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InThisIssueUpcomingEventsHRintheNews

HRJobsSearchInsideYourselfProgram

ChangeManagementLegislativeAlert

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June18InternationalHRSIGGivingYourInternationalInsuranceProgramaFullCheckUpSpeaker:CarmenHuminskiLocation:Tyson'sCornerTime:9:00amRegisterNow

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NOVASHRMwasaSilverSponsorattheHRLAGalaagainthisyear,andwehadafabuloustimeattheRitzCarltonhonoringthebestinHR!

HRJobsDirectorofRecruitment&EmployeePrograms,TysonsCorner,VA,Jun3SeniorHumanResourcesConsultant,Reston,VA,Jun6HRDirector,Alexandria,VA,May27Learning&DevelopmentConsultant,Alexandria,VA,May20HumanResourcesIntern,Reston,VA,May19HRGeneralist,Fairfax,VA,May19HRGeneralist/Recruiter,Alexandria,VA,May17DirectorDCDept.ofHumanResources,Washington,DC,May13HumanResourcesBenefitsAssociate,McLean,VA,May13AssistantDirector,HRIS,Washington,DC,May12Dir.ofHumanResources&TalentManagement,Washington,DC,May8HumanResourcesDirector,Alexandria,VA,May8

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JulyChapterMeetingSomething'sGoingtoChangeAroundHereSpeaker:LizWeberLocation:TysonsCornerTime:7:30amRegisterNow

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Experiencethe2DaySearchInsideYourselfProgramAreyouinterestedinthrivinginallaspectsofyourworkandoutsideofwork?AsNOVASHRMmembers,youareinvitedtoexperiencethetwodaySearchInsideYourself(SIY)ProgramfacilitatedbyDanaPulley,teacherintrainingfreeofcharge.SIYisamindfulnessbasedemotionalintelligenceprogramthatwascreatedatGoogle.Formoredetailsabouttheprogram,pleaseseehttps://siyli.org/whysiy/.DanaispresentingDay1onAugust14andDay2onOctober30atanArlingtonorTysonslocation.PleaseRSVPtodpulley@stillwaterleadership.comassoonaspossible,theofferislimitedto30participants.

TheBottomLineonChangeManagementThisarticleisbroughttoyoubyLauraBarnard,PMP,CEOofPMOStrategies.LaurawillbespeakingaboutchangemanagementatourJunechaptermeetingonJune23.Changemanagementisessentiallyaboutthreethings:Theproject,thepeopleandthepeople.Whatdoesthatmean?Theprojectisabouttheworkthatneedstogetaccomplished.Essentially,wearetalkingaboutthescopeorchange.Gettingthisworkdone,bytheway,isalsoaboutthepeople.Inorderforanyprojecttobesuccessful,youneedtherighttalentdrivingthechangeswithintheorganizationandtheymustbringalongthosestakeholdersthatareapartofthechangetobeeffective.Secondly,successfulchangemanagementisaboutthepeoplesideofchange.Thatmeansthatwemusthaveagoodchangemanagementstrategyinplacethatlooksatwhatneedstochange(theproject)andhowthatchangeisgoingtobeimplemented(throughthepeople).Aboveall,though,it'sabout...yep,youguessedit,thepeople!WhatdoImeanhere?Iamtalkingaboutthesponsorshipofyourchange.Thenumberonereasonthatchangeinitiativesfailorsucceedcanbeclearlytiedbacktohowactiveandengagedthesponsorsareonthechangeinitiative.Soundright?Thinkbacktoanychangeprojectsyouwereapartoforareapartofrightnow.Areyoursponsorsengaged?Aretheyaskingtherightquestionsabouthowtheycanhelpbyremovingbarriersforyoutobesuccessful?Ifnot,youaregoingtofeellikeyouarepushingaboulderupahillwithothers

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2015BoardMembersMimiShieh,PHR

President

MichelleCleavenger,SPHRPresidentElect

MeganSacco,PHRCoVP,Programs

EdieFreeman,SPHR

CoVP,Programs

MaryKitson,PHRVP,Mentoring

LawrencePostol

VP,LegislativeAffairs

JenniferDjouadiCoVP,SpecialInterestGroups

RondaHetterson

CoVP,SpecialInterestGroups

BrianDiemar,GBDSVP,Marketing&PublicRelations

NancyBonnafeRiegle,PHR

Treasurer

SharifaGomez,PHR,CHRPDirector

EmilyDorsey

Secretary

MariannaKnight,SPHRStrategicPlanningLeader

simultaneouslypushingitbackdownthehill.Whyisthat?Becausetheyare!Changeistough.Noteveryoneisgoingtobeonboardwiththechangesyouarecreatingintheorganization.So,whatdoyoudo?First,youstartwithchangeagents.Theyarethechampionsforchangeandtheonesdrivingthechangeswithintheorganization.Theyarethestakeholdersontheprojectthatareeagertorolluptheirsleevesandhelp.Theyareactivistsforthechangeandtheyarevocalaboutwantingtoseeprogress.LEVERAGETHEM.Thisgroupofchangeagentsonyourteamandacrosstheorganizationcanbeorganizedandleveragedinawaythatletsthemprovidealeadershipfromthebottomupapproach.Workwiththeirpassionandgivethemtheinformationtheyneedtoactasvocalsupportersofthechangesyouarecreatingwithinyourorganization.Youshouldalsoempowerthemtoholdothersinyourorganizationaccountableforthechangetheyneedtoparticipatein.Leadingbyexampleandaskingtherightquestionsisaquickwaytogetthepositivereinforcementyourchangeinitiativewillneed.Haveyoueverseenjusthoweffectivepeerpressurecanbe?USEITtoyouradvantagehere!Secondly,youmustengageyoursponsors.Thisisabigone.Irememberbeingrelativelynewtoanorganizationandwatchingwhathappenswhensponsorsdon'tknowhowtoengage.IwashiredtobuildaPMO,butbeforeIwasthere,theyhadpulledtogetherseveralprojectmanagersandsaid,"OK,nowyouareaPMO".Theybroughtmeintohelpteachtheseprojectmanagershowto"beprogrammangers"andtobuildaPMOtomanagesometransformationalchangethecompanywasabouttoundertake.Iquicklyobservedthat,yes,thePMsdidneedsomeeducation,butyouknowwhowasreallyinneedofsometraining?Thesponsors.Noonehadtakenthetimetoexplaintothemtheirroleinthechangestheywereresponsibleforimplementing.So,oneofmyfirstandmostimportantactswastopullallofthesesponsorstogetherandteachthemwhatitmeanttobeasponsor.Theyneedtofeelresponsibleforthechangesbecause,ohbytheway,theyareresponsibleforthechanges!Theyarethebusinessunitleadersthataresupposedtobecreatingchangeintheirorganizations.Theyareleveragingyouasafacilitatorofthatchange,buttheyareultimatelyaccountable.Helpthemlearnthisandshowthemthelinkbetweenthisaccountabilityandtheirprofessionalsuccessandyouwillbeonyourway.Onceyouhaveeducatedyoursponsors,youhavetokeepthemactivelyengaged.Youdothisbygivingthemaccesstopreciselytheinformationtheyneedontomakeeducatedandinformeddecisions,removebarriers,andchampionthechange.I'msayingpreciselyforareasondon'tbombardwithreportsanddocuments.Whenyougivethemthisinformation,youthentell

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KeishaMortonVP,Membership

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DanielleTope,PHRUniversityRelationsCoordinator

DremaMcCoy,PHRNewsletterEditor

themwhattheyneedtoactonandtheimpactofanydecisionstheymake.Thiswillhelpthemaccomplishasharedobjective.Youwillmakethemlookgoodwhiletheyaregettingdonewhatyouneedtogetdoneforthechangestobesuccessful.Astheyaredrivingresults,theyarenowseenassomeonethatcanmakerealchangehappenintheorganizationand,ohbytheway,theyarebecomingahugeadvocateofthechangetheprocess.Afterall,whodoesn'tlikesomeonethatmakesthemlookgood?

VisitusatPMOStrategies.comtolearnmore,followourblogorwatchourtrainingvideos!

LegislativeAlertThisLegislativeAlertisbroughttoyoubyLawrenceP.Postol,VicePresidentforLegislativeAffairs,NOVASHRM,andPartneratSeyfarthShaw,LLP.

FLSAandWeatherIssues;TheSupremeCourtReligionDiscriminationDecisionFLSAandWeatherIssues:WhenTheOfficeIsClosed,WhichWorkersDoYouHaveToPayInthewakeofHouston'srecentflooding,countlessbusinessesclosedtheirdoors,andmanyindividualsarecopingwithhomesindisrepair.Thisishardlythefirsttimemothernaturehasaffectedbusiness.Snow,hurricanesandfloodshappenalltoooften,andbusinesscannotopen,ortheemployeescannotgettowork.SowhatdoestheFairLaborStandardsActrequireasfaraspayingworkers?RulesforExemptEmployeesClosedForBusiness.Anofficeclosuremaynotaffectthesalaryofanexemptemployee.Iftheofficeisclosed,employersmaynotmakedeductionsfromanexemptemployee'ssalary.However,employersmayrequirethatexemptemployeestakevacationorpaidtimeoff("PTO")tomakeupthattime.IfanemployeedoesnothavevacationorPTOdaysavailable,theemployercanallowhertotakethePTOorvacationdayanywayandmakeitupatalatertime.OpenForBusiness.Iftheofficeisopen,andtheexemptemployeedecidestostayhome,employersmaydeductthatday'swagesfromhispaywithoutviolatingthesalarybasis.Fulldayabsencedeductionsareallowed,butpartialdayabsencesanddeductionsareNOTallowed.Iftheemployeeworksanyportionoftheday,thentheemployermustpayhimasthoughheworkedafullday.Thisincludesanyworkperformedremotely.RulesforNonExemptEmployeesWhethertheofficeisopenorclosed,employersareonlyrequiredtopaynonexemptemployeesforhoursworked.However,inclementweatheroften

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resultsintrafficdelays.Iftheemployeeworksduringthedelay(bytakingphonecallsoransweringemails,forexample),thenshemustbecompensatedfortimeworked.Butnotallsituationsareasclearcut.Consider,forexample,anemployeewhoisstrandedinanemployer'svehicleandinstructedtosafeguardthevehicle.Orconsideranemployeewhoisinstructedtotransportorretrieveemployeesorcompanygoodsandgetsstrandedduringthestorm.Ineachofthesesituations,itislikelythattheDOLoracourtwouldlaterfindthatallofthetimewhiletheemployeewasstrandedwascompensabletime.Thecostofdefendingtheclaimandthenpayingtheamountowedwouldexceedthecostofsimplypayingtheamountinthefirstplace.Inthesespecialcircumstances,itmakeslegalandpracticalsensetopayemployeesforthistime.ReadMore

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HRLibrary&ImportantNewsEmployeeEngagementDeteriorating,AonStudyFindsEmployeesreportthattheiroverallworkexperienceisdeteriorating,particularlywhenitcomestotheresourcesandprogramstheyfeeltheyneedtobeproductiveandtoadvanceintheirjobs,accordingtoanewsurveyfromAonHewitt,theglobaltalent,retirementandhealthsolutionsbusinessprovider.AonHewitt'sTrendsinGlobalEmployeeEngagementstudy,releasedJune3,2015,foundthatemployees'overallsatisfactionwiththeirworkexperiencetooka28percentagepointdivein2014."Manyemployeesciteinsufficientstaffinglevelsasasourceoffrustration;thereisaperceptionthattherejustaren'tenoughpeopletogettheworkdone,"saidKenOehler,anAonpartnerandleaderofthecompany'sglobalengagementpractice."Inaddition,thereareconcernswhetherperformancemanagementanddevelopmentprogramsarehelpingtodevelopthecapabilitiesrequiredforsuccess.Finally,employeesoftenciteinefficienttechnologyandprotractedprocessesasabarriertoeffectiveness."Thestudyrepresentstheperspectivesofmorethan9millionemployeesatover1,000companiesin164countries.Oneofthekeyareaswhereemployeeshavebecomedissatisfiedisincareeropportunities:Thestudyfoundthatsuchopportunitieswhichtendtobethetopdriverofengagementdipped3percentagepoints."Thereisasimplequestionthatmanagersshouldaskthemselves:"Doyouknowwhereyouremployeeswanttobeintheircareerinthenexttwotothreeyears?"Oehlersaid."Manymanagersdonotknowtheanswertothisquestion,andmanagersplayanimportantroleincareeropportunities.Wefindthatcompaniesthatexcelinthisareahaveclearlyidentifiedcareerpathsformanagementandnonmanagementtracks,andhavemanagersfocusedondevelopingandadvancingtalentthroughtheorganizationthroughfrequentfeedbackandconversationsaboutthenextstepsinanemployee'scareer."ReadMoreSupremeCourttoReviewFLSACollectiveAction

TheparametersofaseminalcaseonclassactionsWalMartStoresInc.v.Dukes,131S.Ct.2541(2011)willcomeintosharperreliefintheSupremeCourt'snextterm.ThehighcourtannouncedonJune8,2015,thatitwill

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resolvetwoquestionsarisinginFairLaborStandardsAct(FLSA)collectiveactions.Thefirstquestioniswhetherdifferencesamongindividualclassmembersmaybeignoredandaclassorcollectiveactionbecertifiedwhereliabilityanddamageswillbedeterminedwithstatisticaltechniquesthatpresumeallclassmembersareidenticaltotheaverageobservedinasample.Theendresultofthisapproachinthecasethatwillgobeforethecourtis,accordingtodefendantTysonFoods,aclasswideverdictfromwhicheachclassmember,damagedornot,wouldreceiveaprorataportionofthejury'sonefigureverdictof$2.89milliondoubledbyvirtueofliquidateddamagesto$5.78million.Thesecondquestion,arisinginthesamecase,iswhetheraclassactionmaybecertifiedwhenitincludeshundredsofmemberswhowerenotinjured.The8thU.S.CircuitCourtofAppeals'answerintheaffirmativetobothquestions"representsoneinagrowingnumberinwhichclasscertificationwaspermitteddespiteseriousproblemsofclassmembercommonality,"theEqualEmploymentAdvisoryCouncilsaidinafriendofthecourtbrief."Itisunfaithfultothis[Supreme]Court'sadmonitioninWalMartStoresInc.v.Dukes....thatinordertosatisfytherequirementsofRule23(a)(2)oftheFederalRulesofCivilProcedure,plaintiffsmustdemonstratethatthereexistsatleastonequestioncommontotheclassthatiscapableofclasswideresolution,meaning'thatdeterminationofitstruthorfalsitywillresolveanissuethatiscentraltothevalidityofeachoneoftheclaimsinonestroke,'"thebriefsaid,quotingfromDukes.RaeVann,anattorneywiththecouncilwhowrotethebrief,said,"Weweresoconcernedaboutthiscasebecauseitreallyexacerbatedconflicts[inlowercourts]notonlyaboutwhenclassactionisappropriate,buttheextenttowhichDukesapplies."Sheassertedthat"Dukes'scopeisbroaderthanTitleVII"oftheCivilRightsActof1964.ReadMore

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