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The labor movement is weak and divided. Some think that it is dying. But Julius Getman, a preeminent labor scholar, demonstrates through examination of recent developments that a resurgent labor movement is possible. He proposes new models for organizing and innovating techniques to strengthen the strike weapon. Above all, he insists that unions must return to their historical roots as a social movement.

Bedbugs are tiny, wingless insects which feed on mammal blood and leave behind painful, itchy sores. Although they can live in other settings, they are most commonly found in warm, dark places inhabited by humans, like beds. After being absent in the United States for over 60 years, thanks to powerful pesticides, bed bugs (Cimex lectularius), have returned in force and are present in every state and nearly every city. For reasons not entirely understood, bed bugs have developed resistance to traditional pesticides such as Permethrin and are therefore difficult to control. Although commonly believed to be associated with dirty housekeeping and associated with substandard housing, bed bugs are equally likely to be present in five-star hotels as they are in homeless shelters.

Contrary to some travel guidebooks which state that the payment of gratuities (tips) in the US is due to low wage levels or the quirks of minimum wage laws, the roots of US tipping are comprised of a number of historical forces present in the hospitality industry between the Civil War and the early 1920s. Up to 1900, hotel proprietors regarded gratuities as a bribe to the server to give away excessive amounts of food to customers. However, a shift in hoteliers' attitudes occurred with the increased popularity of the \"European Plan\", in which hotel rooms were priced separately from hotel meals. This trend caused owners of dining establishments to regard tips as a supplement to wages rather than as a bribe. In addition, the advent of Prohibition after World War I had the indirect effect of making the European Plan more widespread, and with that trend, the payment of gratuities at meals became even more common. Even though international travel sometimes leads to misunderstandings regarding tipping, the custom is now thoroughly entrenched in US practice.

The section changes here apply to companies that fit “a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 72”—the code that applies to the hotel and restaurant industries. According to the Times, “The provision says that if a company owns multiple hotels, even if the overall hotel or restaurant chain has more than 500 employees—the limit to qualify for treatment as a small business—it will still be able to take advantage of the small-business benefits offered in the rescue package. The bill provides federally guaranteed loans from community banks to small businesses that pledge not to lay off their workers—something that could be a great benefit to many commercial real estate tenants.

An upscale hotel in Washington, D.C., is getting a lot ofattention for its role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Voting rights on theropes with a key election reform bill appearing doomed to fail in theU.S. Senate.

Australia's hotels, motels and guesthouses now host 62 million visitor nights per year. However, the law governing this enormous number of transactions is a confusing mix of medieval common law principles of doubtful contemporary relevance and obscure statutory provisions which create idiosyncratic technical variations from State to State. There is an urgent need for a uniform Tourist Accommodation Act to provide a clear, fair and simple legal framework for these transactions.

Emerging information technologies are changing society's relationship with information, as well as capabilities for working with information. In this new environment, there are new assumptions and expectations about information and new uses for information that have implications for the future of the First Amendment. The electronic environment is highly supportive of communication, but it will be particularly challenging to those concerned with how involved government should be in the communicative process. The role and power of government are shifting in ways that are not easy to imagine that inevitably will raise issues of constitutional significance. Out of these new experiences will emerge concerns that may have the significance of prior restraint.

New York restaurateurs are gearing up for a fight with city hall as members of the City Council deliberate the passage of a measure that would mandate paid sick leave for employees. Nearly three-quarters of the New York City Council's 51 members have thrown their support behind a measure that operators and association officials insist would further punish restaurateurs already reeling from the effects of the recession. Proponents of the New York bill say that offering basic paid sick leave is affordable for employers and good for business. Employers who provide paid sick time have greater employee retention and reduce the problem of workers coming to work sick.

The guarantee of access for disabled persons to public accommodations is an historical cornerstone of civil-rights law that now extends to restaurants, hotels, national parks and fishing piers. Provisions under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), standards, guidelines and costs are discussed.