obligations to prevent workplace safety hazards, including the risk of heat-related illness. Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, and South Carolina have abundant golf tourism and high concentrations of golf courses.
Allegations Against Chef Put Spotlight on Violence in Hospitality Workplaces
A famous chef recently resigned after being accused of physical abuse toward his restaurant’s staff. This article outlines four key lessons hospitality employers can learn from these events. Quick Hits Noma’s chef stepped down after recent reports of physical abuse toward his employees. Employers may be liable for not taking appropriate steps to address threats, harassing or abusive behavior, or violence in the workplace.
Allegations Against Chef Put Spotlight on Violence in Hospitality Workplaces
Quick Hits Noma’s chef stepped down after recent reports of physical abuse toward his employees. Employers may be liable for not taking appropriate steps to address threats, harassing or abusive behavior, or violence in the workplace. Unpaid apprenticeships, called stages, may run the risk of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). René Redzepi was a founding chef at Noma, a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark, which ceased traditional restaurant service in 2024.
No Tax, No Problem for Hospitality Employers, Part 1: The New No Tax on Tips and Overtime Provisions Explained
October 24, 2025 By R. Scott DeLuca, Christopher P. Hammon, and Michael K. Mahoney In this inaugural episode of Ogletree’s No Tax, No Problem podcast series, Scott DeLuca (of counsel, Buffalo) and Chris Hammon (shareholder, Miami)—who are the co-chairs of Ogletree Deakins’ Hospitality Group, are joined by Mike Mahoney (shareholder, Morristown/New York) to discuss the “no tax on tips or overtime” provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Seasonal Hiring Concerns: How Pay Transparency, Privacy, and AI Laws Still Apply
Quick Hits It may be a mistake to assume that state and federal laws governing pay transparency, privacy, background checks, and the use of AI do not apply to seasonal hires. The variation in state laws can complicate compliance efforts for multistate employers. Job Listings The requirements of pay transparency laws can vary significantly by state and locality, often requiring employers to disclose a wage range in all job postings, regardless of whether a position is seasonal or permanent.
Employers Be Warned! Prior Remote Work May Preclude Hardship Defense
Quick Hits On August 13, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision highlighting the complexities of ADA compliance in remote work accommodations, emphasizing the need for employers to substantiate claims of essential job functions and undue hardship.
New York’s 2025–26 Budget Includes Immediate Labor Law Reforms, Important Changes to Pay Frequency Laws | JD Supra
New York’s governor and state legislature have finally stumbled to completion of this year’s budget negotiations and enacted legislation as part of the 2025–26 state budget, which includes significant amendments to the New York Labor Law (NYLL). Quick Hits The 2025–26 New York state budget includes significant amendments to the New York Labor Law, impacting wage-and-hour enforcement, liquidated damages, and child labor penalties.
New York’s 2025-26 Budget Includes Immediate Labor Law Reforms, Important Changes to Pay Frequency Laws
Quick Hits The 2025–26 New York state budget includes significant amendments to the New York Labor Law, impacting wage-and-hour enforcement, liquidated damages, and child labor penalties. The amendments bring long-awaited clarity to New York pay frequency claims, including interest-only damages for a first violation.
New York’s New Paid Prenatal Leave Benefit: Are You Ready for January 1, 2025?
Quick Hits The New York Department of Labor has issued guidance on the new Paid Prenatal Leave Law, effective January 1, 2025 . The law mandates that employers provide employees twenty hours of paid leave per year to receive prenatal care.
New York Amends Constitution to Expand Equal Protection
Quick Hits The Equal Rights Amendment amended Article I, § 11 of the state constitution to include protections against discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and other classifications. Various state and local laws in New York already protect against discrimination based on a number of protected statuses. The Equal Rights Amendment does not curtail the free exercise of religion and does not invalidate laws or regulations designed to prevent discrimination.
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