People Matter has posted a webinar focusing on five tips for keeping you verification practices compliant, how online systems increase data accuracy and process efficiency, and the latest industry stats and trends – including the new way ICE is enforcing I-9 compliance. Registration is free, you can view the webinar here.
Taste of the Lower East Side: April 25
April 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Taste of the Lower East Side , featuring 50 Lower East Side restaurants— is selling tickets fast. The tasting benefits the Grand St. Settlement, on April 25 at 82 Mercer. Tickets are available online, cost $195 for regular admission, $300 for VIP tickets.
New York Hospitality Group Event: Monday April 29th
April 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Looking to grow your network? Bring your business cards and hospitality colleagues for a great evening with The New York Hospitality Group: Meet their members and network with other hospitality industry professionals. Be the first to visit this new (undisclosed) restaurant in the East Village for a special sneak preview before its grand opening. Where: 122 1st Ave New York, NY 10009 Snacks included with your admission. Cash bar with drink specials: $5 draft beer + $5 house white & red wines. Admission: $20 in advance, $25 at the door Purchase your tickets here:
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SLA Trade Practices Meeting April 8th
April 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The New York State Liquor Authority is holding a TRADE PRACTICES MEETING on April 8, 2013
SLA Chairman, Dennis Rosen will be hosting the meeting to discuss trade practices and other issues of concern between alcohol wholesalers and retailers.
This meeting will be held on April 8, 2013, 11 a.m. at the Authority’s New York City Office: 317 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10027.
The meeting is open to the public. Given the limited space available at each location, anyone wishing to attend is requested to RSVP to the Chairman’s Office by email atKimberly.Ciccone@sla.ny.gov. or Debra.Maloney@sla.ny.gov on or before April 4, 2013.
Click here for more information.
Inventours Barcelona June 9th-14th: Calling All Chief Marketing / Innovators / Design / Branding Officers
March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Inventours is hosting a Barcelona trip from June 9th to 14th. You’ll join top executives tasked with innovation in insightful, thought provoking stimuli to help improve their new product and services development processes. All industries are welcome, with a focus on packaged goods, furnishing decor, hotels and restaurant chains. You can view the itinerary here.
Inventours includes global superstar innovators in the fields of product design, architecture, sustainability, technology, food, fashion & hospitality. They include Ferran Adria (widely considered the most creative chef in the world in history) of El Bulli (the #1 Restaurant in the World before it closed to become an innovation think tank), and Claus Meyer (partner & co-founder of the current #1 Restaurant in the world, Noma), in their workshops/studios, BIG and Cloud-9 architects, furniture designers Nani Marquina, Friz Hansen, Jaime Traserra, and Softline, the INDEX Awards (the largest cash prize in the world in design), product design firms Designit and Smart Design, The Camper Hotel in Barcelona and the Fox Hotel in Copenhagen, and lots more stimulating and inspiring content. Barcelona and Copenhagen were selected because they excel across a wide range of creative fields.
See more about about Inventours at www.inventours.com for upcoming program dates and locations.
NYC Hospitality Alliance Event on 4/8: Avoiding Discrimination Claims and Improving Employee Relations
March 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
On April 8th, New York City Hospitality Alliance & Fox Rothschild LLP will
present ‘Avoiding Discrimination Claims & Perfecting Employee Relations’
When: Monday, April 8th 2013, 9:30-11:30am
Where: NY Institute of Technology | 16 West 61st Street, 11th Floor
Cost: $20 member
$35 non-member
There has been an increase in employment discrimination claims filed against restaurants and nightlife venues and you need to know how to protect your business and employees.
Join The NY Hospitality Alliance on April 8th, as The Alliance’s Labor counsel and Fox Rothschild’s New York Employment Group chair, Carolyn Richmond helps parse through the issues.
We will cover issues including:
- Steps to take to avoid employment discrimination charges
- What can and cannot be asked on applications these days
- The do’s and don’ts during an employee interview
- How and what to document in an employee’s “personnel file”
- Whether an employee handbook really helps
- What managers could be doing better
NYC Hospitality Alliance Event on March 27th: The New I-9 and How it Affects You
March 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The New York City Hospitality Alliance & Fox Rothschild present “The New I-9 & How It Affects You”
When: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 2:30-4:30pm
Where: NYIT | 16 West 61st Street, 11th Floor
USCIS issued a final version of the revised Form I-9 on March 8, 2013, which is available for immediate use but must be used exclusively by May 7, 2013. It has doubled in length and comes with a new set of expanded instructions (totaling nine pages)
Please join Fox Rothschild attorney Alka Bahal as she reviews and explains:
- Changes in the New Form I-9
- Changes in the I-9 Instructions
- Revision to M-274: Handbook for Employers
- Specifics about how to execute the I-9, under current rules
- Penalties for non-compliance
- How to deal with pitfalls in the process
- How to develop a company-wide compliance program
Register here.
BRITE Conference on Global Leadership March 4 & 5
February 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The BRITE Conference , taking place on March 4 & 5 at Columbia University, brings together 400-500 leaders from business, technology, media, and marketing to discuss how technology and innovation are transforming the ways that companies build and sustain great brands.
NERBC Kicks off in NYC Today 2/20-2/22
February 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This morning begins the Northeast Regional Barista Championship. The event will be held at Attic Studios in Long Island City, and will give a couple of dozen of the top baristas on the East Coast a chance to compete, possibly earning spots in the national championship in Boston in April.
The event is being hosted by Dallis Bros. Coffee, promising plenty of side parties, opportunities for learning, and delicious coffee through Friday.
Salon Series Kickoff at HRN: February 20th: Beer, Bison & Beats
February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Heritage Radio Network is hosting a salon series. An opportunity to convene with chefs, designers, bloggers, artists, musicians, and gourmands that are shaping the future of food and drink in America. They’ll kick off the HRN Salon series with salsa from BK salsa, some of their favorite beers from Bluepoint Brewery, and some killer bison jerky at the HRN warehouse. Buy tickets here, so you can, as Heritage says: “join the conversation, share your voice, and make sure you’re taste making and not taste faking.”
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