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Cumberland Valley SHRM News and Updates
The Newsletter of Cumberland Valley SHRM
Volume 1, Issue 2 May 2008
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President’s Messageby Martha Gisriel, PHR
Calling all speakers! Cumberland Valley SHRM is preparing the schedule of programs for 2013 and beyond. Monthly CVSHRM meetings offer topics of relevance to us as human resource professionals, in addition to providing an opportunity for certified attendees to earn HRCI recertification credits. We are currently seeking speakers and ideas for upcoming meetings. If you are interested in making a presentation at a future meeting or if you know someone who would like to do so, please contact a member of the CVSHRM Board.
CVSHRM chapter members possess a broad range of knowledge and experience, and it would be tremendous to hear what our members have to share. Our very own Jeannette Rudy Fitzwater gave an excellent presentation earlier this year and will speak once again at our December chapter meeting. I hope you will consider following Jeannette's lead and share your knowledge with us.
As a side note, chapter members are welcome to submit materials for publication in our monthly newsletter. Many thanks to Susan Small for her timely piece on the topic of disclosure of retirement plan fees in this month's issue. This topic will also be addressed at the Legal & Legislative Conference later this year.
Even though we are currently on hiatus from our monthly chapter meetings, CVSHRM is still active! Preparations are under way for several upcoming events. Please mark
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E
1 President’s Message
2 Upcoming SHRM Conferences & Welcome to New Members!
3 Walt's Wall
4 Hagerstown-Washington Chamber of Commerce
5 CVSHRM News & Job Corner
6 2012 Programs 7 CVSHRM Board
Members
8 Membership Application
Contact Us:http://shrmcv.shrm.orgCumberland Valley SHRM, P. O. Box 791, Chambersburg, PA 17201
Cumberland Valley SHRM News and Updates
The Newsletter of Cumberland Valley SHRM
June 2012
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your calendars for the New Member Mixer on Thursday, August 23, at Kaplan University. The Legal & Legislative Conference will take place on Thursday, September 20, at Fountain Head Country Club in Hagerstown. Finally, CVSHRM will co-sponsor a Diversity Conference at Hagerstown Community College on Friday, November 9. More details will be forthcoming as those dates approach. Please contact me if you are interested in helping with any of these chapter activities.
We are always seeking sponsors for our chapter activities. If your company or someone you know would be willing to help sponsor our New Member Mixer, our Legal & Legislative Conference, or the Diversity Conference, please contact us. With regard to the L&L Conference, a sponsorship can help to defray the cost of conference attendance for student attendees. We can also accommodate vendors who would like to set up at one of the upcoming events. As always, we thank you for your support of Cumberland Valley SHRM.
Finally, we would like to grow our membership rolls, so please contact your fellow HR professionals who are not current members of our chapter and invite them to join us. The Northeast Region of SHRM (to which our chapter belongs) is actively seeking to expand its membership, and we could use your help to spread the word about the exciting things that CVSHRM membership has to offer.
Happy Summer!
Upcoming SHRM Conferences: http://www.shrm.org/Conferences/Pages/default.aspx SHRM 2012 Annual Conference & ExpositionREGISTRATION NOW OPENJune 24 - 27, 2012Atlanta, GA2013 SHRM Annual Conference – Chicago, IL2014 SHRM Annual Conference – Orlando, FL
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Walt’s Wallby Walt Lachenmayr, SPHR
Do you have an employee claiming the inability to work overtime because of a disability? See the 4 th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Boitnott versus Corning on the SHRM or other websites. A claim made by Boitnott that he could work forty hours, but no overtime beyond that was denied protection under ADA by the Court.
See the data on the types of discrimination charges being filed by state by using this new link to the EEOC: http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/charges_by_state.cfm Claims of retaliation are high on the list.
Mark your calendar for September 20th. CVSHRM’s annual Legal and Legislative Conference will be held at Fountain Head CC. The conference speakers are reported to be among the best who practice employment law in the “Tristate” area. This year’s topics include:
1. A complete digest of all legal updates, federal and state. 2. The legal ramifications of the pre-employment process 3. A step-by-step guide to handling discrimination complaints and reasonable accommodation requests.4. The latest news in ERISA, including “Obamacare.”
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Getting Connected! To the Hagerstown-Washington Chamber of Commerce
Be a part of the Cumberland Valley SHRM Getting Connected!
To the Hagerstown—Washington County Business World!
Here’s how: June 20 Savvy Managers Book Club (8:00 am-9:00 am)
“Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation,”By Steven JohnsonKaplan University—18618 Crestwood Drive
June 21 Business After Hours (5:00 pm-7:00 pm)Sentinel Capital Solutions—38 South Potomac Street, Suite 304$5 admission
July 10 Learning Lunch Hour (11:30 am-1:00 pm)“Your Brain on Marketing,” presented by Brian Flook of MIRM Power MarketingBulls and Bears Restaurant—38 South Potomac Street
July 11 Eggs & Issues (7:30 am-9:00 am)Ramada Plaza Hotel—1718 Underpass Way$15 members; $20 non-members
July 13 22nd Annual Commerce Cup Golf TournamentBlack Rock Golf Course—20025 Mt. Aetna Road$75/individual; $300 team
July 19 Business After Hours (5:00 pm-7:00 pm)The Herald Mail Company—100 Summit Avenue$5 admission
CONTACTS FOR GETTING CONNECTED!CVSHRM ChamberJeannette Rudy Fitzwater Jill M. ReddecliffCommunity/External Relations Chairperson Director of Member Services301-533-2253 301-739-2015, ext. [email protected] [email protected] Are you interested in being a speaker, serving on a committee, or writing an article for the Chamber newsletter? If so, contact Jeannette for information!
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Help your Business Community…Build your Brand! By Jeanette Rudy-Fitzwater
You have the opportunity to help educate the Washington County business community regarding HR-related issues. At the same time, you’ll help to position yourself as an “expert” locally. That’s a double win!The Washington County Chamber distributes its Connect newsletter on a monthly basis. Currently, they receive a series of articles regarding HR legal-related issues, which they publish on an every other month schedule. However, they tell me that they see the value of employee-related issues and would be willing publish articles on a monthly basis. Here’s an opportunity for you to have articles published with your name and company name (if your Company belongs to the Chamber) or in your name and CVSHRM. Since the other months are focused on legal concerns, we believe the community may benefit from some more developmental types of topics, such as employee engagement, retention, recruitment, and leadership. If you have an interest in submitting an article of 300 to 600 words, please contact Community/External Relations Chairperson, Jeannette Fitzwater at [email protected] or 301-533-2253.
CVSHRM Job Corner
If your business would like to post an opening in the next CVSHRM Newsletter, please e-mail the job opportunity information to Martha Gisriel, CVSHRM President, at [email protected] .
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WHAT’S NEXT???
2012 CVSHRM ProgramsJune 2012 – December 2012
July and August – Summer Vacation
Monday, August 23 – Membership Mixer @ Kaplan University
Thursday, September 20 – Legal & Legislative Conference
Thursday, October 18 – Innovative Personnel Development, Bernard Greenway
Friday, November 9 – Diversity Conference
Thursday, December 13 – Life As I Know It: Nuances of a Multigenerational Workforce, Jeannette Rudy Fitzwater
Sponsors: We are always seeking sponsors, especially for our Diversity Forum, Legal & Legislative Conference, and New Member Mixer! Please let us know if your organization would be interested in sponsoring a CVSHRM event.
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Cumberland Valley ChapterSociety for Human Resource Management
PresidentMartha Gisriel, PHR [email protected] 304-264-1287 x1533
President ElectAleta Pasterkiewicz [email protected] 301-305-7201
Secretary
Valerie Dzbynski, SPHR [email protected]
TreasurerSharon Lehman, PHR [email protected] 717-263-1918 x126
ProgramsLarry Glenn, SPHR [email protected] 301-766-4597
Membership DirectorEmily Kovaleski [email protected] 570-617-5237
Website DirectorMarcie Mason, PHR [email protected] 717-372-6511
Newsletter Director Beth Kennedy [email protected] 301-696-1430x106
Legal & Legislative Chair
Walt Lachenmayr, SPHR [email protected] 301- 730-6704
College Relations Chair-Frostburg Nicole Twigg [email protected] College Relations Chair-Shippensburg Dave Elliott [email protected] 301-791-7946
Diversity Director OPEN
Certification DirectorDenise Smoot, PHR [email protected] 301-223-8056
Community/External Relations Chair
Jeannette Fitzwater [email protected] 301-533-2253
Cumberland Valley News and Updates is the general newsletter for the Cumberland Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. Articles and items of interest are encouraged and welcome.
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Cumberland Valley ChapterSociety for Human Resource Management
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION2012
Thank you for your interest in CVSHRM. We are an organization dedicated to educating Human Resource professionals and providing a means of networking with others in the Human Resources field. To apply for membership, complete this application and submit your membership fee of $30 for SHRM National Members for $40 for non-national members. All applications are subject to approval by the chapter’s Board of Directors. Once this form is completed, forward it to:
Cumberland Valley SHRMP. O. Box 791
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Name:_____________________________ [ ] PHR [ ] SPHR Phone # ( )___________________
Company Name: _____________________________________ Fax # ( )______________________
Address: ________________________________City, State, Zip: _______________________________
E-mail: ______________________________________________________________________________
Are you a national SHRM member? [ ] Yes Member number:________________________ [ ] No
Membership level: Please check one.[ ] Full Regular Member [ ] Associate Member [ ] Student Member
Position Title: ___________________ [ ] Exempt [ ] Non-exempt
Please describe your major job responsibilities ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What percentage of time in your normal, assigned weekly job duties is spent in HR?: ____%
In what industry/business do you work?: ___________________________________________
How many years have you worked in Human Resources (in any capacity)? Manager______yrs.Administrator_______yrs. Assistant ______yrs. Other: Please specify: ____________________/____yrs.
Please check any offices or committees on which you would be interested in serving:[ ]President [ ]Vice President [ ]Secretary [ ]Treasurer[ ]Newsletter [ ]Certification[ ] Survey Chairperson [ ] _____________Chairperson
Committees: [ ]Membership [ ]Legislative [ ]Diversity [ ]Education [ ]Student Chapter Affiliation [ ]School to Work Program
Signature:_____________________________________________ Date:_________________
Referred by: _________________________________________________________________
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STATEMENT OF CHAPTER ETHICS: Neither members nor guests of CV-SHRM will be permitted to use their membership or guest privileges at CV-SHRM meeting to further their own financial gain and/or career aspirations. Such conduct is considered by this Chapter to be unprofessional, inappropriate, and unacceptable. Those engaging in such conduct may face having their membership or guest privileges suspended by the Chapter.
EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER BY-LAWS 9Article III, Section 2 (Membership Levels)
A. Full Regular Member Those eligible for applying for Full Regular membership include:
Those who devote at least 50% of their time to Human Resources and/or Industrial Relations activities. Those who possess at least three years' exempt-level human resource management experience.
Full Regular members shall:a. Have voting rights (one vote) on any matter of chapter business.b. Be eligible to seek election to and hold any office, serve as a Committee Chairman or
member, and be eligible to be a member of the Board of Directors.
B. Associate Member Those eligible for applying for Associate membership include:
Those persons actively engaged in bona fide Human Resource work and who devote at least 30% of their time to Human Resource and/or Industrial Relations activities.
Individuals in non-exempt human resource management positions. Persons having the primary responsibility for HR activities in small organizations where there may not
be a discrete HR function. These shall, in special circumstances, be eligible for membership in this category, regardless of the amount of time devoted to HR activities.
Non-practitioners having an interest in the HR profession and the activities of our chapter. These individuals must be eligible for membership in National SHRM in order to be eligible for Associate membership in the Cumberland Valley Chapter.
Associate members shall:a. Have voting rights on matters of chapter business.b. Be eligible to serve on any of the standing committees.
C. Student Member 1. Student members are defined as individuals enrolled in an accredited two- or four-year college (or above)
who have the desire to pursue a career in the HR profession. 2. Student Members shall: a. Not have voting rights on the matters of chapter business.
b. Be eligible to serve on any of the standing committees for educational purposes.
CHAPTER USE ONLY
Date of Presentation to Board of Directors: ______________ Date Applicant Notified: ______________
ACTION TAKEN: [ ] Approved [ ] Denied [ ] Deferred pending more info:
