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July 2012 CONNECTION Inside This Issue: June Program, Thank You! P.2 Book Club/Upcoming Events P.6 July Monthly Meeting Details P.3 Membership Marathon P.11 About Our Speaker P.4 Membership Spotlight P.12 Upcoming Events P.5 And More….
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July 2012 CONNECTION
Inside This Issue: JuneProgram,ThankYou! P.2 BookClub/UpcomingEvents P.6JulyMonthlyMeetingDetails P.3 MembershipMarathon P.11AboutOurSpeaker P.4 MembershipSpotlight P.12UpcomingEvents P.5 AndMore….
PRESIDENT Orvie a Shannon, PHR
orvie [email protected]
PRESIDENT ELECT Angela Noble
anoble@hrsolu ons‐inc.com
TREASURER Ingrid Lindy, PHR
ASSISTANT TREASURER Cynthia Griffith, PHR
SECRETARY Pat Kers ens, PHR
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Tela Erdell, SPHR, GPHR
Tela.erdell@oldna onal.com
DIRECTOR OF COMPENSATION SURVEY Michelle Davis, PHR
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS CHAIRPERSON Jacob Fulcher, JD
COLLEGE RELATIONS CHAIRPERSON Jason Fer g
jfer [email protected]
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIRPERSON Deb Wolf, PHR
ddwolf@sit‐co.net
FINANCE CHAIRPERSON Jim Kern, SPHR
DIVERSITY CHAIRPERSON Danyelle Granger
Danyelle.Granger@oldna onal.com
WORKFORCE READINESS CHAIRPERSON Abby Keeping, PHR
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON George Lance, SPHR
George.lance@oldna onal.com
PAST PRESIDENT Michelle Choate, GPHR
SHRM Liaison and Cer fica on Chairperson Tara Ricke s, SPHR
Tara.Ricke [email protected]
WEB CHAIRPERSON Kathy Herndon, GPHR
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Amy Folz, PHR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEET THE
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June Monthly Meeting Thanks to Jake Fulcher, Partner with the regional law firm Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP in Evansville, Indiana!! The June monthly meeting was presented jointly by EHRA and the Evansville Bar Association Corporate Counsel. Jake discussed Guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on employer’s use of criminal background checks in making hiring and retention decisions. In its updated Guidance, the EEOC sets for a recommended best practices for employers in their use of criminal background checks, including conducting individualized assessments of the individual and the criminal conviction. In the presentation, Jake discussed best practices, taking into account the updated Guidance, prevailing case law and practical considerations, for moving forward pursuant to the updated Guidance.
Monthly Member Meeting Thursday, July 26
~ “Gen Y—Getting Them to Talk Rather
than Text at Work” ~ Presentation by Nancy Kovanic, Ph.D.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Evansville Public Library
Browning Even Rooms A & B—Central Library 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47713 http://www.evpl.org/aboutus/locations/ce/
Sponsored By:
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Event Costs: $15.00 EHRA Member; $20 after 12 PM July 23rd * $30.00 Non-Member; $35 after 12 PM July 23rd * $10 Student; $15 after 12 PM July 23rd *
11:00 ‐11:30a.m. ‐ Registra on 11:30‐12:00pm ‐ Announcements , Ice Breaker and Lunch 12:00‐1:00pm—Presenta on
Register Online at: www.ehranet.org
If your primary means of communication at work is talking, NOT texting, then this session is for you. The Gen Y worker is the best at using technology to communicate at work. But, this emerging, young workforce is the worst with interpersonal communication. Gen Y would rather text than talk. This creates some significant issues when face to face or verbal communication is needed. Rather than teaching in-depth communication skills to the techies, learning how to understand their communication style is essential. We’re not talking about learning how to text like a tween or twenty-something, but being able to interpret and use limited verbal communication to increase efficiency and productivity. Benefits for the HR Professionals are that they will learn during this session …. • How Gen Y’s work style is different from other generations • The tech talks preferences of the Y’s • 4 Verbal Communication Style that work with Gen Y and others • How to improve overall verbal communication in the workplace As a bonus to this session, participants can complete a quick online Communication Style Inventory. Understanding your own communication style will enhance your ability to communicate with other predominant and different generational styles. Outline Introduction of the speaker, Dr. Nancy Kovanic by EHRA member Overview of the Program – Learning Outcomes Comparison of Generation Y communication styles compared to Generation X and Baby Boomers Identification of means of communication via electronic messages of Generation Y at work Work style preferences of Generation Y compared to those of Generation X and Baby Boomers Introduction of the four basic communication styles Review of Communication Styles Personal Assessment (completed individually online prior to the session, sharing results
with participants) Identification of the Generation Y communication style preference compared to Generation X and Baby Boomers Summary of the session learning objectives Conclusion: Ways to improve overall verbal communication in the workplace
Nancy Kovanic, Ph.D. * Corporate Trainer/College Professor 812.760.8859 * [email protected]
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As a corporate trainer and college professor, Dr. Nancy Kovanic has over twenty five years of combined experience. Most recently Dr. Kovanic has worked as a Management assistant professor in the College of Business at the University of Southern Indiana. In addition, Nancy has a successful consulting business, IPA located in Evansville, Indiana. Prior to receiving her Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Nancy had extensive work experience in the field of Human Resources. Working for General Electric, Hyster Corporation and Credit Union 1, she mastered HR management as a director, became proficient in policy creation and implementation, developed and was responsible for hiring, compensation, training, benefit, and community relations programs during her HR tenure. Dr. Kovanic has been employed at USI since 1993, and was a prior HRD professor in the School of Technology at Indiana State University. She has taught numerous human resource and management courses. Teaching courses like Diversity in the Workplace and Business Ethics are among her favorite classes. Consulting since 1990, Nancy has an extensive background in corporate training, strategic planning, lean manufacturing, and business development. Some previous clients include Alcoa, Whirlpool, Mead Johnson, Ryobi, Motorola, State Farm Insurance, Caterpillar and Toyota. For the past four years she has worked as a business expansion consultant for Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center in Evansville, Indiana. Her current focus is working with the Easter Seals Division, Assistive Technology Solutions (ATS) developing new programs and increasing operations efficiency.
Join Nancy at the July 26th, Monthly Member Meeting when she presents: ~ “Gen Y—Getting Them to Talk Rather than Text at Work” ~
About our Speaker
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The 2012 EHRA HR After Hours event has been scheduled for: Thursday August 2, 2012 from 4-7:30pm Ivy Room 16 West Virginia Street Evansville, in 47710-1742
4:00 to 5:15pm Presentation "The Sandwich Generation and how can HR help" Presenters: SWIRCA, United Way, Medicare supplement insurance, and more. 5:15pm Annual 2012 PHR, SPHR, and GPHR Recognition event 5:30 to 7:30pm HR After Hours-Networking "Beer, Wine, and Cheese" event.
Daniel H. Pink Lee Woodruff Ann Rhoades Ken Yerkes
Monthly Member Meeting
Thursday, September
20th
Save the date! More information
Forthcoming!
SHRM Strategy Conference
October 3-5; Palm Springs, CA
SHRM Diversity & Inclusion Conference & Exposition October 22-24; Chicago, IL
SHRM-FWI Workflex Conference
(presented in partnership with Families & Work Institute) October 23-24; Chicago, IL
SHRM Leadership Conference
November 15-17; Arlington , VA
This Month’s Selection:
“Is Google making us stupid?” When
Nicholas Carr posed that ques on, in a
celebrated Atlan c Monthly cover sto‐
ry, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He
also crystallized one of the most important debates of our me: As we enjoy
the Net’s boun es, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply?
‐Amazon.com
Discuss this and more at our July book club mee ng: 7PM on 7/13 at Barnes
and Noble.
The EHRA Book Club
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains By Nicholas Carr
Feel free to contact Jason Fer g at the following e‐mail address if
you have any ques ons: jfer [email protected].
Save the
Date!
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Benefits to the HR Community: Workshop participants will:
Receive Resources on how to purchase low cost assistive technology equipment to stream line job accom-modations
Learn how to implement cost effective office setting accommodations for those with disabilities Gain knowledge of how Bias and perceptions lead to poor hiring practices Learn to focus interviewing on ability to perform the job and not the applicants disability Learn acceptable professional communication practices that increase access to vision, hearing and mobility
impaired individuals Learn new interviewing techniques for the disabled population Receive a list of 13 regional companies who supply qualified applicants with disabilities local businesses Receive an in-depth review of the ADA law and how it affects hiring of people with disabilities
Workforce Optimization Training Series: Recruiting and Hiring Individuals with Disabilities
University of Southern Indiana, College of Business July – August, 2012 Sponsored By: Easter Seals of Southwestern Indiana - Assistive Technology Solutions,
University of Southern Indiana - College of Business, and IPA Consulting
Time 8:30 am—Noon Date Session 1—Thursday July 12
Successful Techniques for Recruiting and Hiring Individuals with Disabilities Perceptions of people with disabilities have an underlying influence on the hiring process. Learning how to identify these barriers will be a key element of the program. Specific techniques on properly interviewing applicants with hearing, vision, and limited mobility will be covered. Participants will leave with a list of job placement organizations for recruiting talented individuals. Session 2—Thursday August 2 Six Cost Effective Job Accommodations Every Company Can Use Job accommodations for individuals with hearing, vision, and limited mobility impairments. A list of six practical solutions will be provided for easy implemented in the office. Session 3—Thursday August 16 Ways Organizations can Easily Comply with ADA Regulations The Americans with Disabilities Act impacts employers in the recruiting and hiring process. The focus of this session will be techniques to comply with the current laws.
****USI College of Business Certificate will be awarded for attending all three sessions.****
****Each session is pending approval for 3 hours of HRCI credit.**** Registration $139 for certificate series or $59 per session The registration form is available at the following link: www.assistive-tech.com Print the form and fax it to 812-437-2619 or email the completed form to [email protected] , or call 812-437-2622 and Laura will take the information over the phone. Payment can be received at the event.
Priority registration deadline July 6, 2012 Registrations and payments received after July 6, 2012 $154 for certificate series $69 per session
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Assurance of Learning Assessment for Graduates of HR Degree Programs Registration for the summer test window open now through July 5th. Encourage students to register now for the summer 2012 testing window www.shrm.org/assessment. Questions? Contact the Assurance of Learning hotline at [email protected] or 1-800-283-7476 x3926 (EXAM).
1 – Canada Day 3 – Asalha Puja Day (Buddhist) 4 – Independence Day (United States) 4 – Fil-American Friendship Day (Philippines, United States) 5 – Lailat al Bara’ah (Islamic) 9 – Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i) 20 – Lailat-Ul-Quadr (Islamic, Muslim) 20 – Ramadan begins (Islamic) 22 – Parents Day (United States) 24 – Pioneer Day (Mormon) 26 – Anniversary of the Signing of American’s with Disabilities Act (United States) 28 – Tisha B’Av (Jewish) 31 – Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola (Spain, Roman Catholic)
July DIVERSITY Observances
SHRM Foundation Scholarships for SHRM Members The SHRM Foundation awards a total of $100,000 annually in scholarships for SHRM professional members pursuing degrees or certification. In addition, SHRM professional chapters and state councils are eligible to compete for the certification scholarship to fund programs promoting certification. All applications must be submitted online by July 16 to be considered for an award.
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“Given a Choice, Would Talent Choose You?” By Danyelle Granger Recently I received some promo onal materials for a diversity conference and the tag line asked, “Given a choice, would talent choose you?” This simple, ma er‐of‐fact ques on boldly stood out to me because it gets to the heart of the di‐versity discussion. Has this ques on been asked within your organiza ons? What types of responses came up? When we discuss diversity in rela on to the current and future workforce, this is a ques on that organiza ons should ask themselves, if they desire to remain compe ve by a rac ng and retaining the best talent. Diverse talent is defined not only in terms of race, ethnicity and gender, but talent in regards to age, background, life experiences, thinking styles, as well as other characteris cs that make a person who they are. So, let’s change the ques on slightly…… Given a choice, would a person with a disability choose you? Given a choice, would a person who iden fies as LGBT choose you? Given a choice, would a person with a family choose you? Given a choice, would a person caring for aging parents or rela ves choose you? Given a choice, would someone from a La no, African American, Asian American, Na ve
American or other minority ethnic/racial background choose you? Given a choice, would Millennials choose you? Given a choice, would Gen Xers , Gen Yers or Boomers choose you? If individuals who iden fied with any of the categories listed above did choose you, what is your organiza onal culture doing to retain, develop, promote or support them?
A ached you will find two lists, 101 Recruitment Ideas and 101 Reten on Ideas developed by Percival Enterprises. Some of the items on the list may be strategies you’ve already heard or even tried, but maybe ge ng some fresh di‐verse talent at the decision making table will help those “old” ideas look brand new. Really give this some thought…..”Given a choice, would talent choose you?” Or “Would they choose your compe tor?” Ar cles/Resources Diversity & Inclusion Milestone from Diversity Inc. Five Strategies to Find, Engage and Retain Talent from Diversity Inc.
Do you offer domes c partner benefits? Do you offer mentoring programs? Do you offer internships? Do you offer corporate wellness programs? Do you offer employee recogni on programs? Do you conduct an annual employee survey? Do you offer leadership development or on‐going career planning programs? Who is developing your marke ng strategies? Are promo on trends equitable across race and gender? Do you offer worklife programs, including flexible work schedules or job sharing? Do you have rela onships with organiza ons serving diverse communi es? What type of technology or social media are you using? Do you have an employee volunteer program?
Indiana’s new statewide smoking ban took effect July 1, 2012. The law prohibits smoking in enclosed areas of public places and places of employment, as well as within eight feet of a pu-bic entrance to these places. A “public place” is “an enclosed area of a structure in which the public is invited or permitted.” A “places of employment” includes all enclosed areas where people are employed, but does not include a private vehicle. Although outdoor smoking areas are not prohibited, they must be more than eight feet from a public entrance and cannot be enclosed. Under the law, covered employers and operators must: Inform each employee and prospective employee of the smoking prohibition. Post prominent signs at each public entrance to the facility.
The signs must use language similar to “State Law Prohibits Smoking Within 8 Feet of this Entrance.” Remove ashtrays and other smoking paraphernalia from areas where smoking is prohib-ited. In addition to the above, public places and places of employment that are also a public place must: Post prominent signs inside the facility that read “Smoking is Prohibited by State Law” or other similar language. Ask anyone smoking in violation of the law to stop smoking. Ask persons who refuses to stop smoking to leave and, if necessary, have them lawfully removed. Restaurant owners must also post a prominent sign at each restaurant entrance that says smoking is prohibited in the restaurant. Most Indiana employers, including all restaurants and bars located in them, must comply with the law. There are exemptions, which include freestanding bars and taverns, horseracing facilities, facilities with a gambling license, off-track betting facilities, river-boats, certain private and fraternal clubs, cigar bars, hookah bars, retail tobacco stores, and businesses in a private residence. But, smoking is not allowed in areas of these ex-empted establishments where minors are permitted. Exempted facilities that intend to allow smoking must file with the State a verification that they are exempt and must post prominent signs that read “WARNING: Smoking Is Allowed In This Establishment” or other similar language. First time violators of the law commit a Class B infraction and may be fined up to $1,000 per violation. Four or more violations result in a Class A infraction, exposing the violator to a maximum of $10,000 in penalties. Employers cannot terminate, refuse to hire, or retaliate against an individual for reporting a violation of or exercising any right under the law. State approved signs can be downloaded at http://www.in.gov/atc/. The information in the above article is considered legal information and should not be taken as legal advice. Jake R. Fulcher Carrie Mount Roelle Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP www.kddk.com
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EHRA Membership Marathon II Update Congratulations to Devin Spaulding and Kathleen Lapekas for winning the quar-terly drawing for the Membership Marathon referral program- both of them will re-ceive a $15 EHRA credit that can be used toward membership or an upcoming EH-RA event! The 2012 Membership Marathon is still in its early phases with plenty of opportunity to make refer-rals and move onto our leaderboard. With a lot of exciting upcoming events, such as the Fall Seminar and HR After Hours, now’s the perfect time to reach out and discuss the benefits of EHRA member-ship with your colleagues and friends that are not currently a member of EHRA. As your referrals ap-ply for membership, make sure they place your name in the referred by section of the member appli-cation. As a reminder, the program will run through December 7, 2012 with the top three point earners re-ceiving prizes* of the following value: Prize Levels: 1st Place - Gold Medal: $100 2nd Place - Silver Medal: $ 75 3rd Place - Bronze Medal: $ 50 Points are earned based on the type of referral. A referrer earns 1 point for a non-SHRM member and 2 points for a SHRM member. Plus for July, earn an extra point for any new member referral you make that works for a com-pany in the healthcare field. Membership Marathon Leaderboard: Kathleen Lapekas 2 Diana Hurt 1 Devin Spaulding 1 * Prizes will be awarded in form of any retailer gift card offered through giftcardmall.com, EHRA credit, or a donation in winner’s name to the charity of their choice For a list of program rules, please reference the May 2012 newsletter. Questions about the program can be directed to George Lance at [email protected]
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The new and returning members include:
Joyce Wilzbacher (Benefits Administrator—Flanders Electric Motor Service, Inc.) Jana Kohman (Account Executive—Aerotek) Corrie Buchanan (HR Manager—Azimuth Custom Extrusions, LLC) Please help us welcome our new and returning members at our next meeting.
Did you have a recent accomplishment that you want to share? Let us put you in the spotlight. Email our Newsletter Editor, Amy Folz at [email protected]
Newly Certified? Share your success with us! All newly certified PHRs, SPHRs, or GPHRs please contact Tela Erdell, SPHR, GPHR at
[email protected] or call at 812-461-9743.
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EHRA adds 3 members:
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