RHC Operating LLC v. New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO

  1. February 06, 2023

    Roosevelt Hotel Seeks Halt To Arbitration Over Pension Funds

    The shuttered Roosevelt Hotel urged a New York state court to stop a union's arbitration bid over labor contract details that relate to whether the company owes $24.5 million in pension fund contributions, arguing the issue is already part of a federal court dispute.

  2. June 03, 2022

    Shuttered Unionized Hotel Must Pay Up To $33M In Severance

    Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel must pay union-represented workers potentially millions in severance and hand over requested financial documents to comply with an arbitration award following a pandemic-related closure, a New York federal judge ruled, saying the arbitrator had the power to order the payments in his award.

  3. January 25, 2022

    Union Wants $33M In Severance Upheld After Hotel Closing

    A New York hospitality union urged a federal judge to uphold an arbitrator's award ordering Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel to pay $33 million in severance to union-represented employees or reopen after its coronavirus-related closure in 2020, saying the award was within the scope of the arbitrator's authority.

  4. December 06, 2021

    NYC's Roosevelt Hotel Wants $33M Union Arb. Award Tossed

    Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel asked a New York federal judge to reverse an arbitrator's award ordering the company to pay $33 million in severance to union-represented employees or reopen after its coronavirus-related closure last year, saying the arbitrator exceeded his authority under the parties' labor contract.