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A Message from the
President
Tammy's at her new position and
looks forward to seeing you at the November
meeting!
Phone: 217.819.3823
Email: tammy.hoggatt@cparkdistrict.com
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RSVP For the November
Meeting
Tuesday, November 11,
2008
11:30am to 1:00pm Hawthorn
Suites
Topic: Labor Relations and the
Employee Free Choice Act
Speaker: Bob Johnson, SPHR, Trainer and
Consultant
This program
has been approved for 1.0 (General ) recertification credit hours toward PHR,
SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. For more
information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR
Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.
RSVP: by noon on Friday, November
7, to Deanna Wright at 217-344-2144 or email dwright@clark-lindsey.com
MENU:
Meatloaf with brown
gravy
Mashed
Potatoes
Buttered
Corn
Rolls &
butter
Carrot
Cake
Note: No-shows will be
billed $12 for their meals. As a courtesy, please turn your cell phones
off. Thank you!
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Announcements
2009 Dues Renewal
forms:
Form is attached! Contact
Becky Krueger, Membership Chair, at (217) 255-5014 or e-mail beckyk@flex-n-gate.com
Workforce Readiness Committee
Chair Needed:
CiHRG is looking for someone to
chair the Workforce Readiness committee:
The Workforce
Readiness Chair serves as an appointed member of the chapter Board of Directors
and is responsible for encouraging and coordinating chapter activities impacting
the workforce; serving as workforce readiness/development liaison to local
schools, businesses and the community; and collaborating with such entities to
address local workforce issues through education and
partnerships
Election of
Officers:
Election of Officers for the CiHRG
board will be held later this month. Since Tammy Hoggatt assumed the
role as president part way through the year, she will continue on as president
for 2009 along with Stacey Cultra as president-elect. Deanna Wright has
been recommended to stay on for a second year as treasurer. Sue Key has
served the maximum of two years as secretary and therefore Jenn Lance
has been recommended to serve as secretary. Elections for the treasurer
and secretary positions will be held later next week and results will be
announced in early December.
Wage
Survey:
CiHRG members should expect to see
the wage survey in the next few months.
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Legislative News
New Federal Law
on Health Care Insurance,
President Bush
Signs Michelle's Law
After
passing Congress unanimously, President Bush signed H.R.
2851, "Michelle's Law," a new statute that
allows dependent college students facing a serious illness to take a leave of
absence and still preserve their health coverage. The bill was signed on October
9, 2008.
The law is
named after Ms. Michelle Morse, who remained a full-time college student while
battling colon cancer in order to remain eligible for health insurance under her
parents' health care plan. Ms. Morse ultimately lost her battle with colon
cancer, prompting her family to advocate for a change in the law.
Michelle's Law
(P.L. 110-381), sponsored by Representative Paul Hodes (D-NH) and Senator John
Sununu (R-NH), applies to health plans governed by the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue
Code. The law, which takes effect one year from enactment, provides that
dependent students enrolled at post-secondary educational institutions suffering
from a serious illness or injury that requires a leave of absence continue to
receive health insurance for up to one year.
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Welcome New
Members
Lori Kietzmann, Associate Member
Jessica Mette, HR
Generalist
Heidi Carmichael, Search
Consultant
Jackie Field, Matzner
Chiropractic
Amy Acree, Human Resources
Specialist, Cunningham Children's Home
Laura Czys, Recruitment
Coordinator, Human Kinetics
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CiHRG Health and Productivity
Committee Established
In a survey conducted after the
half-day conference last April, results showed that 84% of the respondents were
interested in opportunities to participate in a coalition or other community
based activities to improve health care quality and value. In the September
Board Meeting, the directors agreed that health and productivity was also a
substantial initiative supported by SHRM and that a standing committee dedicated
to these issues was needed. The CiHRG Board of Directors approved the
establishment of a standing committee concerning health and productivity. The
Chairperson is Barb Wleklinski, of Carle Clinic Association/WIN Program.
The group has met on an ad hoc
basis for over a year and studied the broad based issues concerning corporate
health and productivity initiatives. Some of these issues include health benefit
design, potential impact of health related legislation, wellness programs, and
potential alignment with outside coalitions.
The Committee will serve to
provide information to the CiHRG membership regarding wellness resources
available in the area. The group will serve to promote effective communications
linkages with the area medical community. This Committee will also
encourage the sharing of best practices amongst CiHRG represented employers.
For more information about joining
this active Committee, please contact Barb Wleklinski at:
217-355-6224.
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Questions from CiHRG
Members
(Please respond directly to the
Member asking the question)
Lori Rairden, Rairden@illinois.edu, 217-244-4474:
We want to identify any internship opportunities (paid or unpaid) for an
individual interested in HR. She has completed a 9-month certification
program at the
Jaime Smith, jsmith@birkeys.com, 217-892-8255 Ext.
1157: What payroll services do members use? Do you have any
recommendations? Thanks! Jaime Smith, HR Manager,
Birkeys
Carrie Treadway, carrie.treadway@strategicmail.com,
217-355-2600: Question on Document Preservation: Currently we use online sites
to register employee selections with our health and life insurance
providers, and we keep original applications on file in our offices.
However, we do not currently have a full backup plan for these documents in case
the originals were to get lost or destroyed. Does anyone else keep the
original applications on file in their office? If so, what do you do to
safeguard against loss? Thanks! Carrie Treadway, Human Resources
& Executive Assistant
Strategic Marketing and
Mailing
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Membership
News
We did it!!! Our goal for
2008 was to increase membership by 20% (28 new members).
With the contributions of many of
our members, CiHRG welcomed 30 new members this year. As of
November, membership has increased from 138 - 163!
Our goal membership goal for 2009
is to increase membership by another 23% (37) members! Keep bringing
guests and getting out into the community and recruiting potential new members
to join the excellent training and networking opportunities offered by
CiHRG!
All members who successfully bring
a guest to a CiHRG meeting during the period of March through November will be
eligible to win a free CiHRG membership for 2009. The member who
brings the MOST guests (who join CiHRG during 2008) will be awarded a free
membership in 2009!
For more information about the
2008 CiHRG membership drive, please contact Becky Krueger, Membership Chair, at
(217) 255-5014 or e-mail beckyk@flex-n-gate.com
Note:
Guests who attend a meeting for the first time receive a complimentary
lunch. Thereafter, lunches are $12 per person.
GREETERS WANTED: Do you want
to get involved with CiRHG, but don't have much time? Then, we have the
perfect opportunity for you! We are looking for current CiHRG members to
serve as greeters at each of our monthly luncheon meetings. If you are
interested, please email Becky Krueger, Membership chair at: Becky.Krueger@flex-n-gate.com
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CiHRG Board of
Directors
Tammy Hoggatt, SPHR,
President
Stacey Cultra,
President-Elect
Deanna Wright, SPHR,
Treasurer
Jenn Lance,
Secretary
Amy Dillman, Chair, Legislative
Committee
Minor
Becky Krueger, PHR, Chair,
Membership Committee
Joe Streit, Chair, Student Affairs
Committee
Cathy S. McArthur, Chair,
Workforce Readiness Committee
Sue Key, Chair, Public Relations
Committee
Beth Wileaver, PHR, Chair,
Professional Development Committee
Barbara Wieklinski, Chair,
Conference Committee and Health and Productivity Committee
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Future 2008
Meetings
December
9th
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November
Quote
"How wonderful it
would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving
at an early age.
Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a
child's personality. A child is resentful, negative-or
thankful.
Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw
people."
- Sir John Templeton
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Quick
Links
CiHRG Membership Directory: http://www.cihrg.org/members.php
CiHRG Website: http://www.cihrg.org/
SHRM Website: http://www.shrm.org/