Information on past meetings - 2002:

December 2002
Union High School Carolers provided a variety of holiday carols, which added to the spirit of the Holiday Season for everyone. The Carolers did a very nice job and Nancy Demro presented them with a poinsettia.

November 2002
Dana Chapman, Iowa Eastern District SHRM Director, spoke on the benefits of SHRM membership.

October 2002
Heather Woody spoke on many ways of how coaching benefits the employee and the employer.  The 9 Guiding Principles of Coaching:
1. People have something in common
2. People are inquisitive
3. People contribute
4. People grow from connection
5. People seek value
6. People act on their own interest
7. People live from their perception
8. People have a choice
9. People define their own integrity

September 2002
No regular chapter meeting.  Fourth Annual Employment Law Seminar covered: A Jury's Perspective on ADA Claims, Return to Work Issues, Protecting Your Company's Confidential Information, Dealing with an Employee's Off-Duty Conduct
and general updates on other employment law topics.

August 2002
Steve Umthun spoke on the history of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the fiduciary responsibilities that the act requires of employers. He empathized that there are "Eight Fundamental Foundation Items" that must be clearly understood by each employee:
1.Time value of money
2.Power of Compounding
3.Inflation
4.Understanding your taxes - Income tax brackets, Tax rates for different investments, Deductible investments, and Deferred tax vs. Current tax
5.Investment planning - Short-term needs, Medium-term goals, and Long-term goals
6.Diversification and asset allocation
7.Risk Management
8.Estate planning

July 2002
Joe Bervid from the Iowa Workforce Development Center updated chapter members on Iowa's unemployment insurance system, explaining the notice of claim form and providing copies of the Unemployment Insurance Handbook for Employers.  He also reviewed job insurance principles established by recent court decisions and explained rules regarding voluntary quits and misconduct.

June 2002
Celina Peerman of Upper Iowa University presented The Fish Philosophy, asking CVSHRM members and guests to "Challenge: Who and What we want to be at work."

FISH! Philosophy:
·PLAY
·MAKE THEIR DAY
·BE THERE
·CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE

May 2002
Lisa Smith explained the purpose of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development Committee was to Work with business and educational leaders to create a work force development plan to improve the skills and availability of the region's work force. Lisa told about how the committee came about the focus through time and where the committee is now and the agreement that issues of concern that were raised in January 2002 centered around the two areas of Education and Recruitment/Retention. The committee broke up into 2 smaller groups and developed mission statements for each of these two areas:

 Education Initiative: To foster an educational environment within the community of the Cedar Valley that brings to the "top of mind" the resources and opportunities available to both current or future employees and employers. Recruitment/Retention Initiative: To aggressively recruit and retain quality employees for the Cedar Valley area through unified efforts of the Cedar Valley Workforce Development Committee.

Lisa asked for the help of the CVSHRM Group, Human Resources Professionals expertise, your input and your involvement with these issues and program design that directly affects your job and the companies that you represent and asked to come to the meeting or she would be available for any questions you may have.

April 2002
Dr. Mark Grey presented "Diversity in the Workplace."  Dr. Grey shared the "New Iowans Homepage" from UNI in recruiting.  Welcoming "New Iowans" is a guide for citizens and communities.  Building Respect and Tolerance for Immigrant and Refugee Newcomers.  Also, shared resources for citizens and communities.

March 2002
John Roloff of the Exploring Manufacturing Careers Consortium presented "Preparing People for Future Employment in Metalworking Industries."  The consortium's program goals include the engagement of students in metalworking careers early in high school and developing a highly motivated, highly educated workforce for local metalworking industries. Ongoing educational development is also promoted for current and future employees.

February 2002
Safety Training - Lt. Steve Grimm, Regional Training Center, City of Waterloo - said his team would come to your company and provide awareness to special training to meet your needs. They will look at the OSHA laws and standards and where you are in compliance or out of compliance.  Will also look at your Emergency Action Plan and accountability. Training employees for a safer place will possibly lower insurance premiums.  The Hazard Material Team responds to a 10 county area.

January 2002
Jan Flick of UNI started out by asking everyone to complete an FMLA Quiz.  The FMLA is a 12 week unpaid job protected leave for one year. One year can be calendar, fiscal or rolling year.  Under the FMLA both spouses working at the same business share 12 weeks of FMLA leave. As an employer, you can give 12 weeks each.  Any shut down time/do not typically work would not count toward the 12 weeks of FMLA. However, Holidays do count toward leave. The employer continues to pay their portion of health insurance and the employee is still responsible for their co-pay.  The employee benefits are continued by the employer, health insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance and retirement fund contributions.