Tuesday, April 21, 2015 ”Employment Law Update 2015”

April 2015 Edition
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
”Employment Law Update 2015”
Presented by: Jim Stadler and Nicole Paterson, Clark Hill’s Labor &
Employment Law practice
The presentation will include:
 Legal Updates: NLRB, FMLA, EEOC, GINA, Same-Sex Benefits
 Workplace Violence
 FLSA update
*This program is awaiting approval for 1.25 General HRCI re-certification credits
The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means
that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.
James “Jim” Stadler
Stadler is a Member of Clark Hill’s Labor & Employment practice group in Grand Rapids, MI.
He represents private and public sector management interests in labor and employment relations matters
including: collective bargaining negotiations, grievance arbitrations, interest arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, strikes, lockouts, civil rights charges, FMLA compliance and disputes, wage and hour compliance and investigations, WARN compliance, employment terminations, workforce reductions, employment policies, practices and procedures and other labor and employment-related matters. Jim is a member of the American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association and the Grand Rapids Bar Association.
Nicole Paterson
Paterson is an Associate at Clark Hill’s Labor and Employment practice group. Her areas of focus include
defending employers before the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, National Labor Relations Board and Michigan Employment Relations Commission. She
has experience advising employers on employment matters including disciplinary matters, handbook and
policy reviews, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and unemployment insurance.
Place:
DOHERTY HOTEL
604 N. McEwan
Clare, MI 48617
(989) 633-8925
Date:
Time:
Cost:
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 (Breakfast meeting)
7:30am - 7:45am
7:45am - 8:15am
8:15pm - 9:15pm
Upcoming event:
May 19th Personal Finance for
Employees
Registration & Networking
Breakfast
Program
$20 for MMHRA members, $10 Guests,
$30 for non-members, and $10 for students
Remember, guests are always welcome! Feel free to bring a guest (i.e., business owner, boss, spouse, colleague, co-worker, mentee, etc.).
To register for this event click here http://mmhra.shrm.org/forms/event-registration
MMHRA accepts online payment by credit card or PayPal.
Please RSVP by Friday, April 17, 2015
MID MICHIGAN HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 917, MT. PLEASANT, MI 48804-0917
mmhra.shrm.org
MidMichiganHRA@yahoo.com
Serving the Needs of Human Resource Professionals in the Greater Central Michigan Area
April 2015 Page 2
2015 Officers & Directors
President’s Corner:
President
Greetings Mid Michigan Human Resource Association
Members!
President—Elect
In lieu of our normal President’s Message, I’d like to
highlight a very important event that is being scheduled for
our Chapter for this fall.
Announcing our first annual MOCK TRIAL!!
ereinke@ga-ins.com
Secretary
Past President
(LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE: 200)
Shar Rappuhn, PHR
The City of Mt. Pleasant
989-779-5312
srappuhn@mt-pleasant.org
Tracy Schultz
The General Agency
(989) 817-4244
tschultz@ga-ins.com
Bonnie Hayward, PHR
The General Agency
989-773-6981 x.255
bhayward@ga-ins.com
Past President
HAVE YOU BEEN TO COURT LATELY?
We welcome your attendance at the Mock Trial in
September and encourage your participation as attorneys
from Warner Norcross & Judd LLP provide attendees with
hands on experience of going to trial.
 YOU can be the Jury
 YOU can hear the fundamentals of the case
 YOU get an up close look at how the judicial system
works.
Megan Quinn
General Agency Services
586-242-5916
megquinn@outlook.com
Treasurer
Date: September 15, 2015 7:30 am-12:00 noon
Place: Doherty Hotel, Clare, MI
Elaine Reinke
The General Agency
989-817-4231
Membership
Communications
Coordinator
HRCI Coordinator
Hundreds will benefit from the event-this is one you won’t
want to miss!!!!
Student Chapter
Representative
Thank you for your on-going support and for helping us to
continue to succeed in 2015!
Legislative Rep
Coordinator
Elaine M. Reinke, HRC, HCSC
MMHRA Chapter President
Diversity Advocate
Susanne Gandy, PHR
City of Mt. Pleasant
989-779-5313 (work)
sgandy@mt-pleasant.org
Natalie Trent
Central Michigan University
989-774-7213
dashe1nk@cmich.edu
Dawn Tanner
CMH for Central Michigan
989-772-5930 x.1214
dtanner@cmhcm.org
Sandy Andre, PHR, MLRHR
Central Michigan University
989-774-7874
robin2sm@cmich.edu
Amy McGinnis, SPHR
Central Michigan University
989-774-3339 (work)
Amy.Beth.McGinnis@cmich.edu
Steven Berkshire, EdD, SPHR
Central Michigan University
989-774-1640 (work)
berks1sd@cmich.edu
Krystal Swindlehurst
Central Michigan University
989-774-3473 (work)
Fisch2km@cmich.edu
SHRM Foundation
Representative
Lisa Aldrich
CMH for Central Michigan
989-772-5930 x.1424
laldrich@cmhcm.org
Workforce Readiness
Representative
VACANT
MID MICHIGAN HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 917, MT. PLEASANT, MI 48804-0917
mmhra.shrm.org
MidMichiganHRA@yahoo.com
Serving the Needs of Human Resource Professionals in the Greater Central Michigan Area
April 2015 Page 3
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN FORMING A STUDY GROUP???
MMHRA is collaborating with VSHRM to host a SHRM Certification Study Group in the Fall of 2015 to assist
those preparing for the Winter 2016 exam! Classes will be held this Fall in Midland (location and schedule will
be determined) on two to three consecutive Saturday afternoons. Learn as a team, take sample quizzes and
learn various practice techniques for Certification testing! If you are interested please contact Elaine Reinke,
Chapter President at ereinke@ga-ins.com.
Thank you to the volunteers for Mock Interview Day 2015!!!
On Friday, March 13th, Michigan State University Extension with the support of Middle Michigan Development Corporation, Michigan Works!, Clare-Gladwin RESD, and area schools hosted Mock Interview Day 2015. Thank you to all that
made this day a great success for area high school students!!
Congratulations to MMHRA members Amy McGinnis and Kimberly Voisin!!!
Amy McGinnis was honored during a 2015 Woman of the Year Luncheon at CMU on March 5th. Amy was selected as Woman of the Year by the CMU American Council on Education. Kimberly Voisin was honored at the
ceremony as a Woman of Excellence! Congratulations to both women!!
Check out MISHRM on Social Media!!
You can find MISHRM on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Stay in touch with HR
around Michigan using the following social connections.
Facebook—https://www.facebook.com/MISHRM
Twitter—@MichiganSHRM
LinkedIn—http://www.linkedin.com/groups/MISHRM -1810080/about?
trk=anet_up_grppro MISHRM
MMHRA MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Please welcome the following new MMHRA members!
Abby Olson, Recent Graduate from CMU
Melissa Petoskey, Master’s Student @ CMU
Know of others that could benefit from being a MMHRA member?
Contact Natalie Trent, Membership Chair ( 989-774-7213 / dashe1nk@cmich.edu ) with their email and we’ll be sure to
send materials to them as well as invite them to our next meeting.
MID MICHIGAN HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 917, MT. PLEASANT, MI 48804-0917
mmhra.shrm.org
MidMichiganHRA@yahoo.com
Serving the Needs of Human Resource Professionals in the Greater Central Michigan Area
April 2015 Page 4
The new SHRM Certification:
Starting in January 2015, SHRM will offer its own HR certification
program/designation. The designations are ―SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), and ―SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRMSCP)‖. The new SHRM certification is built around the ―SHRM Body
of Competency and Knowledge‖ (―SHRM BoCK‖) model, developed
by SHRM.
Beginning January 1, 2015, HR professionals with existing HR generalist certifications that are in good standing (i.e. PHR, SPHR, GPHR,
HRMP, and HRBP) will be eligible for the new SHRM Certification, at
no cost, by completing the following by December 31, 2015:
Document that your current certification is in good standing
Sign the SHRM Code of Ethics
Complete a brief online tutorial on HR competencies
The online tutorial will focus on HR competencies and
will take approximately one hour to complete
Once the above steps are completed, you will earn the new SHRM credential and begin a three-year SHRM recertification cycle.
View updated information related to the new SHRM certification at
http://certification.shrm.org/
For information related to your existing certification through HRCI
(and, to check out their updated webpage and logo), visit: http://
www.hrci.org/
Winter PHR/SPHR
Testing Window: May 1, 2015—July 31, 2015
Regular Application accepted: November 16, 2014 - March 13, 2015
Late Application accepted: March 14– April 17, 2015
SHRM FOUNDATION:
Complimentary Educational Resources
from the SHRM Foundation are available
at http://www.shrm.org/about/
foundation/products/Pages/default.aspx
DVD Series
Effective Practice Guidelines
Executive Briefings
Research Reports
Thought Leaders Retreat
Supporting the SHRM Foundation is a
chance to contribute to an ongoing study of
human resources in society. The SHRM
Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of SHRM.
Please contact Lisa Aldrich at
laldrich@cmhcm.org with any questions.
Spring PHR/SPHR
Testing Window: Nov 1, 2015-Jan 31, 2016
Regular Application accepted: May 4—Sept 11, 2015
Late Application accepted: Sept 12—Oct 16, 2015
Are you interested in learning more about MMHRA?
Consider volunteering! We encourage you
like to help with a project or volunteer
interested in hearing from you. For more
member (see page 2 of the newsletter for
to volunteer! Whether you would
for a leadership position, we are
information, contact any Board
contact info).
The MMHRA Board members would like to hear from any member interested in
learning more about a board responsibility and serving with this dynamic
board!
MID MICHIGAN HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 917, MT. PLEASANT, MI 48804-0917
mmhra.shrm.org
MidMichiganHRA@yahoo.com
Serving the Needs of Human Resource Professionals in the Greater Central Michigan Area