Hotel Industry Statement On President Biden’s First Joint Address To Congress
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The following is a statement from
Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), on President Biden s first joint address to Congress. Advertisements Last night, President Joe Biden laid out his agenda for helping our national economy recover; getting the pandemic under control; continuing the vaccine rollout and supporting working families in his first address before a joint session of Congress and the American people. Several of the proposals outlined by the President include many provisions that affect small businesses and employers. AHLA will be following the tax and workforce proposals in these plans closely to assess their impact on the lodging industry.
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The Save Hotel Jobs Act includes provisions like the rollout of direct payroll grants, which would be used by hotels to cover payroll and benefits for workers. Photo Credit: Andrey Popov/Shutterstock.com
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and hospitality union group Unite Here are throwing their collective weight behind a proposed bill promising relief for unemployed hotel workers.
Introduced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., the Save Hotel Jobs Act includes provisions like the rollout of direct payroll grants, which would be used by hotels to cover payroll and benefits for workers.
The legislation would also require grantees to give laid-off workers recall rights, ensuring those who have lost their hotel jobs due to the pandemic are able to return to their place of employment.
Rep. Charlie Crist introduces Save Hotel Jobs Act
It s called the Save Hotel Jobs Act. If it gets the green light, this could become a lifeline to hotel workers by providing them assistance until they can rebound from the impacts of this.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â There are still serious concerns the travel industry will continue getting hit hard by the pandemic. Hospitality groups are now teaming up with lawmakers to ask Congress to help give relief to hotels.
It s called the Save Hotel Jobs Act. If it gets the green light, this could become a lifeline to hotel workers by providing them assistance until they can rebound from the impacts of this.
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The Rachael Ray Foundation Selects 27 High Schools to Receive ProStart Grow Grants ProStart Grow Grants totaling $135,000 awarded to help deserving high schools improve their existing ProStart Programs.
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WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Twenty-seven high schools from across the country will receive special funding to upgrade and expand their ProStart programs thanks to $135,000 in grants from The Rachael Ray Foundation (RRF).
Through The Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grants, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) will provide 27 grants to ProStart schools that have demonstrated a strong need to engage and educate high school students interested in exploring restaurant and foodservice jobs and careers.