WASHINGTON (March 9, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey released the below statement today after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas blocked a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule to change the way joint-employer status is determined.
WASHINGTON (March 7, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey today released the following message after President Biden delivered the 2024 State of the Union Address.
President Biden tonight assured Americans that the state of the union is strong while outlining his administration’s policy priorities to move the economy and our nation forward.
WASHINGTON (March 7, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey issued the following statement today after Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, and Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Department of Labor’s independent contractor rule.
WASHINGTON (March 7, 2024) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Executive Vice President, Federal and Political Affairs & Counsel Chirag Shah released the following statement today after AHLA joined dozens of organizations in urging Congress to support the Overtime Pay Flexibility Act (H.R. 7367):
WASHINGTON (March 7, 2024) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), hoteliers, and other hospitality stakeholders met with more than 25 New Jersey legislators in Trenton, N.J., Monday to caution that legislation under consideration in the Garden State would drive hotels out of the state and destroy thousands of jobs.
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