Next week I'll be at the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville — a four-day gathering presented by the Brewers Association of all things craft brewers and craft beer. There are loads of speakers spread across eight educational tracks, a massive trade show, and too many networking opportunities to count.
On the educational front, I'm speaking twice: once on Sunday (at 2:55p in Davidson Ballroom A) as part of the THRIVE pre-conference workshop discussing, along with my co-presenter Ren Navarro, ADA accessibility and inclusivity for employees and patrons; and again on Tuesday (at 1p in Davidson Ballroom B) discussing how to legally pay tipped employees.
On the networking front, instead of opting for a trade show booth, my firm is sponsoring the Start A Brewery lounge. Start A Brewery is a community of craft beer industry veterans who share our knowledge and experience in support of the craft beer community by helping new breweries and breweries in planning.
If you're at CBC and want to connect, look for me in the Start A Brewery lounge. I will be in and out from 10a - 4p on May 8 and 9 (the lounge is also open May 10).
The lounge is located on the 3rd floor of the Music City Center, centrally across from the Expo entrance at Hall B-C. There will be beer available on either side of us and we'll have couches and charging stations to refresh yourself and your devices.
Please let me know if you plan on stopping in so that I can make sure I'm present and available. And please say hello if you're at either of my speaking sessions or just happen to run into me at the Conference or at any of the events around Nashville. I will happily share a beer with you and cheers our industry.
Here's what I read this week that you should read, too.
Union backers spent nearly $2.5M to infiltrate Starbucks, report finds — via Restaurant Business
Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions? — via The Nation
In 2023, Everyone Who Can Go Union Is Doing Just That — via The American Prospect
How Starbucks Just Broke the Law (Again) — via More Perfect Union
NLRB Brings Variety of Remedies on Board with Noah’s Ark Decision — via Management Memo
What does feds' latest caution on AI mean for employers? — via HR Dive
The New Corporate Job Is Human — via Forbes
Workers’ well-being tops agenda at many annual shareholder meetings — via Crain's Cleveland Business
The real reason bosses are freaked out by remote work — via Insider
My boss from before my gender transition is now my colleague — via Ask A Manager
When an employer points out actual performance problems, it's probably not a pretext for discrimination — via Eric Meyer's The Employer Handbook Blog
Employment law and Aesop — via Employment & Labor Insider