What these claims involve

A federal law known as the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act allows a survivor of sex trafficking to bring a civil claim against a business that knowingly benefited from participation in a trafficking venture. In recent years, survivors have used this law to bring claims against hotel and motel companies.

Why hotels and motels

Much trafficking takes place in rented rooms. These claims allege that signs were present and observable on the property — long stays paid in cash, visible injuries, many different visitors to a single room, refusal of housekeeping — and that the companies behind the brand did not act on what their staff and systems could see.

Brands these reviews cover

The review covers stays at the following national brands, grouped by the company behind them. Independent and non-branded properties are not part of these claims.

What the questions ask about

• Whether the trafficking happened at one of these brands, and roughly when.
• Whether the stay lasted at least three consecutive nights.
• Whether the person responsible can be identified, at least by a name or nickname.
• Whether injuries were visible to hotel staff while on the property.
• Whether people came and went from the room in connection with commercial sex.
• What supporting information exists — records, photographs, receipts, names.

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