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Welcome New Members
We would like to officially welcome our newest members! We hope to see you at our upcoming meetings!
Jeffrey Ilko, PHR, SHRM-CPAscension
Ed Travis, SPHR, SHRM-SCPHR DirectorThe Benefits Group
Elise SzarekHR SpecialistLuxco
Janer VarnerSenior HR SpecialistInsperi...
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Changing Safety Operations as an Essential Business During COVID-19
by Erika Plumlee
We have always known that our employees are essential to our business. And this year, we learned how essential we are to the economy. Lyons Blow Molding manufactures plastic bottles for the food, beverage and sanitation industries. I am their Human Resources Manager and “Depa...
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What Can HR Professionals do to Help Their Employees From a Retirement Plan Perspective
2020 is off to a rough start. First the COVID-19 issues have hit the economy hard and many companies are experiencing financial difficulty, causing furloughs, layoffs and terminations. While it has stabilized, the stock market experienced significant losses earlier in the year. As we write this, we ...
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Message From the President
April Showers bring May Flowers - how does your garden grow? If it were only that simple! During uncertain times and ever changing days, hours, and even sometimes minutes, we often forget to shift our attention to caretaking of our garden of words and actions, and unintentionally neglect to properly...
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Work-Teach-Parent: One Member's Tricks for Managing it All
I was on the phone with a co-worker when he stopped mid sentence and asked, “Do you have a bird?” I just laughed. “No,” I replied, “that's my 7-year old who is trying to ask me a question about math.” For the past two weeks, parenting and working are now coexistin...
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Teaming Up With Tim Wells & Mel Jones: FFCRA & What You Need to Know
As part of sweeping legislation, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) became effective April 1, 2020. As of right now, its requirements are in effect only until the end of the calendar year. The two laws were enacted to provide workers with paid leave for reasons related to the corona...
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Peaceful Pandemic? How to Pivot Your Culture Towards Hope in Crisis
What if COVID Was Ebola and You Lived on a Dollar a Day?
In 2014, Sierra Leone was facing the Ebola epidemic, a deadly virus with a 50 percent mortality rate; and a place with next to no resources, where people lived on one dollar a day. Sounds like a culture where hope should be dying at a rate hi...
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Welcome New Members
We would like to officially welcome our newest members! We hope to see you at our upcoming meetings!
Colleen Dreyer
Paul FelsAccount ExecutiveAscentis
Darlene Dye
Alex RigazioWorkforce Management Account ExecutiveAscentis
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Message From the President
March Mindfulness – Change and Adapt
After a long winter, we continue to look forward to the sights, sounds, and smells of renewal of Spring. I know we are all ready to greet Spring!
For the last 30 days or so and ongoing, we continue to face challenges and adversity during these times of tu...
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The Secret of Tedd Trabert's Success
Tedd Trabert is the chapter's new Vice President of Diversity & Workforce Readiness. He currently works as the Director of Human Resources & Engagement at Major Brands, where he has been since May 2019.
Tedd has a 20-year, multi-industry background in human resources including hospitality, ...
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