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NOVA SHRM PULSE DECEMBER 2014

Well the weather outside may not be frightful yet, but it has definitely been a chilly winter in

the Northern Virginia area!

It has been such a successful year for the Northern Virginia Society for Human Resource

Management (NOVA SHRM) Chapter. A recap of what was accomplished in 2014 includes the

following:

The presence of the SHRM Foundation was brought to the forefront for many of our

members, who contributed over $2K in total;

Our Special Interest Group (SIGs) attendance records increased by 20% over the past 12 months;

We added another educational affiliate to our list this year Virginia Tech's MBA Program, located in t

Ballston area;Hosting our first March Madness, Summer Ice Cream Social and Membership Summer promotion wer

incredible ways to engage and connect with our current members as well as atlarge members;

Two successful Members in Transition (MITs) events, serving the population of our Chapter who are in

between roles were well attended and the number of MITs is decreasing;

Our 1st Annual Joint Chapter Career Fair (HiRe Expo) for HR and Administrative professionals had 16

employers and approx. 175+ attendees. We are planning our 2nd Annual Fair for the spring season of

2015;

We are in the final stages of launching our new website, which should be going live in early January 20

NOVA SHRM celebrated its 35th anniversary this year at the Artisphere Gallery in Arlington. Past

Presidents', members and family reminisced the last three and half decades of this incredible Chapter

achievements!

As we close out another year, do not forget to take this opportunity to renew your Membership before it

expires. Renewing takes only a few minutes, so do it soon Renew Your Membership NOW!

It has been an honor to serve as the President for this local Chapter in 2014! I have been stretched in

professional ways that have helped me grow, challenged to see things in a different light in order to benefit t

efforts of NOVA SHRM and overall found creative ways to build a culture on the Board where we all seek to

know one another's professional and personal goals.

With the new year just weeks away, on behalf of the NOVA SHRM Chapter, we want to wish you and your
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families a wonderful holiday season and a Happy 2015!

All the best in the New Year...

Sharifa Gomez, PHR, CHRP

2014 NOVA SHRM President

Upcoming Chapter Events

January 27

Using Organizational Conflict to Your Advantage

Speaker: Cliff Kayser

Location: McLean, VA

Time: 5:30 pm

March 31

March Chapter Meeting

Location: McLean, VA

Time: 7:30 am

Legislative Alert

The Legislative Alert is brought to you by Larry Postol, VP of Legislative Affairs, NOVA SHRM, and

Partner at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP.

If Marijuana is Legal Where I Work, I Can't Be Fired for OffDuty Use, Right?

Wrong!

More and more cities and states are legalizing the use of marijuana for medical andrecreational use, including the District of Columbia. The good news is that means in those

jurisdictions the local and state police will not arrest you if your use conforms to the local/state lawmedical

states require a prescription and recreational use laws usually limit the amount of marijuana one can possess

In addition, federal prosecutors, at least under the current administration, will not prosecute you for use wh

is legal under state and local laws.

Now the bad news. Marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq., since it is listed as

schedule 1 controlled substance. That means its use is not protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act,

U.S.C. 12101 et seq., ("ADA") because the ADA does not protect the current use of an illegal drug. Moreov

most employees are atwill employees, so they can be fired for good cause, bad cause, or no cause. Thus, if

employer wants to fire employees who use marijuana away from work, it is likely that the employer can legado so.

That said, time often proves that the law is not always as clear as it seems, and courts can apply unexpected

interpretations to statutes. Most lawyers know never to say never. So employers may be cautious at the

beginning of this new stage in the history of marijuana use and the law. We have come a long wayfrom the

days when marijuana use resulted in 25year prison sentence, to now its use is actually legal under some loca

and state laws. Where the future will take use remains to be seen.

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Now Recruiting Participants for the 2015 Mentoring Program!

Embrace Ambition!

Now Recruiting Participants for 2015 SHRM Mentoring & Leadership Development Program!

Download the application

Sharpen your professional edge

Enhance your leadership presenceMaximize learning opportunities

We're now recruiting for the Washington, DC metro area's premier mentoring and leadership development

program for HR professionals! Whether you're still in the formative years of your career or fairly accomplishe

the NOVA SHRM and Dulles SHRM Mentoring & Leadership Development Program can help you to distinguis

yourself professionally and speed your progress towards meeting your personal development goals. Please v

www.novashrm.orgor www.dullesshrm.orgfor more information and to download an application.

Applications are due on or before midnight on January 31, 2015.

Mentoring is more important than ever, and the ability to change and grow in your career is an increasingly

critical skill to have. Our Pinnacle awardwinning mentoring program can help you to:

Expand your professional network,

Learn peergroup mentoring skills,

Build HR and business competencies,

Enhance your leadership presence,

Overcome career obstacles, and

Earn credits towards recertification!

We will sponsor approximately 14 chapter members to participate in the program, which integrates multiple

types of mentoring techniques, leadership development, and peer learning networks. Over the course of the

last 16 years, participation in our program has consistently resulted in enhanced peer networking for 100

percent of alumni as well as lateral and vertical career moves for over 75 percent of alumni.

Group mentoring meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the

Tyson's Corner area. You must be a member in good standing with NOVA SHRM or Dulles SHRM to participat

If you're curious about this innovative program, please participate in one of the information sessions, held in

January, at one of the local SHRM chapter meetings. Or contact Mary Kitson, Program Director, at

[email protected] [email protected] more information.

HR Library & Important News

Experts: Personal Data Not Secure on Health Insurance Exchanges

Hackers could gain access to the personal data of Americans who use the federal and state health

insurance exchanges, according to two government reports and experts on electronic data security.

The exchanges, created under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), are working to improve the

protection of personal data provided by individuals as they apply for insurance coverage, according

to the reports and experts. However, much remains to be done, and some experts say that the
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exchanges might never be completely impervious to attacks.

"One hundred percent security is impossible," said Kenneth K. Dort, a partner in law firm Drinker

Biddle's Intellectual Property Practice Group in Chicago. "The name of the game is risk

minimization."

There has already been one reported breach of the federal Healthcare.gov website. On Sept. 4,

2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which runs the exchange, said that a

hacker or hackers uploaded malware on a server that supports the exchange website but does notcontain users' personal information.

Some states operate their own insurance exchanges; others allow the federal government to run

theirs. All exchanges that receive federal funds are bound to stringent data security rules. However,

compliance remains a massive challenge.

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When Workers Won't Retire, Workforce Challenges Arise

Organizations can face unintended consequences when retirementeligible employees remain in

place because their total rewards packages contains incentives not to retire.

"If 4 percent of your population is retirement eligible and half of those people choose to delay

retirement, the effect could be that 10 percent of your employees experience promotion blockage,"

said Arthur L Noonan, a senior partner and actuary at Mercer. "This means 1,000 employees would

experience promotion delays in a 10,000 employee firm."

Noonan spoke at the Employee Benefit Research Institute's winter policy forum, held recently in

Washington, D.C.

Decisions about benefits design typically are made around financial metrics such as the cost for

employers. That could be shortsighted, said Noonan, because "at the end of the day, it is labor

productivity that drives true labor costs."

When people don't advance through the ranks because older workers are staying put, they become

frustrated. And despite many predictions of boomers retiring at high rates and draining talent and

expertise from their organizations, in many cases they seem locked down, as if proclaiming, "We

won't go."

The resulting low "velocity" of talent movement can have negative consequencesespecially for

businesses whose strategy calls for attracting and promoting new talent. In these instance, "a

business that provides incentives for retirementeligible employees to leave would outperform one

whose incentives are disconnected from tenure," said Noonan.

To be sure, there can be negative consequences when employees do retire in large numbers. The

wellknown downsides of having an older working population include greater labor costs (due to

higher compensation and increased health and disability claims). But on the plus side, older workers

may be more productive than lessexperienced new hires. How the positives and negatives weigh

against each other will differ from company to company and from industry to industry. As a result,

the optimal workforce management and total rewards strategies will differ among organizations.
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HR Jobs

HR Recruiter, Bethesda, MD, December 16

Human Resources Senior Associate, McLean, VA, December 15

HR Coordinator, Washington, DC, December 15

Senior HR Specialist, Dulles, VA, December 9Human Resources Generalist, Arlington, VA, December 9

Human Resources Assistant, Arlington, VA, December 1

Office Administrator, Washington, DC, November 24

Human Resources Coordinator, Washington, DC, November 24

Human Resources Generalist & Business Partner, Fairfax, VA, November 20

Click hereto go to the NOVA SHRM Job Page

SHRM Student Focus

Going into the new year, NOVA SHRM is very excited about our new charge, "SHRM Student Focus." This yea

making our student member experience an exceptional one. Fostering, developing, and maintaining engaged

and leaders is a top priority for us. Students ROCK!

To accomplish our goal, we have decided to use an Affinity Community structure. An Affinity Community ena

among students, alumni, academicians and HR professionals based upon shared interests, common goals, ex

community will be inclusive, compassing a variety of degree programs and reflect remarkable diversity. NOVA

reconnecting with universities throughout the DMV area such as George Mason University, George Washingt

University, Marymount University, Virginia Tech and Northern Virginia Community College and many more.

As seasoned HR professionals, we understand the importance of "connection" to professional success. Over

volunteers who are interested in making meaningful "connections" with their Alma mater and their students

members in our MEGA chapter and each month we will be featuring a student that ROCKS on our website an

Stay tuned, much more is come!

NOVA SHRM Information

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As a member of NOVA SHRM, you are eligible for a reimbursement of $50 for passing the PHR exam and $75

learn more, visit theNOVA SHRM Education Page.

NOVA SHRM's HR Excellence Referral Program

Did you know that you can receive rewards for referring new members to NOVA SHRM? To take advantage o

Program, just invite your colleagues and friends and introduce them to the value and advantages that you ha

in the Chapter.

How does it work?

1. Introduce a colleague/friend to NOVA SHRM by attending an event or simply telling them about the C

2. Your colleague/friend becomes a member and is approved for a Professional membership (Profession

Membership).

3. Your colleague/friend remains a member for a minimum of 6 months.

What do you gain as your benefit?

Number of

Referrals

Your Benefit

1 1 free monthly meeting of your choice

2 2 free monthly meetings of your choice


1 free annual NOVA SHRM membership


1 free annual NOVA SHRM membership

If you have met the qualifications for this program, please send a message to the CoVPs, Membership, Larry

[email protected], with details including:

1. Your name;

2. Membership category;

3. Years of membership status ;

4. As they become available, the meetings you are interested in attending.

Did You Know? You can download a confirmation of paid membership from the NOVA SHRM web

Feel free to download your receipt for reimbursement via the NOVA SHRM website:

1. Log in to your own account;

2. Go to My Account link in the upper right hand corner of the screen;

3. Click on the My Orders minitab;

4. You can print out your own receipts.
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Drema McCoy

Newsletter Editor

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