LSHRM's 2012 Recap

Looking forward to a great year in 2013. Thanks John for all of your hard work in 2012 as our Chapter President!

February 2013 Chapter Meeting

Speaker: Sonia Aranza (www.SoniaAranza.com)

Keynote: Leadership Begins Within: Aspire to Inspire!

Session Description: This engaging and inspiring keynote presentation is sought-after by HR professionals across the nation. It has been a big hit at national and regional SHRM events including the national Leadership Conference. Award-Winning Speaker Sonia Aranza presents three key action steps to enhance personal leadership:

1. Confront Self-Limiting Beliefs
2. Create Your Own Luck and Be Flexible
3. Be Intentional and Resilient

Workshop: Diversity Leadership Competency

Session Description: In today's dynamic and complex world, the ability to engage effectively across differences is the tipping point between success and failure. This ability is now recognized as "Diversity Leadership Competency." In this engaging and thought-provoking session led by Award-Winning Sonia Aranza, participants will discover the depth and breadth of Diversity and how it relates to their personal and professional success. Session objectives are:

1. Understand the many dimensions of Diversity
2. Heighten self-awareness and awareness of others
3. Explore the competitive advantages of Diversity

This entire presentation has been pre-approved for 3 hours of General HRCI Credit.

Click HERE to Register today!

Event Schedule
8:30 - 9:00	Registration Open
9:00 - 11:00	Workshop: Diversity Leadership Competency *Pre-Approved for 2 Hours of General HRCI Credit
11:30	Registration Open
11:30 - 12:30	Lunch and Chapter Meeting
12:30 - 1:30	Keynote: "Leadership Begins Within: Aspire to Inspire!" *Pre-Approved for 1 Hour of General HRCI Credit

Prices	Keynote Only	Workshop Only	Keynote and Workshop
LSHRM Member	$25	$50	$70
LSHRM Student Member	$20	$40	$55
Non-Member/Guest	$35	$60	$80
Non-Member/Guest w/o Reservation	$40	$70	$90

Silent Auction Thank You

LSHRM would like to send a BIG Thank You to all who participated in our 9th annual Silent Auction on November 7th at the Big Springs Country Club.

The 80's theme was a big hit, and some old favorites were brought back to help lighten the mood. The speaker was phenomenal and full of energy, and the country club catered a fantastic meal as well! To see pictures, check out the LSHRM Facebook page and "Like" us if you haven't already.

Overall, there were over 70 different baskets to bid on in the Silent Auction, and a grand total of $5,380.50 was raised to support the SHRM Foundation in providing scholarships, research, and education in the field of Human Resources.

We are looking forward to celebrating our 10th anniversary of the Silent Auction in 2013, so be on the lookout for updates as we approach this special event.

Thank you!

Precious Middleton
Silent Auction Chair

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 2013

We invite you to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day of Service!

When: Monday, January 21, 2013 10:00am-3:00pm

Where: Bigelow Hall- MITC 

Americans across the country will celebrate the national holiday honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As they have since 1994, thousands of Americans will remember Dr.King by serving in their communities and making it "a day ON," not "a day off".  The Engage.Lead.Serve Office in partnership with the Cultural Center and the Anne Braden Institute will provide multiple service opportunities at a number of different organizations across the city. The kick-off event will include a guest speaker and free brunch for those who attend. Transportation to and from the service sites will be provided. Walk-ins may be accommodated depending on site availability. If you’d like more information, please contact Tajuan Sellars at 852.3436 or tosell01@louisville.edu or stop by the Cultural Center!

When you register, be sure to let them know that you represent LSHRM!

Indiana University Southeast Event

Indiana University Southeast Society for Human Resource Management is happy to bring you the 2012-2013 Labor & Employment breakfast series.  The January 4th program will be The Changing Demographics of the U.S. Workforce; Immigration as a Tool to Attract Replacement Talent.  These topics will be presented by Matthew Gunn of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs.  The program will be held in the University Center, Room 127, on the IUS campus in New Albany and will include continental breakfast served at 7:30 a.m.  The program will be from 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. and is pre-approved for HR recertification credits.  The cost is $20; students and faculty from any area college may attend at no cost.  To register, contact Shelly Trent at shelly.trent@shrm.org.  For information about future sessions, go to http://www.wyattfirm.com/uploads/178/doc/hrle.pdf.

HR Connect

Join us for a great evening of networking with your hr friends and colleagues, and to celebrate and recognize the sloan award winners!

 

appetizers featuring innovative seasonal variatons of food classics from the tURn of the century and cocktails will be served. St. Charles Exchange has embraced the history of the building and created a casually elegant environment reminiscenT of a 1900’s hotel lobby bar. The early 1900′s hotel style atmosphere is coupled with genuine hospitality, creating an experience unlike anything you’ve had before!

 

 

For more information on this exciting event and to register today, please visit the event page on our website by clicking HERE.

Black Achievers College and Career Fair

The Black Achievers Program of the Chestnut Street Family YMCA will hold its College and Career Fair, Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the YMCA gymnasium located at 930 West Chestnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky.

We would like for your company to be represented and meet well over 400 program participants, who are eager to know more about the careers within your business. The $60 booth fee has been waived for 2012. If you are unable to attend, please send your literature, if available.

We will provide a table, two chairs, electrical power (if needed), continental breakfast and lunch.

Please respond by mailing or emailing Lynn Johnson the required paperwork by October 12, 2012 to:

Black Achievers Program
Chestnut Street Family YMCA
930 West Chestnut Street
Louisville, KY 40203
ljohnson@ymcalouisville.org  

Please share this with any interested employers. We look forward to your participation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office (502) 587-7405. 

FMLA Legal Update

Court Ruling Clarifies Employers’ FMLA Obligations
Joe Bilby, Attorney | Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC

Employers under the jurisdiction of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) should take note of a decision made earlier this year which requires employers to inform employees in writing about the method used to calculate leave time. In the case of Thom v. American Standard, Inc., 666 F.3d 968 (6th Cir. 2012), an employer that failed to specify how employees’ leave time would be calculated was held to have violated the FMLA.

FMLA-eligible employees are entitled to a total of 12 work weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave upon the birth of a child, the placement of a child in adoption or foster care, learning of a serious health condition, or other qualified medical and family events.

An employee is eligible to take up to 12 weeks of leave in each 12-month period. To calculate the 12-month period, employers can use one of four methods: the calendar year; the company’s fiscal year (or another fixed method); the backward-counting “rolling” method; or a method that begins the calculation from the first date when an employee takes leave.

The employer in this case failed to specify which of the four methods it used to determine the 12-month period until after it had terminated its employee for taking more leave days than permitted under the rolling method.

The consequences were severe: the employer had to provide back pay to the employee and pay attorney’s fees totaling more than $200,000, in addition to adjusting the employee’s termination date for pension and retiree health care purposes (or an annuity to cover the difference). The court also ordered the employer to pay additional liquidated damages of more than $100,000.

With this decision, the Sixth Circuit made clear that employers have an affirmative duty to inform employees about the method used to calculate FMLA leave time in advance of the employee’s leave. As a result of this case, FMLA-eligible employers should take the following three steps to ensure they are in compliance and reduce the risk of lawsuits:

1. Determine which of the four methods will be used for calculating the FMLA-mandated 12-month period.

2. Bring the selected calculation method and FMLA policy to the attention of current employees. The method should also be included in the employee handbook and stated in the documents provided to employees taking FMLA leave.

3. In the case of an employee who may have taken FMLA leave without receiving a clear statement about the company’s chosen method of calculation, work with the employee to resolve any differences. When in dispute or doubt, use the method which is most beneficial to the employee.

 

Joe Bilby is an associate with Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. He works in the Labor, Employment & Employee Benefit practice in Louisville.  He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
joe.bilby@skofirm.com | 502.333.6000 | skofirm.com

Best Places to Work

The Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (KYSHRM) and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce are now accepting applications for the ninth annual Best Places to Work in Kentucky. Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, is the application deadline. Registration information and further details about the program can be found online at www.bestplacestoworkky.com.
 

“Supporting employers in creating great places to work is not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do,” states Cathy Fyock, CSP, SPHR, Chair of KYSHRM. “Best Places sets the standard for developing high performance cultures with engaged and committed talent that is critical to our success nationally and globally.”

 

Contact your LSHRM BPTW co-chairs with questions, amandazorio@gmail.com and ajones@charah.com.

LSHRM Compassion in the Workplace Initiative Update

In January, LSHRM partnered with Metro Louisville to support its 10-year Compassionate City Campaign.  LSHRM’s role was to define compassion from a business perspective and to explore the role of compassion in the workplace.  In June, the LSHRM Compassion in the Workplace Project Team surveyed LSHRM members for feedback on organizational applications and examples of workplace compassion.  An overview of the survey results is available on the LSHRM website. 

 

To learn  more about the survey and discuss the role of compassion within organizations, plan to attend the Project Team’s presentation at the KYSHRM State Conference, Wednesday, September 26, 2:30-4:00 p.m.  (The presentation has been preapproved for 1.5 HRCI Strategic Credit Hours).  Project Team presenters are LSHRM members:  Tiffany Cardwell, Rawleigh Richardson, Mary Rivard, Brad Shuck and Kelly Zeilman. 

2013 LSHRM Board of Directors Election

Dear LSHRM Members,

All eligible LSHRM members are requested to vote annually on the slate of candidates seeking to hold office on the LSHRM Board of Directors. This voting process is important and is easy to do. I encourage all LSHRM members to participate in the election of candidates to our LSHRM Board.

The election ballot below is in accordance with our Bylaws. For information about the LSHRM Board and/or to review the LSHRM Bylaws, please visit our website at www.lshrm.org. Members must log in to vote. Please click HERE to log in and cast your vote. If you have problems with the link, please copy and paste the following into your web browser http://www.lshrm.org/poll.cfm?pollnbr=10056

The following positions are on the election ballot:

·         President-Elect

·         VP, Chapter Administration

·         Director, Workforce Readiness

·         Director, Programs

·         Director, Member Development and Certification

·         Director, Hospitality

·         Director, Membership

·         Director, SHRM Foundation and Special Events

·         Director, Community and College Relations

·         Director, Volunteer Engagement
 

NOTE: The term of office for the President-Elect shall be one year with automatic succession to President (for one year) then Immediate Past President (for one year). The term of office for VP, Chapter Administration and the Director roles shall be two years.

If you have difficulty voting or have questions about voting, please contact John Bachmann, SPHR - LSHRM Immediate Past President by email at jbachmann@lshrm.org.

The deadline for casting your ballot is 5:00 p.m. ET, September 21, 2012. Thank you for participating in the 2013 LSHRM Board election process!

Best Regards,

John Bachmann, SPHR

LSHRM Immediate Past President

Silent Auction Items Needed!

Just a reminder, LSHRM is still taking items for the 9th Annual Silent Auction to benefit the SHRM Foundation. Suggested items include:

Gift Baskets
Gift Certificates
Items that promote your company
Anything that you can think of that will bring in the big bucks!

Here is a contribution chart:

 

Level		Range		Donation includes:
Gold		$400+		4 reserved seats with free admission to the event, name on program, website, newsletter, and name tag
Silver		$200-399		2 reserved seats with free admission to event, name on website, newsletter,  and name tag
Bronze		$100-$199		Free admission to event, name on website, and name tag
Friends of LSHRM		<$100		Name on website and name tag

The donated items are needed by October 1st! If you are interested in donating, please contact LSHRM's Silent Auction Chair, Precious Middleton by email at pmiddleton@lshrm.org.

October Chapter Meeting

Strategic Insights to Managing Global Talent

Location: The Olmsted, 3701 Frankfort Ave.
Date: Tuesday, October 9th
Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

REGISTER TODAY!

(Click Here)

The Louisville Society of Human Resources Management (LSHRM) in partnership with Greater Louisville International Professionals (GLIP) and the Talent Attraction Forum (TAF) are excited to bring you a dynamic learning opportunity!

We now live in a global economy and the American workforce has evolved to include more individuals from other countries which also includes U.S citizens that take opportunities to work abroad.

The content of the October Chapter Meeting will focus on 3 areas as it relates to the global workforce:

• HR business partner strategy in developing a recruitment process and company brand for retaining international talent.
• Relocation and HR legal considerations for global talent.
• Best practices when managing international talent to increase engagement and productivity.

John Kurnick- VP Global Talent Management and Corporate HR/Yum! Brands

Will serve as Moderator for the panelists and will be a quasi-panelist as well. He’ll provide corporate strategy for Global talent branding and talent attraction.

Anna Langford- Global HR Invest Manager/ AAF International

Panelist: Will speak to recruiting foreign talent abroad and focusing in the area of compensation: pricing expat packages and specific positions, the legal process with the attorneys as it relates to the position posting compliance.

Lina Paskevicius-Consulting Manager/ Cartus Group

Panelist: Will speak to the complexities of relocation with foreign nationals and how to be a strategic partner to the company when looking at global workforce relocation.

Neil Punwani -Senior Vice President & Managing Director of the Global Vodka Portfolio/Brown Forman.

Panelist: Will speak to the experiences of being an International working in the States and unique best practices that HR practitioners should know when managing this talent.
 

Event Schedule
8:00 - 8:30	Registration and Breakfast Open
8:30 - 9:00	Chapter Meeting
9:00 - 10:00	Keynote Panel of Speakers: Strategic Insights to Managing Global Talent *HRCI Credit Approved - 1 General Recertification Credit
10:00 - 10:30	New Member Orientation (Requires separate registration HERE)

Sponsored By:

 

 

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LSHRM Study Group

The LSHRM Study Group is back for Fall 2012! The Study Group meets on a weekly basis to review the SHRM Learning System as a means of studying for the PHR or SPHR certification exam.

If you are not familiar with these certifications, the PHR is a Professional in Human Resources and the SPHR is a Senior Professional in Human Resources. The material that is covered in these certification exams reviews knowledge in the six core areas of Human Resources:

1. Business Management and Strategy
2. Workforce Planning and Employment
3. Human Resource Development
4. Compensation and Benefits
5. Employee and Labor Relations
6. Risk Management

The Winter exam window runs from December 1st through January 31st. There are only two testing periods per year, so meeting application deadlines and reviewing the material is critical!

The LSHRM Study Group will meet at Webster University at 1031 Zorn Avenue, Suite 200. This is a FREE benefit for members of LSHRM. LSHRM is also able to offer the SHRM Learning System at a discounted rate for all Study Group participants.

The LSHRM Study Group will begin meeting on September 20th and the meetings will run weekly through November 29th (sole exception is September 27th due to the KYSHRM Conference).

If you are interested in joining the LSHRM Fall Study Group, you can sign up HERE.



2013 Board of Directors - Nominations Now Being Accepted!

2013 LSHRM Board of Directors

It is time to nominate candidates and vote for the open positions on the 2013-2014 LSHRM Board of Directors.

The open positions are:
President-Elect
VP-Chapter Administration
Director-Workforce Readiness
Director-Programs
Director-Member Development & Certification
Director-Hospitality, Director-Membership
Director-SHRM Foundation & Special Events
Director-Community & College Relations
Director-Volunteer Engagement.

NOTE: The President-Elect position is a three-year commitment (President-Elect, President, and then Past President)while the Director roles are two-year terms.

During the August 14th Chapter meeting, we will announce the open positions, introduce current nominees for the roles and then accept additional candidate nominations. Nominations may also be sent via email to John Bachmann, SPHR – 2011 LSHRM President at jbachmann@lshrm.org on/before August 25th.

Ballots will be sent to LSHRM members electronically in early September. The election results will be announced in October. 

WorldFest Update - Workforce Readiness

Here is an update on what our Workforce Readiness team is working on with the Mayor's Office. The last week of July, LSHRM was notified that someone from the Mayor's Globalization Office wanted to partner with LSHRM to add a Job Fair during WORLDFEST 2012. There was a brief meeting and Rawleigh Richardson, Director of Workforce Readiness, suggested that we form a team of various resources such as KentuckianaWorks, OET, Louisville Urban League, Carolyn H. Whitaker-Tandy with Congressman John Yarmuth's Office, and the Jewish Family Career Center to coordinate this event. This team has since met 2-3 times each week and has created the attached letter and application and booked the Galt House as a location next to the WORLDFEST event on August 31st, 2012 (Friday).

Letter from Mayor Greg Fischer

Application for WorldFest

Rawleigh will need just a few volunteers for the table during the event. John Reliford, LSHRM's Chapter President for 2012 has said that he would be there representing our organization. We would like at least three additional volunteers. Two people would be at the tables assisting job seekers with a quick resume review. The other two would rotate at the table and help set-up during the event. The LSHRM table will have copies of the Workforce Readiness pamphlet and handouts on resumes, interviews, and job search website recommendations.

If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Rawleigh Richardson at rrichardson@lshrm.org.



Sullivan Mock Interviews - Volunteers Needed!

It’s time again for mock interviews. Here is the schedule for Sullivan Students.

Morning classes- 20 students- 9:00a-9:50a

- Mon- Aug. 20th- 5 people

- Tues- Aug. 21st- 5 people

- Wed- Aug. 22nd- 5 people

- Thurs- Aug 23rd- 5 people

Night classes- Mondays- 12 students- 6:00p-7:30p

- Mon- Aug 20- 6 people

- Mon- Aug 27- 6 people

Night classes- Wednesdays- 16 students 6:00p-7:30p

- Wed- Aug 22- 8 people

- Wed. Aug 29- 8 people

Please contact Beth Harper if you can participate:

Career Services, Account Manager
Sullivan University
3101 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205
502.287.2394
bharper@sullivan.edu

2012 Mid-Year Recap

John Reliford, LSHRM's 2012 Chapter President shares the chapter's major highlights for 2012 via YouTube.