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Update - July 6th The GLCC Chapter of SHRM is sad to announce the passing of Jimmy Davis on July 4th. Jimmy was a long-time member of our Chapter and a current member of our Board of Directors. A touching story on Jimmy's life be read here. He will be missed and may our friend rest in peace. Details about his memorial service can also be found in the above-mentioned story link. Update - June 23, 2010 For anyone who missed the June Chapter meeting (Labor Relations and NLRB Update), we have PowerPoint copies of the presentation available upon request. And speaking of labor relations, if you haven't yet seen this, the Supreme Court made a major ruling last Thursday which will cause more than 500 cases to have to be reopened. You can read the entire story here. We are also happy to report that GLCC SHRM has received the Superior Merit Award for 2009. This award recognizes our efforts to be a well-rounded Chapter and put forth the best offerings in every core area for our members. This is the 6th year in a row that we have received this award. Update - May 20, 2010 If you missed today's Chapter meeting and would like a copy of the presentation on the BWC's new Drug-Free Safety Program (DFSP), please let us know. Rich Gaul, the Safety Project Manager from the BWC, has made it available to us. Also, our June Chapter meeting has been announced. You can find more details and/or register here. Update - May 4, 2010 There is still time to register for the next "HR Investigations" course being offered at LCCC. This is a one-day course that our Chapter partnered with LCCC to create and offer. More details can be found here. It is also pre-certified for HRCI credit. Update - April 7, 2010 The details for our April Chapter Meeting can be found here. Don't forget to RSVP. If you're interested in joining our Chapter or haven't yet renewed your 2009 membership, please click here. January and February 2010 Updates Our March and April Chapter meetings have been announced. March 18th's speaker will be Suzanne Miklos. April 15th's speaker will be LaTaunya Conley and she will be presenting our Annual Diversity Program. For the first time ever, during the month of January, our Chapter hit 100 members! Fantastic news! Existing members, don't forget to renew your 2010 membership. Or if you're new and interested in joining...If you live, work or your company does business in Lorain County, you are eligible. You must also work in HR or work for a company that provides a product/service to the HR Profession. Applications can be downloaded here. And our February Chapter meeting has been announced. It will be titled "Recruiting and Hiring Liabilities: Protecting Your Organization from the Harmful Effects of Web 2.0" and details can be found here. Happy New Year. Our January Chapter Meeting has been announced. Please visit the "Events" page for more details and/or to register. It's our legal update - one of the most popular meetings of the year. Don't miss it. Summer and Fall 2009 Updates Today's Chapter meeting set a new all-time ttendance record. The previous record was 62 attendees set in May 2008. Today's meeting (Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Employment Law - But Didn't Want To Pay An Attorney To Ask) by Mark Toth is now the record holder, at 66. Congratulations! GLCC SHRM has joined Twitter. You can follow us @GLCCSHRM or by clicking here. We're populating the page as we speak! If you missed our Chapter meeting today, but would like one of the below-handouts that were provided, please let us know. Copy of the "Making the nuclear renaissance a reality" article written by U.S. Senator George Voinovich. This was originally published in the "Nuclear News." The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey (Q3/2009). Renowned attorney and sought after speaker, Mark Toth, has been booked for our August Chapter meeting. Learn more and register by clicking here. Winter and Spring 2009 Updates You’ve seen him on CNN, Court TV, 48 Hours and Dateline NBC. He’s been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The NY Times and The Washington Post. He’s been heard on more than 230 radio stations… Now... Hear him speak to GLCC SHRM. Tim Dimoff has been booked for our May Chapter meeting. Please visit our "Lorain County Literacy" page to view the details of our new community initiative. The Employee Free Choice Act was introduced into Congress today by Representative George Miller (D-CA) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-MA). This legislation "would amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow unions to use the "card check" process - and bypass the secure, private election format - each time they attempt to organize workers." Click here to read more on SHRM's stance and what you need to know as an HR Professional. Click here to read the Chapter President's State of the Chapter update. Click here to download a 2009 membership application. January 2009 Updates GLCC SHRM Chapter Members, I’d like to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Welcome to 2009 and on behalf of the Board of Directors, I wanted to say that we expect another outstanding year for our Chapter. We finished 2008 with what we hope will be another Superior Merit award winning year, which means that we accomplished tasks in all the areas that SHRM identifies as being necessary to be considered a well-rounded Chapter. We plan to keep the momentum going in 2009. Click here to read more... Archived Updates Speaking of our Chapter meetings, we have been working very hard on the 2009 Programming calendar. We have invited everyone from attorneys to motivational humorists to speak on topics of your interest. We plan to release the calendar in the next month, so keep checking back here for updates. Suggestions for meeting topics or speakers can be made here. Even though the Presidential Election is over, we are still getting requests for the "HR Issues and the Presidential Candidates" document. This was published in one of the free weekly HR Matters E-Tip from PPS. It addresses McCain's and Obama's position on: Employee Free Choice Act, Fair Pay Act, Family and Medical Leave Act Amendments, Minimum Wage and Workplace Flexibility. You can view it here. This continues to be a helpful piece of post-election information. We have moved the SHRM News Feed page to the member-only area of the web site. Chapter members can create a login through our Home Page and view things such as the newsletter (and now the News Feed) there. We've left some of the below-information regarding the Ohio Healthy Families Act available on the site. Even though this proposed legislation was not on November's ballot, we have been advised that it may reappear on the Federal level, in the same form, in early 2009. Please continue to monitor this site for future updates. Governor Ted Strickland issued a memo yesterday regarding the Ohio Healthy Familes Act. You can view it here. The Governor also issued information on the Principles of a Paid Sick Act and Why a Compromise is needed, which you can click on to view. |
