What a busy and productive month it has been! Thank you to all of you who supported, sponsored, volunteered, attended, hired, etc. at our 2nd Annual Veteran’s Event. We grew our event from last year and hope to continue to grow and hire more active military, reservists and veterans throughout the year. We won another Pinnacle Award—that is three in five years! No other chapter in SHRM has ever accomplished this! We were one of 24 selected throughout the United States and 12 were selected. This award is for our collaboration with the Bloomington-Normal and Champaign Chapters on our Leadership Day in Bloomington. It was a great collaboration, an event that was only $25.00 and was very successful for our first year. I look for next year to be bigger as Springfield and Decatur are also interested in joining us! SHRM is also add- ing a category for more collaboration as we had to get special permission to even submit for the Pinnacle. Cathy Plouzek and I recently attended the Volunteer Leadership Conference in DC. It’s a very eventful couple of days. This invitation only event is held for chapter presidents and presi- dent-elect's every November. We spent Thursday on the Hill dis- cussing the FLSA Standards with Rep. LaHood and Senators Mark Kirk and Richard Durbin. They were all very supportive and agreed that it needed to be changed, but not so high so fast. And, thanks to a judge in Texas, it has been stopped for now and can be adjusted hopefully! Our annual Share the Spirit lunch- eon is coming up on December 14. We are working on new items for the event including a headshot lounge and massages along with some new games, the silent auc- tion and since many of you really like it—possibly the 12 Days of HR. During the past survey we asked if you would prefer to have the meeting at Alexander Street and be willing to pay $30 and all but one member said yes. We listened and Jan Hall got us a great deal, we get the salad bar, choice of filet or chicken, drink (non- alcoholic) and dessert this year! We are also soliciting for dona- tions to our annual silent auc- tion for the SHRM Foundation. Please feel free to bring an item to auction to the event—or be ready to bid! Our 2017 meeting schedule is on page 6, thank you to those who participated in our survey regarding topics . Speaking of board members, I would like to personally thank our outgoing board members for all they have done for the chap- ter. Thank you to: Sandra Donelson, Timekia Faulkner, Veronica Poehlman and Sharon Bond for all of their assistance in the last couple of years! You will be missed. Don’t forget our first ever dis- count on membership—which expires on 12/30/16! I wish you a happy and healthy holiday season! Nancy Wraight, Chapter President A NOTE TO MEMBERSHIP HIHRC Vision— ‘Be the recognized voice influencing Human Resources in the tri-county area.’ SHARE THE SPIRIT We hope to see you at our annual Share the Spirit luncheon on 12/14 at Alexander Street Steakhouse! It’s going to be a fun year of friendship, great food and some new events along with our silent auction for the SHRM Foundation! We will be offering massages for $1.00 a minute for the SHRM Foundation—5 minutes for $5.00. Wear your ugly or most creative holiday sweater for a chance to win a gift certificate! Also, if you donate $10.00 to the SHRM Foundation you will be able to pick up a HR book compliments of the SHRM Foundation! Sign up today!!! It’s going to be fun! Inside this issue: SHRM Foundation 2 PDC’s 3 Why Should I Join? 3 New I-9 Form 4 Certification 4 New Bills and laws 5 HR Council Meetings in 2017 6 December 2016 FROM THE HR FILES Heart of Illinois Human Resource Council
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What a busy and productive
month it has been! Thank you
to all of you who supported,
sponsored, volunteered,
attended, hired, etc. at our
2nd Annual Veteran’s Event.
We grew our event from last
year and hope to continue to
grow and hire more active
military, reservists and
veterans throughout the year.
We won another Pinnacle
Award—that is three in five
years! No other chapter in
SHRM has ever accomplished
this! We were one of 24
selected throughout the
United States and 12 were
selected. This award is for
our collaboration with the
Bloomington-Normal and
Champaign Chapters on our
Leadership Day in
Bloomington. It was a great
collaboration, an event that
was only $25.00 and was
very successful for our first
year. I look for next year to be
bigger as Springfield and
Decatur are also interested in
joining us! SHRM is also add-
ing a category for more
collaboration as we had to get
special permission to even
submit for the Pinnacle.
Cathy Plouzek and I recently
attended the Volunteer
Leadership Conference in DC. It’s
a very eventful couple of days.
This invitation only event is held
for chapter presidents and presi-
dent-elect's every November. We
spent Thursday on the Hill dis-
cussing the FLSA Standards with
Rep. LaHood and Senators Mark
Kirk and Richard Durbin. They
were all very supportive and
agreed that it needed to be
changed, but not so high so fast.
And, thanks to a judge in Texas, it
has been stopped for now and can
be adjusted hopefully!
Our annual Share the Spirit lunch-
eon is coming up on December
14. We are working on new items
for the event including a headshot
lounge and massages along with
some new games, the silent auc-
tion and since many of you really
like it—possibly the 12 Days of HR.
During the past survey we asked if
you would prefer to have the
meeting at Alexander Street and
be willing to pay $30 and all but
one member said yes. We listened
and Jan Hall got us a great deal,
we get the salad bar, choice of
filet or chicken, drink (non-
alcoholic) and dessert this year!
We are also soliciting for dona-
tions to our annual silent auc-
tion for the SHRM Foundation.
Please feel free to bring an item
to auction to the event—or be
ready to bid!
Our 2017 meeting schedule is
on page 6, thank you to those
who participated in our survey
regarding topics
.
Speaking of board members, I
would like to personally thank
our outgoing board members for
all they have done for the chap-
ter. Thank you to: Sandra
Donelson, Timekia Faulkner,
Veronica Poehlman and Sharon
Bond for all of their assistance
in the last couple of years! You
will be missed.
Don’t forget our first ever dis-
count on membership—which
expires on 12/30/16!
I wish you a happy and healthy
holiday season!
Nancy Wraight, Chapter
President
A NOTE TO MEMBERSHIP
HIHRC Vision—
‘Be the recognized voice influencing Human Resources in the tri-county
area.’
SHARE THE SPIRIT
We hope to see you at our
annual Share the Spirit
luncheon on 12/14 at
Alexander Street Steakhouse!
It’s going to be a fun year of
friendship, great food and
some new events along with
our silent auction for the
SHRM Foundation!
We will be offering massages
for $1.00 a minute for the
SHRM Foundation—5 minutes
for $5.00.
Wear your ugly or most
creative holiday sweater for a
chance to win a gift
certificate!
Also, if you donate $10.00 to
the SHRM Foundation you will
be able to pick up a HR book
compliments of the SHRM
Foundation!
Sign up today!!! It’s going to
be fun!
Inside this issue:
SHRM Foundation 2
PDC’s 3
Why Should I Join? 3
New I-9 Form 4
Certification 4
New Bills and laws 5
HR Council Meetings in 2017 6
December 2016
FROM THE HR FILES Heart of Illinois Human Resource Council