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Becoming Your Best
PHRA President’s Message
December Meeting Details
HR at WTAMU
Legal Update
Save the Date!
Connect with PHRA
Chapter Awards & Information
By: Teresa Morris
Teresa Morris is the Human Resource Generalist with Herring Bank. You can reach Teresa at [email protected].
First, I want to thank you for allowing me this opportunity to serve as President of PHRA for 2018. Due to circumstances beyond our control, I will be president for 2019 as well. At least I know what to expect! Edie Harvey will be the President Elect for 2019 and President for 2020.
At a recent TXSHRM meeting, we heard from ROB SHALLENBERGER, CEO of “Becoming Your Best.” Rob was passionate about us becoming our best. He came into the Dallas Cowboy Association and they were not functioning as well as they should have been. Jerry Jones Jr. stated, “the “Becoming Your Best” seminar was extremely effective for our group.” I had the pleasure of spending 2.5 hours with Rob, I was inspired! He tells the story of him being at a football game and there was a flyover of jets. He pointed to the sky and said I am going to do that. Guess what, he did. He and his brother did a flyover together at a football game. When he saw the jets flyover the first time, he became laser focused on his life’s ambition.
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I bought the planner while at the meeting and went to Amazon to buy the book. I was so inspired that I bought my boss and my coworker the book and the planner as well. If you sign up for the email, you can take a personal productivity assessment. The TXSHRM group took the assessment and ranked in the top, we were somewhat proud. To do what we do every day we have to be planners and organizers. Of course, there are those days that NOTHING gets done, except the fire that has presented itself. If you have written out your plan for the week, you can go back and revisit your plan, so you don’t lose track.
Have you written down your personal vision for yourself, your family, or your career? It is powerful to put in writing. I encourage you to go to the website and read about becoming your best. I have not started reading the book, but I can’t wait
https://www.becomingyourbest.com/
PHRA, as an organization, has been focused on growing the membership, and while growing the membership, we are growing ourselves. Get laser focused on what you want to accomplish, write it down, review it often and you WILL accomplish your goal.
Making a Difference on Purpose
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The Resource Newsletter - A Monthly Insight into Human Resources Happenings December 2018
Volume 22 Issue 12
HR at WTAMU
WT SHRM/HR Students Currently Seeking Internships or Employment
Wednesday, Dec 12th, 11:45am – 1:00pm
Presented by Brad Howard “Conducting Proper Investigations and Pitfalls of Improper Investigations” Conducting proper workplace investigations is one of the most challenging duties that HR professionals must undertake because complaints of employee misconduct are usually generated and investigated in the HR department. Prompt and effective investigation strategies are very important skills for HR professionals to have in the workplace and are a key component to limiting liability, which can create defenses for the employer in future cases. Therefore, this energetic presentation will cover the best practices involving the scope of the investigation; HR’s role in the investigation; investigative reporting; and pitfalls of improper investigation. It is an interactive tutorial that provides HR professionals with resources on the proper, and improper, way to conduct investigations. This session will give participants the knowledge and tools needed to conduct a proper HR workplace investigation and adequately informs participants of all the pitfalls to be avoided in improper investigations.
December Meeting Details
I am Shawrlette Uy, a Management student from West Texas A&M University. Through the
College of Business, I have learned how to effectively manage employees in a business
setting leading me to my interest in Training and Development and Human Resources.
Though my main interest lies in Training and Development, I am open to intern, train and
work in the Human Resources department where my educational skills and background in
Critical Issues in Human Resource Management, Recruitment and Selection, and Leadership
and Teamwork would be beneficial. A set of skill sets I can utilize, but are not limited to, are
communication and interpersonal skills, problem-solving, adaptability, attention to detail,
and proficient use of Microsoft Office Excel as a certified specialist. Likewise, I am exploring
the SHRM-CP certification that WTAMU invests for its students, which I believe would be
beneficial for your company, as well as to myself by gaining an advantageous work
experience with an internship. I have an updated resume that I will be more than glad to
provide upon request.
Please send all follow-ups and correspondence to the PHRA Student Chapter Chair and WT SHRM faculty adviser Rahul Chauhan at [email protected] or (806) 651-4001
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1400 Streit Drive
$25 – Members
$30 – Non-Members
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On November 6, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that all state and
local governments are covered employers under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”),
regardless of size. Mount Lemmon Fire Dist. v. Guido, ___ U.S. ____, 2018 WL 5794639, at *5 (Nov. 6,
2018). In doing so, the Supreme Court overruled several Circuit Court opinions, dating back to the
1980s, finding that the ADEA applied to only those state and local governments with twenty or more
employees.
Two former employees of an Arizona fire district filed age discrimination claims against their former
employer, a small public employer, after they were laid off. In the lawsuit, the two oldest employees of
the Fire District claimed their terminations violated the ADEA. In response, the Fire District claimed it
was not subject to the ADEA because it was too small to meet the ADEA’s definition of “employer,”
which generally requires employment of twenty or more people.
However, on appeal, the Supreme Court considered the plain language of the ADEA’s definition of
“employer” and, specifically, the fact that Congress failed to include the “twenty or more employee”
requirement immediately before the section addressing state and local governments. Reading the
definition in such a plain way, the Supreme Court found that the ADEA applies to all state and political
subdivisions, regardless of the number of employees.
Prior to the Supreme Court’s opinion, several federal circuit courts, including the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
and Tenth Circuits, held that the ADEA did not apply to governments with fewer than twenty
employees. Now, all state and local governments will be required to comply with the ADEA.
This new opinion will obviously have the largest impact on small state and local governments that, until
now, were treated as exempt from the ADEA’s requirements. Prior to Guido, employers, courts, and
governmental agencies alike operated under the assumption that the ADEA applied only to those
employers with twenty or more employees, regardless of whether the employer was a private entity or
public employer.
Now, only private employers with fewer than twenty employees are exempt from the ADEA. In
practice, this means public employers with less than twenty employees must ensure that they are in
full compliance with the ADEA.
ADEA Now Applies to All Governmental Entities, Regardless of Size
Legal
Update By: Allison L. Davis and Brittany K. Taylor
Allison Davis is an Attorney with Brown & Fortunato, P.C. and you can reach Allison at [email protected].
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer for an event, please contact
Teresa - [email protected]
or Edie - [email protected]
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Save the Date!
Follow the PHRA LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/panhandle-human-resources-
association-inc
Also join the PHRA Group on LinkedIn where you can engage in conversation with fellow PHRA members!
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8663227/
Follow and like the PHRA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PanhandleHR/
Find us on our website:
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Don’t Forget to Connect with PHRA!!
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