President’s Message Chad V. Sorenson, 2016 SHRM Jacksonville President

The 8th Annual SHRM Jacksonville Conference and Expo is just three weeks away

and our conference team has been hard at work preparing for another spectacular

event! With the theme of the Art of HR, we have 25 thought provoking speakers

presenting on topics from strategic approaches with talent acquisition to becoming

an effective HR business leader. In addition, we have four session tracks if you

want to focus your efforts on a specific area: Master Series, HR Compliance, Art

of HR, and HR Development.

The conference has been certified for 9 SHRM Professional Development Credits

as well as 9 HR Certification Institute HR credits. In addition, a number of the

sessions have been certified as Business credits by the HRCI.

We are looking forward to our Business Partners and encourage you to join them

at the networking social on Thursday evening as well as visiting with them in the

Expo Hall on Friday. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do!

Time is running out to save on the registration. You must register by April 20th to

receive a discount on the walk up rate.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of SHRM Jacksonville and the conference

team, we look forward to seeing you at our opening session on Thursday, April

28th at 2:30pm! You can find the summary of the sessions later in the newsletter,

and full descriptions by visiting our website. Click here to find out more and

register today! We will see you at UNF at the end of the month!

SHRM

Jacksonville:

Advancing and

Serving the First

Coast Workforce

HR MATTERS SHRM Jacksonville’s Monthly Newsletter

In this issue:

2016 chapter meetings

Legal updates

SHRM Jacksonville Annual Conference details

April 2016

2016 April Chapter Meeting

Master Series: Costs and Damage of

Leadership Team Dysfunction

Speaker: Rusty Bozman, CCP

Every leadership team is a collection of individuals, attempting to work together to produce extraordinary results. However, each individual brings to the team his or her biases, blind spots, emotional liabilities and egos. Often these liabilities create clashes, battles over control or intentionally ignoring the truth around situations that require immediate attention. The Human Resources executive has the unique opportunity to provide guidance, counseling and insights in these circumstances – but only if the HR executive has done the work to personally grow and fully understand the root causes and strategies for addressing them.

Registration 7:30 a.m.

Meeting begins 8:00 a.m.

Presentation 8:30 a.m.

Meeting ends 10:30 a.m.

Maggiano’s Little Italy

10367 Mid Town Parkway

Jacksonville, FL 32246

*The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of

UPCOMING MEETINGS April 7 – Master Series: Costs and

Damage of Leadership Team

Dysfunction

April 19 – Project Management

Workshop – Nova Southeastern

April 19 – New Member Orientation

(Dave & Busters)

April 28 – 29 (SHRM Jacksonville

Annual Conference – UNF)

May 7 – SHRM Student Chapter

Annual Career Conference (Nova)

June 2 – Too Many Presidents?

Ensuring Award and Recognition

Programs Drive Results (Speaker:

Joseph DiMisa/Location: EverBank

Field)

June 19 – 22 (SHRM Annual

Conference – Washington, D.C.)

July 14 – Advocacy – Shaping HR

Public Policy (Speaker: Bob

Carragher, SHRM Sr. State Affairs

Officer/Location: Sheraton)

August 4 – TBD

August 29 – 31 (HR Florida Annual

Conference & Expo)

September 8 – Master Series

October 6 – Diversity & Inclusion

Update

November 3 – Master Series

December 1 – Legal Update

April 7 – Register at the Door!

SHRM Certification Exam Window and Fees

If you are considering sitting for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, the testing window dates and fees

are listed below. Please visit the SHRM national website at: http://www.shrm.org for details and

resources regarding the application process, eligibility criteria, testing locations and more. If you

recently received your certification – we want to share the good news with our chapter. Please

email certification@shrmjax.org and let us know what you received and when. - Dr. Gloria Davis,

SHRM-SCP

SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP TESTING WINDOW

2016 Spring Window: May 1 - July 15, 2016

Applications Accepted Regular Deadline Late Application Deadline

Jan. 4 Mar. 25 Apr. 15

2016 Winter Window: Dec. 1, 2016 - Feb. 15, 2017

Applications Accepted Regular Deadline Late Application Deadline

May 16 Oct. 21 Nov. 11

The testing windows are the dates during which the exams are administered. The regular

application deadline dates are the dates during which candidates can register for the exam. For

candidates who apply during the late application period a nonrefundable late fee will be incurred.

Please note: The exam application deadlines close on Mar. 25, Apr. 15, Oct. 21 and Nov. 11 at

11:59 PM, ET.

SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP EXAM FEES

Exam Fees SHRM Member Price Non-member Price

Exam Fee (SHRM-CP & SHRM-

SCP)

$300 USD $400 USD

Application Processing Fee

(nonrefundable)

$50 USD

(included in exam

fee)

$50 USD

(included in exam fee)

Late Application Fee

(nonrefundable)

$75 USD $75 USD

Retest Fee Full exam fee Full exam fee

Welcome Our New Members!

SHRM Jacksonville would

like to recognize its

newest student and

chapter members:

Sherry Allen

Amanda Broderick

Susan Clayton

Carol Colman

Josie Curtis

Katie Delamater

Judy Donaldson

Janice Durham*

Roxanne Fread

Allison Gwisz

Katie Klein

Kelley Lomax

Payel Patel

Wendy Allen Payne

Jacqueline Velez*

Deanna Williams

*Denotes student members

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March Chapter Meeting Recap

Kelly Mannel was our March guest speaker who

discussed the role of civility in the workplace. Kelly

shared her experiences and stories about the role

emotional intelligence plays in creating a civil

workplace.

New Member Orientation

Are you a new SHRM Jacksonville member and

interested in networking with industry peers? Want

to learn more about the benefits of our chapter and

how you can get more involved?

JOIN US

When: April 19 from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Where: Dave & Busters (7205 Salisbury Road)

Click Here to Register today!

Contact our membership director, Heidi Barfield

at hbarfield@dynamiccorp.com or

904.982.0112 for more details.

Legal Updates

EEOC PROPOSES CHANGES TO THE EEO-1 FORM TO ADDRESS PAY EQUITY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a proposed rule that would require private

employers with 100 or more employees, as well as certain federal contractors and subcontractors, to include pay data by

race, ethnicity and sex in their annual EEO-1 reports.

If ultimately approved, the new rule would take effect with the EEO-1 reports due on or before September 30, 2017.

There would be no change for the upcoming EEO-1 reports due by September 30, 2016.

Covered employers will be required to report hours worked for all employees, including salaried employees. The EEOC

has specifically requested that employers provide comments on how to report data on hours worked by salaried

employees.

The EEOC and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) intend to use the compensation data to

“focus agency investigations, assess complaints of discrimination, and identify existing pay disparities that may warrant

further examination.” The EEOC and OFCCP plan to develop a software tool that would allow their investigators to utilize

the EEO-1 pay data to identify pay disparities warranting agency follow-up and potential investigation.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2016, for a 60-day comment period ending on

April 1, 2016.

The proposed rule can be found online at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-01/pdf/2016-01544.pdf

See more on SHRM Testimony to the EEOC on the Revision of the EEO-1 Reports – 3/16/16 at:

https://www.shrm.org/Advocacy/PublicPolicyStatusReports/Courts-

Regulations/Documents/SHRM%20Murray%20EEO%201.pdf

THE OFFICE OF LABOR MANAGEMENT STANDARDS’ (OLMS) FINAL RULE ON PERSUADER REPORTING

The Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule re-interpreting the “Advice” Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, also known as the “persuader rule.” It will appear in the Federal Register March 24, 2016.

Under this rule, employers and their hired consultants (labor consultants or law firms) must report to DOL the scope and cost of these arrangements when the consultants are hired to persuade employees about unionization. In the past, employers have not had to report when consultants merely provide advice to the employer but do not directly interact with employees.

The final rule dramatically changes the interpretation of advice such that most arrangements between employers and consultants on union issues will now need to be reported.

The final rule made some changes based on stakeholder comments, including those from SHRM. The final rule tightens up language describing persuader activities, although the revised language still contains ambiguity. The final rule defines persuader activity that must be reported as:

Direct persuasion and four types of Indirect persuasion: providing persuader materials; directing supervisors; developing personnel policies and actions; and presenting union-avoidance seminars

Additional information on this final ruling can be found at: https://www.shrm.org/Advocacy/Issues/Documents/SHRM%20-%20DOL%20Issues%20Final%20Persuader%20Rule.pdf

News from Our Student Chapter

Volunteers needed – contact jfagan@meridiantechnologies.net

SHRM Jacksonville wants to hear from you!

On Friday, April 8th, we will be asking you for your opinion on our

programs, events and locations as well as a variety of other topics. Look for

an email from us and please take a few moments to let us know what you

think. We are here to serve you and look forward to your input on the future of

SHRM Jacksonville.

SHRM Jacksonville Annual Conference: “The Art of HR”

April 28 – 29, University of North Florida

Reasons not to miss this year’s conference:

New insights, thought-provoking discussions and timely strategies

9 HRCI credits

9 SHRM PDCs

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Thursday, April 28

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Welcome/Announcements/Conference Info

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. General Session: Strategic Thinking Skills for the 21st Century Leader - Speaker: Carrie Van Daele

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Networking Social

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Business Partner Set Up

Friday, April 29

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Early Bird Sessions Best Practices in Unemployment Claims & Hearing Process (Kaufer)

Branding & Social Media: A Strategic Approach to Talent Acquisition (Stone)

Mind Mapping: A Different Approach to Problem Solving (Davis)

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental breakfast in Expo Hall

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Using Influence & Impact: Becoming Effective HR Business Leader* (Missildine)

An Hour on Wage / DOL Case Law Update (Gibbs)

Anesthetic for the Performance Appraisal Root Canal: Pain Free Urgency & Accountability (Ruyle)

Drama & Diversity: Accepting Differences in the Workplace (Richardson)

Track 1 Master Series

Track 2 Human Resource Compliance

Track 3 Art of HR

Track 4 Human Resource Development

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.

Leveraging Strategic Leadership Power in Sharing Economy* (Dassance)

Breaking Social: Social Media, the NLRB and Organizing (VanDevort)

Mastering the Interview: Power Techniques Every Interviewer Should Know! (Quinn)

Emotional Intelligence: Coach with Compassion (Graf)

10:45 – 11:15 a.m.

Morning break with refreshments in Expo Hall

11:15 a.m. –

12:15 p.m.

Assessing & Developing Executives Business Acumen* (Prince)

FLSA Update (Addington & Lemen)

Stay Calm and Learn The Art of HR with a little Snap, Crackle, P.O.P? (Whirley)

Movin’ On Up: Preparing Millennials for Leadership Roles (Sweeting)

12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch in Expo Hall

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

Repurposing HR: From a Cost Center to a Business Accelerator* (Anderson)

Why Size Matters: What laws are Triggered as Company Grows (Coleman)

Meeting the Challenges: Leaves, Health Issues and Accommodations (Travers)

Myths of Merit / Virtues of Variable (Somerson)

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Strategizing Radical Change by Becoming a Disruptive Leader* (Murfield)

Is Your Handbook an Artifact? (Pinares-Baez)

The 3 R’s: Recruiting, Retaining & Rewarding (Williams)

The Why, When, Where, What of Today’s Wellness (Main)

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Afternoon break with refreshments in Expo Hall

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

General Session: HR’s Greatest Challenge: Driving the C-Suite to Improve Engagement and Retention*

Speaker: Dick Finnegan

5:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Thank you/prizes/auction

Conference Program submitted for both HR Certification Institute and SHRM PDC credits.

Programs noted with asterisk have been submitted for Business (Strategic) Credit.

PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to deliver the most relevant and timely information, all session

locations, titles and presenters are subject to change. Please review the agenda at registration or consult final website agenda.

Additional details and registration can be found at www.SHRMJAX.org

I’m delighted to introduce you to our newest Business Partners for our 8th Annual HR Expo and Conference,

2016 style! We have several groups brand new to SHRM as well as to SHRM Jacksonville; in addition

to several loyal partners who have become very much a part of our chapter. You will have an

opportunity to meet face-to-face with these partners at the networking event on Thursday, April 28,

as well as during the entire program on Friday, April 29.

Each partner has contributed resources, time and finances in order to participate, so we hope that you will

make them feel welcome. YOU are a big part of their anticipated ROI, so I hope the connections will provide

value to you both! Make sure you visit each partner – check out their silent auction items – engage in some

conversation as well as get your conference ‘passport’ stamped. Several of these partners already do

business with SHRM Jacksonville members, so you can get a direct reference on their services.

THANKS AGAIN to all of our partners... we appreciate what you do.

-Chair, Business Partners, Angie Tekin, SHRM-CP, PHR

Thank you to our 2016 Conference Sponsors

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Non-profit

Contact Us

Please visit our website

for the latest news and

upcoming events:

SHRMJax.org

There you can also find

the contact information

for each of the

Chapter’s individual

Board Members.

2016 Board of Directors

PRESIDENT

Chad V. Sorenson, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

PRESIDENT ELECT

Tammy Vlah, CRP

TREASURER

Cynthia Farmer, EdD, MBA

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Linda Willey, MHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

SECRETARY

Leigh Nelson, PHR, SHRM-SCP

VP, PROGRAMS

Natasha Slaughter, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

DIVERSITY/WORKFORCE READINESS DIRECTOR

Lisa Smith, PHR, SHRM-CP

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Heidi Barfield

TECHNOLOGY CHAIR

Marti Pounder, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

Heather Cosgrove, SPHR

LEGISLATIVE/GOV’T. AFFAIRS

Alice Velez, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

CERTIFICATION DIRECTOR

Gloria Davis, EdD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

CHAIR, BUSINESS PARTNERS

Angie Tekin, SHRM-CP, PHR

COLLEGE RELATIONS DIR.

Julie Fagan

OPERATIONS CHAIR

Chase Foy

MARKETING CHAIR

Kerry Schicker

SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR

Chase Johnson, SHRM-CP

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