Note NEW DATE: Friday, June 28th

Texas Legislative Update

June 28, 2019
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. CST

The 86th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature ended on May 27th. What did our legislators accomplish and what impact will those actions have on Texas businesses and employees?

Hot business topics this legislative session included mandatory paid sick leave, ban-the-box legislation, and tax reform.

Join us as James Hines, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the Texas Association of Business, scores the wins and losses of this legislative session and discusses hot issues on the federal legislative agenda.

Speaker: James Hines – Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs@Copart

Approved for certification credit by SHRM and HRCI.
*Will also be available for on-demand after the Live webinar.

Sponsored by:

Register: https://texasshrm.thinkific.com/?ref=c4f1e9

HR Professionals and organizations will learn the harsh reality of these threats and better understand the vulnerabilities organizations have when preparing their respective response plan.

Speaker: Jim Greaves, Director of Risk Management, Catto & Catto

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Pending Approval for PDC through SHRM and recertification Credit through HRCI.

Oh Happy Day: Creating a Culture of Employee Engagement

*Approved for Business credit.*

July 12, 2019
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. CST

Poor employee engagement costs U.S. companies $500B a year (Gallup). High turnover takes it’s own toll on company performance. According to PwC’s Annual Global CEO Survey, 93% of CEO’s recognize they need to change their talent strategy, but 63% of them haven’t taken the first step toward change. They are paralyzed and simply don’t know where to start.

Like any organizational strategic initiative, driving change with our talent strategy starts with determining the company’s desired destination!

In this webinar attendee’s will:

• Walk through an overview of the current (and future) challenges in our “World of Work” that are driving high turnover and poor engagement
• Consider the financial impact/ROI of these turnover and engagement challenges
• Review the best practices of companies who seeing different results, with low turnover and high engagement
• Look at ways to develop a Strategic People Plan they can incorporate in their organization

Learning objectives:

• Understand the negative financial impact poor engagement and high turnover is having on their organization, and the potential ROI from improvement.
• Learn proven strategies that improve engagement as we recruit, select, onboard and manage our teams.
• See how to incorporate a people strategy into the organizations strategic plan.

Jimmy Taylor

I have been amazingly blessed to have served as a founding partner of Novotus for 14 years. Novotus is the leading mid-market RPO provider, evidenced by numerous industry awards – including the number 1 spot on HRO Today’s Bakers Dozen mid-market RPO ranking for 2 of the last 3 years. In 2016 Novotus became part of the Orion International family. The company was built on, and still maintains, a commitment to providing successful recruiting outcomes on every assignment. Novotus continues to be my recruiting partner and I would love to introduce you to Cory, Dave and the team if you need recruiting support!

After more than 20 years of company ownership, today my days are spent with business owners and company leaders working to solve business problems. I work with Elizabeth Ledoux and the team at vNacelle to help entrepreneurs grow themselves, their management teams, and their companies in a variety of ways – from family business ownership transitions to executive coaching. Every assignment looks different – the common denominator is we help people change so they can get where they want to go faster.

I am also excited to launch a new venture – BizMultiplier. BizMultiplier provides tools and solutions to drive business growth and employee engagement.

Click here to register.

Approved for certification credit by SHRM and HRCI.
*Will also be available for on-demand after the Live webinar.

Sponsored by:

Building and Sustaining a Winning Culture – A Work in Progress

With a workforce that is growing more diverse and remote, Jack Henry & Associates has developed a cultural framework that is used to encourage connections, create meaningful employee experiences, and accomplish corporate goals – together.

Learning Objectives:

• Establish Cultural Ground Rules
• Build a framework for cultural evolution at your company
• Understand JHA best practices and leverage these at your organization

Click here to learn more and to register.

July Lunch Workshop
July 17, 2019     
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

$15 (lunch included) 

This meeting will be located at:
Harrison, Walker & Harper
2510 South Church Street
Paris, TX  75460

How “Trust and Empower” Management is Replacing “Command & Control”

Presented by Jimmy Taylor, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

We will discuss why trust and empowerment are the cornerstones that unleash human potential.  How to lead the charge in selling this idea to leadership teams (including how to deal with the “naysayers”).  Actual best practices and case study results of companies on the journey.

Understand why traditional command and control management leads to high turnover and poor engagement.  Discover how to lead a culture change to a leadership style based on trust and empowerment.  Analyze the financial and organizational impact of making this journey.

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Texas Association of Business, SHRM – Texas State Council and the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce bring you a premier learning experience for HR, Accounting & Legal professionals in the state of Texas. Earn 12 credits for continuing education including: SHRM, HRCI, NASBA, CLE and CPA​​

To learn more visit: ​https://www.txbiz.org/e-r-symposium

For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Paula Romano at 512-637-7706.

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Get a Crash Course in HR at DallasHR’s Two Day Seminar

Jim Vance, SPHR

Offered twice in 2019! This critically acclaimed business seminar is a two-day program that provides an opportunity to gain the legal knowledge and practical skills to help individuals new to the HR field. The program is paced for anyone with new HR responsibilities , including non-HR managers and supervisors, department secretaries, administrators, administrative assistants, or anyone with an interest in gaining HR knowledge and skills. Benefits include:

    Gain a thorough understanding of accepted HR policies and procedures and employment law.
    Acquire tools to protect your organization from serious risk.
    Develop skills that will increase your value to your department and organization.

This two-day program provides proven, practical applied employment law and effective HR practice education that quickly provides the tools you need in a format you can relate to. We’ve organized this course to give you what you’ve been looking for — clear, concise information that gives you the practical do’s and don’ts of smart employee management. In a few enjoyable hours, you’ll not only know the steps that help keep an employer out of trouble, you’ll understand why best practice makes sense.

Day One: The Layperson’s Short Course on Applied Employment Law will cover: 
 

• The Legal Arena and the Evolution of Employment Law
• Employment-at-will and Its Exception
• Discrimination — What It Is, What It Is Not
• The Do’s & Dont’s of Interviews, Ads, Applications and Offers
• The Alphabet Soup of HR — From the VII to FMLA
• Expressed & Implied Contracts and Their Impact on Employment-at-will Case Law, Civil Law and Burden of Proof
• Performance Improvement, Disciplinary Action and Risk Management
• Sexual Harassment
• Defamation & False Light — Avoiding the Tarnished Reputation
• Termination — The Art of Parting Gracefully
• Record Keeping 101 — A Strategy to Provide Notice
• Exempt & Non-Exempt Designations and Their Impact
• The How and Why of Effective Investigations
• Strategies for Avoiding Invasion of Privacy

Day Two: Understanding the Process of Effective HR Practice will provide an in-depth look at the following areas of recruiting:

• The Business Process and Business Cycles — How They Impact a Company’s HR Needs
• The Evolution of the HR Profession
• An Overview of Core HR Competencies
• Relationship Development — Strategies for Providing “Valued” Value
• Recruiting & Retention
• Compensation & Benefit Issues and Answers
• Training & Development
• Record Keeping — An Outline of What to Keep and Commonly Accepted Record Retention Strategy
• Risk Management — Policy, Safety and Fairness

Click here to learn more and to register.

The seminar is approved for 6 HR (General) HRCI recertification credit hours per day toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR through the HR Certification Institute.

BROADEN YOUR HRIZONS
#FACINGFORWARD

Early Bird registration is now open.
Register by 04/18/2019 and save 10%.

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SAHRMA’s annual Employment Law Conference is dedicated to helping today’s HR professionals stay on top of recent court decisions, regulations, and newly enacted legislation that are critical to their companies’ success. Each year, approximately 200 HR professionals devote their time, effort, and energy to the future and direction of Human Resources for the local, regional, and national companies for which they work.

SAHRMA 2019 Employment Law Conference Agenda

Super Early Bird Registration (06/21/2019)

Early Bird Registration (07/19/2019)

Regular Registration (08/20/2019)

Click here to learn more and to register.

Join the West Texas SHRM Chapters in partnership with the Texas Business Conferences & Texas Workforce Commission for the first annual West Texas HR Symposium.

Symposium Topics:

– Texas Employment Law and Hiring Legally
– Federal and Texas Wage and Hour Law
– Unemployment Claims and Hour Law
– Unemployment Claims and Appeals
– Independent Contractors
– Employee Policy Handbooks
– Workplace Privacy Issues
– Background Checks and Social Media
– Marijuana in the Workplace
– The Future of HR Technology
– Legislative and Compliance Updates
– Retirement Programs & Employee Financial Wellbeing
– Attracting and Retaining a Competitive Workforce
– Leadership and Organizational Development
– and more to be named

Symposium Information

Registration: 7:30-8:30 a.m. (Thursday)

Conference: 8:30-4:30 p.m. (Thursday) and 8:30 to 4:15 (Friday)

Cost: $175 – includes all materials

Register Today

12 hours of SHRM, HRCI, & MCLE credits available.

Our presenter will be Dustin Paschal of Simon | Paschal PLLC Dallas, TX.

Dustin will be presenting a Legal Update for 2019 including Sessions on Legal Issues and Toxic Workplaces and Bullying.

Click here to learn more and to RSVP.

Pending approval by HRCI & SHRM.