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B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s :
President Gina Catanzarita (802) 846-2307 [email protected] Vice President Michelle Lewis (802) 355-0862 [email protected]
Treasurer Patricia Loller 802-578-9554 [email protected] Secretary Holly Ashe (802) 882-1651 [email protected] SHRM Representative Chelsea Daneault
(802) 861-9745
Membership Chair
Terri Terreri
(802) 862-2771, Ext 732
Workforce Development
Kathie Cheney
(802) 231-0308
Program Co-Chairs:
Christina Lord
(802) 310-2669
Heather Wright
(802) 497-1853
A p r i l 6 , 2 0 1 8 www.VTHRA.org #VTHRA
MEMBER INQUIRY I would like to reach out to the membership for recommendations for executive or leadership coaches in Vermont. Thank you. Paul H Hutchins, 802-272-8481 [email protected]
NEW JOB! Congratulations to Joy Trigg on her recent job change. She is now Director of Human Resources at Champlain Valley Dispensary & Southern Vermont Wellness.
Rising Star in Worksite Wellness Award Winners Congratulations!
American Meadows
Bellavance Trucking
Duke's Fitness Center
Lamoille County Mental Health
Maple Leaf I.T. LLC
Northeast Kingdom Community Action, Inc.
Stantec
Vermont Law School
Vermont Studio Center
From Chaos to Calm: Managing Stress in the Workplace
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Time: 7:30 a.m.- 8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. Program
Place: Hampton Inn, 42 Lower Mountain View Dr., Colchester, VT
The modern business environment is increasingly filled with workplace stressors, and that trend shows no sign of slow-ing down. Simultaneously, the need for employee work/life balance and stress management tools is at an all-time high. Our presenters will empower employers with tools for addressing this workplace dynamic, beginning with ad-dressing the current chaotic nature of life on the planet and how this chaos effects the individual – specifically address-ing our relationship with stress and discussing strategies to reduce stress. This session will also cover the use of on-site support to increase work/life balance and sustainable benefit strategies for your employee culture, along with a healthy treat and recipe for desk-side snacking!
Participants will learn:
• How to identify the connection between stress and its health impact on employees • Prevention strategies to reduce workplace stressors and increase employee focus • Workplace tools for supporting employee wellness and productivity • Strategies for developing sustainable and flexible workplace benefits that align with your culture
About our Speakers
Wendy Halley is a licensed mental health clinician, a veteran practitioner of the shamanic healing arts and the author of several books. Her unique approach merges ancient and contemporary tradi-tions and is grounded in the idea that we are our own best healers. Wendy incorporates over twenty years of clinical counseling experience, as well as a holistic perspective informed by the rigorous dis-cipline of her shamanic training, into her work at Lucid Path. Motivated by both personal and profes-sional experiences of the Energy Genesis’ healing capability, Wendy is excited to share this ground-breaking technology with others.
Marie Frohlich Marie is a certified holistic health coach and herbalist. She has been a champion for vitality and balance in the workplace AND at home for over 15years - specializing in self-care and re-ducing stress, she uses a holistic and experiential approach to engage and inspire through individual and group coaching, workshops and organizational retreats. She is Vitality Champion with the Coach-ing Center of Vermont and has an office in Montpelier. You can find out more about Marie at www.MarieFrohlich.com and at http://coachingcenterofvt.com/team.php?service=wellness
This program has been submitted for certification credit hours.
Please register via www.VTHRA.org
HR 101: Back to Basics
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Time: 7:30 a.m.- 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m.– 4:15 pm Program
Place: Trader Dukes Hotel (Formerly the Double Tree) 1117 Williston Rd, So. Burlington, VT
Are you new to HR or simply just need a refresher? Are you a small business owner and not sure where to start when it
comes to HR? Then this full-day seminar is for you! We’ve gathered some of Vermont’s local experts to educate at-
tendees on some essential HR topics. This day-long workshop is designed to target entry-level HR professionals to give
them a thorough introduction into the world of HR. Seasoned HR professionals are also encouraged to attend, everyone
could use a refresher, right?
Early bird registration is $99 for VTHRA members and $149 for non-members. Register by May 1st! Pric-
es will increase to $129 for VTHRA members and $179 for non-members after May 1st.
Employment Law & Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
VT Parental & Family Leave (VTPFL) Kerin Stackpole, SPHR , Director at Paul Frank + Collins
Compensation & Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Brenda Sabin, CBP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CHRS
Director of HR Compliance & Payroll Solutions at Hickok & Boardman HR
Intelligence
Safety & OSHA Mary Beth Morrisseau
Safety Consultant, Green Mountain Safety Consulting
Benefits Administration Michelle Lewis, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CPB, CCP
HR Consultant, HR Delta, LLC
Talent Acquisition Beth Gilpin, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Principal, Beth Gilpin Consulting LLC
Please register at
www.VTHRA.org.
You are invited to attend a casual reception to con-nect Vermont Businesses with the 2018 Graduating Class of the Grossman School of Business Sustaina-ble Innovation MBA program.
Date: April 30th, 6 – 8 pm
Location: UVM Davis Center, Livak Ballroom (4th Floor) Light refreshments will be served
If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Amanda Simpfenderfer at [email protected] by April 20th.
Announcement from River Valley HR Association:
Attention Recruiting and Talent Acquisition Professionals:
We have scheduled a subsequent recruiting networking meeting of Recruiting and Talent Acquisition professionals. Our initial meeting in the fall was a valuable use of time, and we are hopeful to continue the conversations and ideas flowing!
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, 4/25 at 4pm EST
LOCATION: Mascoma Bank Operations Center, White River Junction, VT
RSVP & Questions: contact Sarah Hastings, [email protected] for food/beverage count by Monday 4/23
Our agenda is below for reference – please let me know any input and suggestions to be sure time is well spent and productive!
• Introductions
• Open up for group discussion on each individual’s challenge and success (anything particular from October’s meeting to share??)
Discuss biggest recruiting challenge
Discuss biggest recruiting success
Referral discussion (outplacement, no-hires) – sharing with each other
Open Q/A dialog, determine next meeting date/time
Conference Rates:
Early Bird: Ends 4.27
Member: $1,620
Nonmember: $2,025
Standard: 4.28 – 6.15
Member: $1,750
Nonmember: $2,155
On-site: 6.16-6.20
Member: $1,895
Nonmember: $2,300
Highly effective people take the time to "sharpen the saw." No matter how hard you're working, if you're not learning new ideas and innovations, you're not as effective as you could be. There's a rea-son that so many important business meetings take place off-site. Sometimes, to get a new perspec-tive, you need to get out of the office. At SHRM18, that time out of the office will be an investment well worth your commitment. You'll be surrounded by thousands of like-minded HR professionals who share both your passion for HR, and your desire to get better.
REGISTER NOW ➞
Governor's Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award Recipients! Congratulations!
A.N. Deringer, Inc.
asicNorth
BioTek Instruments Inc.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
Brattleboro Retreat
Burton Snowboards
Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice
Central Vermont Medical Center
Champlain College
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Chroma Technology Corp
City of Burlington
City of Rutland
City of St. Albans
Community Care Network
Copley Hospital
Country Home Products / DR Power Equipment
Engelberth Construction, Inc.
Franklin County Home Health Agency, Inc.
Green Mountain College
Hallam-ICS
Hanover Consumer Cooperative
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services
Heritage Family Credit Union
Hickok & Boardman Financial Planning & HR Intelligence
Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group
Howard Center
Hubbardton Forge
Keurig Green Mountain
Lake Champlain Chocolates
Logic Supply
Mascoma Bank
Mt Ascutney Hospital
MVP Health Care
National Life Group
New Chapter, Inc.
North Country Hospital
NorthCountry Federal Credit Union
Northeast Kingdom Human Services, Inc.
Northfield Savings Bank
Northwestern Counseling & Support Services Inc.
Northwestern Medical Center
NRG Systems, Inc.
City Market
Passumpsic Savings Bank
PC Construction Company
Rutland Regional Medical Center
Sonnax Industries, Inc.
State of Vermont
The Edge Sports & Fitness
The Richards Group
The University of Vermont Medical Center
The Vermont Country Store
Trudell Consulting Engineers
United Counseling Service
University of Vermont
Porter Medical Center
Vermont Electric Cooperative
Vermont Federal Credit Union
Vermont Information Processing
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Vermont Mutual Insurance Group
Vermont Precision Tools
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Vermont Systems, Inc.
Visiting Nurses Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
VSBIT
VSECU
WageWorks
Washington County Mental Health Services
Washington Electric Cooperative
World Learning
SHRM Vermont State Council Legislative Advocacy Update
April 4, 2018
State of VT Update
S. 40 An act relating to increasing the minimum wage
The Vermont Department of Labor testified before the General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee in the House of Represent-atives last week on the proposed minimum wage increase passed by the Senate. Commissioner Kurrle noted that the Governor is not against the idea of increasing minimum wage at some point, but not this year. The Vermont State Economist also testified, and stated that as wages go up, the monetary value of benefits may also rise.
Highlights from the testimony:
Jobs in Burlington were down 1,200 in 2017 with an unemployment rate of under 3%. That means there are open jobs waiting for qualified candidates to apply.
The average number of hours worked overall has been reduced by one hour
There are issues filling basic, entry level jobs across the state
The largest impacts of a minimum wage increase will be on small employers
https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2018/S.40
S. 40 Status: The bill is currently before the General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives.
H.196, An Act Relating to Paid Family Leave
The chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs said paid family leave is a top priority for the committee over the last five weeks of the session. As passed out of the House last year, employees would receive six weeks of paid leave at 80 percent of their salary, to be funded by employees via a payroll tax.
Chairman Sirotkin describes H.196 as a "modest" effort to provide critical benefits to all workers. "People have difficulty in taking leave when they're sick because they can't afford to take the time off ... And I think it's a real working-class issue." The Gover-nor’s office has stated that H.196 is not in keeping with his pledge not to increase any taxes or fees in 2018. The governor's com-munications director says Scott would like to see if the program could be set up on a voluntary basis.
Sirotkin believes paid family leave would be like an insurance program that requires participation of all employees. "We provide unemployment benefits when people are laid off, we provide workers comp when people are injured on the job," said Sirotkin. "This is another legitimate family need, and we want to be family friendly.”
There will be a public hearing on paid family leave on April 10th at the Statehouse.
For more information about the SHRM Vermont State Council Legislative Employment Law and Legislative Advocacy Update, please contact Shelley Sayward at 802-772-2215 or [email protected].
LATEST NEWS: Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Regulations
The Department of Labor (DOL), through the Presidential Memorandum on Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations, is proposing changes to “modernize and streamline” the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime regulations.
As you know, last year, changes were proposed to FLSA overtime regulations, which sought to increase the salary threshold from $23,660 per year to $47,476 per year and called for automatic adjustments to the salary level every three years. The final rule was later challenged in court by both employer groups and several states, directly prior to its effective date in December 2016. Alt-hough the court issued a preliminary injunction stopping the rule’s implementation, it has not yet reached a final decision.
As part of this movement around modernizing overtime regulations, a new Request for Information (RFI) was published by
the US Department of Labor (DOL) in July 2017, seeking public comment on aspects of the overtime rule, including how DOL should best determine a salary threshold for overtime eligibility, whether the threshold should vary by geographic region, and whether the threshold should be automatically updated. Once DOL has reviewed public input in response to the RFI, and depending on the court’s final ruling, DOL will likely draft a new proposed rule and allow for additional public comment before finalizing it.
The RFI is the first step as DOL re-examines last year’s overtime rule and considers possible changes. It will be important that HR’s voice and experience is heard by DOL as they pursue this process. By providing thoughtful and comprehensive responses to the RFI, SHRM can make positive changes to a rule that affects all employers and employees.
SHRM is currently reviewing the RFI. Stay tuned for more updates and an opportunity to provide your thoughts to help inform SHRM’s response to DOL through SHRM’s overtime regulations-dedicated website.
Federal Update - Direct from SHRM National
Please find the notice below for Tuesday’s public hearing on paid family leave.
Public Hearing on H.196, Relating to Paid Family Leave: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in Room 11
Witnesses may signup to speak starting at 4:30 p.m. in the hallway outside Room 11. Time is lim-ited to three minutes per person. The Committee will also accept written testimony before the hear-ing, which may be submitted to Kayla Dewey at [email protected] or mailed to the State House. If you have any other questions, contact Kayla Dewey at [email protected], by calling 802-828-3890, or by submitting a letter by mail.
It would also be helpful to submit written testimony for the minimum wage proposal. Please see that notice below – there is a public hearing this evening, but you may also submit written testimony to the Committee’s assistant.
Commit tee Hear ing on S.40 , Rela t ing to Increasing the Minimum Wage Thursday, Apr i l 5 , 2018, 5 :30 p.m. – 7 :30 p.m.
The House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs will hold a committee hearing on S.40, a bill relating to increasing the minimum wage, on Thursday, April 5, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The hearing will take place in Room 11, located on the first floor of the State House, near the main entrance. Witnesses can start signing up to speak at 5:00 pm. Witness testimony will be limited to only two, or three minutes. The Committee will also accept written testimony. For infor-mation about this event, or to submit written testimony, please contact the Committee at 802-828-3559 or e-mail [email protected].
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Addison County Home Health 3/29/2018
Human Resources Director Please email resume and cover letter to Kristen
Smith at [email protected]
PC Construction 3/29/2018
Retirement Plan Administrator Please apply
University of VT 3/29/2018
HR Customer Service Specialist Please apply w/ cover letter, references and re-sume at www.uvmjobs.com posting #S1507PO
University of VT/ Porter Medical Ctr 3/29/2018
HR Generalist Interested individuals can apply online via this link.
DEW 3/29/2018
Payroll an Job Cost Accountant Email resume, w/ cover letter and salary require-
ments to [email protected]
DEW 3/29/2018
Human Resources and Risk Manager
Email resume, w/ cover letter and salary require-ments to [email protected]
Vermont Creamery 3/16/2018
Human Resources Manager Contact Eliza
Giroux [email protected]
Resonance 3/2/2018
Human Resources Generlist Apply to: [email protected]
Food Science Corporation 3/2/2018
Human Resources Director Email your credentials to
Tetra Tek 3/2/2018
HR Staffing Specialist to apply on line please go to http://
bit.ly/2GRcPq4
Twincraft 2/15/2018
People Center Associate
Please send a resume to [email protected] to
apply! A full job description can be found on
our website, www.twincraft.com
Howard Center 12/2/2017
Diversity and Inclusion Manager please visit www.howardcentercareers.org and enter search term “Diversity”
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