2010 RVSHRM Monthly Meetings

Tuesday,

June 22nd, 2010

Tuesday,         July 27th

Beth McFarland, CAE,                                                                         Manager of Special Projects - SHRM Foundation

The SHRM Foundation is working on your behalf, yet many SHRM members don't know much about it. For example, did you know the SHRM Foundation distributes its products FREE to the HR community? The Foundation's Effective Practice Guidelines series gives you the latest research-based knowledge-- on topics such as Performance Management and Retaining Talent-- in a concise, easy-to-use format. Attend this presentation and learn how to leverage SHRM Foundation resources in your organization or classroom. The Foundation currently funds more than $1.2 million in HR research grants and more than $150,000 annually in certification and education scholarships. The SHRM Foundation is making an impact, and you can be part of it. Learn more about SHRM Foundation awards and programs, and how you can get involved.

Beth McFarland, CAE is the Manager of Special Projects for the SHRM Foundation, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Beth manages the production of most Foundation products, and coordinates two scholarship programs awarding $150,000 annually. She also manages the Foundation's $1.2 million research grant program. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2001, Beth served as SHRM student program manager where she directed the national college membership program of 9000 student members and 380 chapters. She earned her bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Virginia and she holds the professional designation of Certified Association Executive (CAE).

About the SHRM Foundation
The SHRM Foundation is the 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of SHRM. A leading funder of HR research grants, the Foundation produces publications and educational resources to advance the HR profession. The SHRM Foundation maximizes the impact of the HR profession on organizational decision-making and performance by promoting innovation, education, research, and the use of research-based knowledge. To support its important work, the SHRM Foundation conducts an annual fundraising campaign. Contributions to the SHRM Foundation are tax-deductible. Online at www.shrm.org/foundation.

Jon McIntire, LCSW, CEAP

Director, Reach EAP & Workplace Solutions

Program Immediately Following Lunch

This meeting has been approved for 1 hour of HRCI General Credit!

Purpose: This seminar provides an overview of what supervisors need to keep in mind in order to maximize successful outcomes when addressing issues with their employees who are exhibiting job performance issues and making formal EAP referrals.

Objectives:

1.       Be able to understand that an employee assistance program is more than an employee benefit in that it is also a valuable management tool to enhance the effectiveness of supervisors in dealing with workplace performance problems.

2.       List and explain at least five dos and don'ts for supervisors involved in identifying and addressing employee issues.

3.       List and explain at least ten signs and symptoms of a troubled employee.

4.       Explain when and how supervisors make referrals to their EAP provider and what to expect from their EAP when formal referrals are made.

Mr. McIntire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Employee Assistance professional with over forty years of post-graduate behavioral health experience, including serving twenty years in a variety of roles in the Employee Assistance field. He is an experienced trainer, seminar facilitator, conference speaker, and undergraduate and graduate-level instructor in a variety of topics related to organizational effectiveness, management development, and employee health and wellness. Mr. McIntire is also a skilled consultant for organizational issues related to organizational effectiveness, leadership skills, teamwork, workplace wellness, and conflict resolution, and the provider of workplace mediation and executive coaching services.

Victor O. Cardwell and Thomas M. Winn, III
Woods Rogers PLC Attorneys at Law

Victor Cardwell                                                     Thomas Winn

October's meeting will be on the subject of diversity.

Victor Cardwell specializes in Labor and Employment law. Victor has been named to the "Best Lawyers in America" list in 2006  and 2007.  Prior to joining Woods Rogers in 1991, Victor served as Deputy Associate Chief Counsel with the U. S. Department of Labor Benefits Review Board. Victor is a member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association, representing Virginia, and is a former member of the Governor's Council on Human Rights. He was selected as the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Young Man of the Year for 1998.

Victor works on cases involving all issues represented in the labor and employment field, and has specialized interest in workplace violence, diversity, harassment, and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Victor provides training in a number of areas of labor and employment law across the state and is experienced in representing management in union organizing campaigns and union avoidance techniques. He has practiced before the National Labor Relations Board and has significant experience before state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout the region. Victor has written and lectured on these as well as other areas of labor and employment law throughout the region.

Tom represents employers in the full range of labor and employment law issues, including litigation before state and federal courts across the country.  In addition, Tom handles litigation before state and federal administrative agencies, including the EEOC, DOL, NLRB, and OFCCP.  Tom also represents employers in union negotiations, labor arbitrations, strike-related matters and other collective bargaining issues.  Tom regularly counsels employers on union avoidance, employee handbooks and agreements, discipline and discharge issues, ADA and FMLA compliance, workplace harassment and discrimination, substance abuse, affirmative action policies, and non-competition issues.

Tom graduated from Duke University in 1990, majoring in political science and psychology.  He graduated cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1993, where he was a member of the McNeill Law Society (top 10% of class) and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Employment Discrimination Law.

Tom is named in The Best Lawyers in America in the Labor and Employment practice area.  He also has been cited by Virginia Business Magazine's "Legal Elite" and Super Lawyers Magazine in the Labor and Employment category.  Tom is a past chairman of the Employment Law Section of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys.  Tom has authored and co-authored numerous articles in various publications, including The Journal of Civil Litigation and The University of Richmond Law Review.  Tom is co-author of Labor & Employment Law In Virginia: A Business Guide For Employers, a book published through the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

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