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The New York Times
A federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction against an Obama administration regulation expanding by millions the number of workers who would be eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay.
The regulation was scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1. It would raise the salary limit below which workers automatically qualified for overtime pay to $47,476 from $23,660.
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Hotel Management
There are a lot of "double-edged sword" issues on the minds of hotel operators these days. Hotel occupancy is at record levels, but that is attracting the attention of developers and therefore the threat of new competition. Inflation and interest rates have been low for an extended period of time, so it is natural to assume that both will eventually start to trend upward.
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IFMA's FMJ magazine
As technology advances, facility managers are evolving to meet the increasing demands of building stakeholders, making decisions to upgrade building equipment while remaining within budgetary constraints. Today's facility managers are no longer simply building operators; instead they are essential decision-makers for their organizations.
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By Linchi Kwok
Earlier this month, the American Hotel and Lodging Association and Smith Travel Research released the "2016 Lodging Survey." The goal of this biennial survey is to provide a current and comprehensive understanding of hotel operations. Drawing from the findings, hoteliers with a futuristic mindset may also be able to identify the critical travel trends heading into 2017. The survey analyzed the data from more than 8,000 valid questionnaires to provide the following key findings.
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Hotel Management
Natural disasters are outside the realm of prevention, but there are measures hotels can take to make sure their properties and guests come through as unscathed as possible when a disaster strikes. For hotel owners, this is especially important and goes a long way to safeguarding their asset and investment.
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CleanLink
As businesses focus on building sustainable waste management programs, a number of them are assessing a once-overlooked commodity in the trash removal process: the receptacle liner. More often than not these trash bags — along with the billions of other plastic bags used every year — do not contain recycled content and are not recycled after use. In fact, sustainable liners are usually one of the gaps in facilities' green programs, according to Bill McGarvey, director of training and sustainability for Philip Rosenau Co. Inc., Warminster, Pennsylvania.
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Hotel Executive
Hospitality guests today want a more authentic experience connected to nature and local culture. Designers are responding with new schemes for public spaces that perforate the border between indoor and outdoor, opening up lobbies, lobby bars and restaurants to bring guests into the environment around the hotel.
Whether creating unobstructed views of the mountain landscapes or physically opening the space to the neighboring waterfront, indoor/outdoor spaces create a whole new experience for guests and pays dividends for owners.
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Facility Executive
As cold and flu season ramps up, many facility managers turn their attentions to keeping the people who occupy their buildings healthy. Preventing the spread of influenza and the common cold in office buildings and schools can help prevent absences and, for businesses, the resulting losses in productivity.
Productivity losses linked to absenteeism cost employers $225.8 billion annually in the U.S., or $1,011 per employee, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the common cold is the main reason that adults miss work.
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FacilitiesNet
Many maintenance and engineering managers might only have to make a roof replacement-or-restoration decision once during their careers, and it can be the most complex project they will take on.
The cost of tearing off and replacing a roof system can be staggering. Even restoring a roof at one-half the cost of a replacement can be more than enough to give managers major headaches.
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