Anaheim Hotel Worker Ordinance

Join CHLA and guest Presenter Tuan Nguyen from Fisher Phillips LLP for an in-depth discussion of Anaheim’s new hotel worker ordinance and, potentially, ballot measure. Learn about how your hotel can comply with new panic button requirements, signage rules, and more. While the official implementation date is January 1, 2024, bring your questions this October 17th so you can be ahead of the game. 

ADA – Hello, I Am Suing You!

The reality is that lodging properties across the country are being sued. In fact, the number of website accessibility lawsuits have increased over 200% since 2017! Have you taken the necessary steps to prepare for a potential and possibly costly lawsuit? Did you know there are multiple sides to ADA? There is the physical side of ADA from which you may or may not be exempt. There’s also the gray area of historic properties, which are not automatically exempt from ADA but may qualify for certain exemptions. Then, there is the website side of ADA from which NO ONE is exempt. Finally, there are other important ADA guidelines for your booking engine, PMS, and OTA listings, as well as room retention requirements for disabled persons. Join us for this information-packed webinar to learn what steps you need to take to prepare for the possibility of being sued. You’ll also learn how to use online testing tools to see if your website and booking engine are ADA-compliant.

For access to the recording of this webinar, please email monica@calodging.com.

Anaheim’s New Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance – Understanding Obligations & Opportunities

With the importance of worker safety at an all-time high, the Anaheim City Council has adopted a Worker Safety Ordinance that requires hotels to provide electronic security alarms, i.e. panic buttons to those working in hotel rooms and restrooms. To understand this impact, join Keith Grossman, a partner at Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, as he discusses insight into current events and trends in the hospitality industry, Employee Safety Devices, and more. Register for the Webinar on July 27, 2023, presented by Location Tech, using the link below. 

Hotel Employee Rate Travel Program

Explore the world one hotel at a time with The Hotel Employee Rate Travel Program. This program is designed for independent hotels and hotel companies. The hotel-controlled Program allows member hotels to offer their eligible employees exclusive hotel employee rate travel benefits, similarly offered by major international hotel brands. To learn more of this amazing hotel employee benefit join us for this informational webinar.

Locating unrealized cash, while keeping sustainability goals in 2023

Inflationary effects are still impeding the hospitality industry and prices are expected to rise throughout this year. Find out how Source1 stands out from the rest, by providing solutions to members with distributor-friendly programs, data transparency tools backed by powerful technology, and ancillary programs as we are “Locating unrealized cash, while keeping sustainability goals in 2023”.

Join CHLA and Source1 on Thursday, June 22nd to learn more about capturing unrealized cash, while maintaining sustainability goals and come prepared with questions their industry experts will answer live

Source1 Purchasing is a group purchasing organization that supports the hospitality industry by providing access to nationally contracted pricing, dedicated account management and specialized member programs that create significant value within their supply chain. As a CHLA member, you have the opportunity to earn revenue by enrolling into the Source1 program. 

CHLA State and Local Update

Join Lynn Mohrfeld, CHLA’s President & CEO, for an update on the latest state and local issues you need to know. At the state level, this session will cover legislation governing ADA Reform, PAGA Initiatives, Recall and Retention, Resort Fees, 24 Hour Cancellation Mandates, Coastal Golf Resort Regulations and much-much more. At the local level, this session will cover the LA Minimum Wage Ordinance, shifts in San Diego’s political environment, and reforms within San Francisco’s administration.

Google Business Profile

The bread and butter of your Google Travel content begins with a complete and accurate Google Business Profile. 

To access the recording of this webinar, please email monica@calodging.com.

Google Ads vs. Google Hotel Ads

Do you know the difference between Google Ads (PPC) and Google Hotel Ads (GHA)? Are you paying for branded or search phrase Google Ads (or both)? Are you using Google’s free booking link Ads or their paid Ads (or both)? When chosen and set up correctly, this type of paid advertising pays off. However, when not properly planned, you may find yourself stealing from Peter to pay Paul, spending your marketing dollars in all the wrong places. Join us for this informative session to learn why GHA and PPC are so very different when it comes to your bottom line!

To access the recording of this webinar, please email monica@calodging.com.

Real Solutions for Staffing! – Utilizing Seasonal Americans and International Workers

Staffing struggles continue to be one of the biggest issues for lodging properties throughout California and across the country.  Join Seasonal Connect, a proud CHLA partner, to learn how utilizing seasonal Americans and international workers can make your dream of being fully staffed become a reality!

This webinar will help you understand how you can work with opposite-season organizations to transfer American workers between seasons.  This novel staffing approach is being successfully utilized across the country and can truly be a solution to one of your biggest struggles.  Additionally, international workers are being used by so many organizations to fill open positions.  This webinar will help you determine if international workers would be a viable solution for your property.  

Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn how lodging properties nationwide are successfully staffing their properties to fill open positions!

The H-2B Visa Summer Cap was Reached – Now What? (a Seasonal Connect and Pabian Law joint webinar)

As many of you saw, yesterday the U.S. Department of Labor announced the lottery results for summer-season petitions with an April 1^st start date.  The agency received more than 142,000 worker applications for only 33,000 spots.  This means that many organizations across the country are scrambling to make sense of the lottery, how to proceed, and how to find workers for their upcoming summer seasons.

We are here to help!  Seasonal Connect and Pabian Law are teaming up to host a late breaking webinar on Wednesday, January 11^th at 1:30pm EST.  We will walk you through understanding the cap, explain solutions, and show you how to find in-country workers who are exempt from the numerical cap in the Seasonal Connect online platform!

This webinar will help you understand issues, such as:

1.     Understanding the H-2B summer-season lottery

2.     How best to move forward if you received a bad lottery spot

3.     Whether you should rely on extra visas through the H-2B supplemental cap

4.     Comprehending in-country transfers

5.     How to find in-country workers who are cap exempt

1.     We will show you how to find them in Seasonal Connect!

6.     H-2B recruitment tips and ideas

We will also provide an exclusive discount code for new Seasonal Connect members that provides for a substantial discount to join.

We highly encourage all of you to attend!  There will be some valuable insights and tips provided in this webinar.

California’s New Pay Transparency Requirements: A Roadmap for Compliance

With the enactment of SB 1162, California has joined the growing list of state and local jurisdictions that are requiring pay scale information to be included in job postings and provided to current employees upon request, among other requirements. This is a new requirement for California employers effective January 2023 and raises a host of compliance questions and challenges – and not a lot of time to figure it all out. We are here to help and walk you through it all. Join California attorney, Benjamin Ebbink, Partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP, to review this new law and discuss tips and best practices for compliance. 

Please note: although this webinar will briefly discuss the pay data reporting changes enacted by SB 1162, the focus of this webinar will be on the pay transparency provisions. A future webinar will take a “deep dive” specifically on the pay data reporting requirements of the amended law. 
The firm is submitting this program for HRCI and SHRM credit.

Macro Economics 101: What to look for in the Hospitality Industry in 2023

The hospitality industry has been on a roller coaster for the last four years. With the strongest year back in 2019, followed by the ongoing impact of a global pandemic, and the questionable future regarding an economic recession, the industry has seen a lot of change. The uncertainty of the future is looming, but understanding a few major macroeconomic indicators can help us be planful for the future and set realistic goals as we move into 2023 and beyond.

In this webinar we’ll cover the following macroeconomic topics and discuss how each one impacts the hospitality industry. Topics include economic recession, inflation, business travel, occupancy, RevPAR, and more.