OCTOBER 2005 MEETING

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Date:  Tuesday, October 4th

5:30p.m.   Social Hour    

6:30 p.m.  Dinner

7:15 p.m.  Business Meeting

7:30 p.m.  Program

Topic: “Recent SHRM Foundation Research to Advance Our Profession” – presented by Hanna Lyle, a member of the SHRM Foundation Board of Directors.

The SHRM Foundation was founded in 1966 as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors from the HR profession, including academics, practitioners and representatives from SHRM. The Foundation funds research, publications and education to advance the HR profession and enhance the effectiveness of HR professionals. To support its important work, the SHRM Foundation conducts an annual fundraising campaign. All contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible.

LYLE S. HANNA, SPHR

Lyle is the Managing Director for the Compensation, Benefits & Retirement Group division offices of Palmer & Cay in Kentucky and Tennessee. Prior to this he served as a Principal and Global Business Development Consultant in the Louisville office of William M. Mercer, Inc. He is also the former Director of Human Resources for Jerrico, Inc. Before that, Lyle worked for Texas Instruments for nine years, four of which he served as a Manager on the Corporate Human Resources staff.

He has served in various key roles within the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) since the late 1980’s, and is a past Chair of the Kentucky SHRM State Council. He has recently been elected to serve on the national SHRM Foundation’s Board of Directors. He is the past Chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, and has worked extensively to establish partnerships between the KY Chamber and KY SHRM to improve legislative lobbying efforts and support the Best Places to Work in Kentucky initiative.

Over the past nine years, Lyle has been intimately involved in the expansion of Habitat for Humanity into over 100 countries around the globe. He is the former Vice-Chair of the Habitat for Humanity International Board of Directors. In 2004, he was elected to the Habitat Global Leadership Council and was recently appointed as Chair.

Lyle is a graduate of the College of Wooster with a BA in Urban Studies (Economics / Political Science). In 1992 he achieved lifetime certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).

Please RSVP by Friday, September 30th to Julie Brown or

The cost for GAPA members is $20.00 and the cost for guests $25.00.

NO SHOWS, UNLESS PREPAID, WILL BE BILLED.

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Susan Sullivan

General Manager

Sullivan Company

Teresa Gravely

Employee Benefits & Payroll Manager

Cornell Dubilier

Demie Paouris Garcia

HR Manager

Woodward

Michelle Penoli

Consutant

Immigration Tracker

Nancy Hyder Robinson

Attorney

Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann

Beth Houck

Payroll/HR Manager

Southern Management Corporation

You may make meeting reservations by e-mailing to  You should make your reservation no later than Thursday before a meeting. Cancellations must be made by Friday before the meeting.  NO SHOWS, UNLESS PREPAID, WILL BE BILLED.

Please remember to complete your response cards after each meeting. Many of the meeting topics scheduled are in response to needs and requests listed on the response cards.

Please be reminded that we have a Job Mart page on the website for GSHRMmembers to post job openings and for members to apply to posted jobs.  We have had several members to utilize this page and received immediate response to their postings.  This is a great way to obtain good qualified employees for your organization.

To post a job vacancy, please complete Part B on the website GSHRMJob Mart page and you will be contacted regarding job posting billing. Until you are contacted to discuss your posting layout, all information will be kept confidential!

To post your position, there will be a $25 monthly fee for GSHRM members and a $50 monthly fee for non-GSHRM members. 

View our Job Mart page for current listings.

Effective January 1, 2004, the Greenville Area Personnel Association (GSHRM) is allowing five spaces on their web-site newsletter to be used for advertisement purposes. Each space is standard 3.75 X 1.75 and can be designed in various ways to promote your organization.
 


The cost for advertising for a six-month time period is $400, the full amount which must be paid in advance. In an effort to allow more organizations the opportunity to advertise, GSHRM will currently not allow companies to renew their advertising for a period longer than the initial six-months. In the event no additional companies wish to advertise, current advertisers will be contacted in the order in which they initially paid, and allowed to renew.

If you wish to advertise, please contact   to arrange design and payment details.

Dear GSHRM Members,

Congratulations to George Hammett and a dedicated committee on a successful Tri-State Conference.  It was one of our best, according to the feedback by participants and vendors.  An unexpected medical condition caused us to change keynote speakers at the final hour.  However, we could not have been more fortunate to have Phil and Bonnie Parker step in as Keynote and concurrent session presenters.  As soon as all of the accounting is complete, we will let you know the financial results of our annual fundraiser.   The 2006 Tri-State conference will be held September 13th at the Expo.

The conference followed closely behind the Hurricane Katrina tragedy.  At the conference a fundraiser for the victims, led by Heidi McIlwain, yielded $1,000 in contributions which was matched 1:1 by GSHRM.  Two thousand dollars has been given to the American Red Cross in the name of GSHRM.  Thank you all that contributed! 

Many GSHRM members have expressed a desire to work collectively to aid the evacuees that have come into our community.  One of the best organized employment resources to aid the evacuees with jobs, interview skills, resume writing, etc, is Workforce Development in cooperation with the Employment Security Commission.  Employers are encouraged to post open positions with the ESC and contact the ESC to volunteer resources for other services.

I hope many of you have had the chance to meet a new face at the registration table at the conference.  Janine Gieck has been retained to handle the administration and special projects for GSHRM.  She has an office support business in Simpsonville and will be working behind the scenes for our organization.

Ballots for 2006 Board and officers will be mailed out to you soon.  The proposed board is as follows: 
 

Nominees:
President Elect: Heidi McIlwain
Treasurer: Kristie Gray-Smith
Secretary: Freda Lark
Director: Beth Rogers
Director: Greg Cann
Director: Michelle Malushizky
 
Incumbents:
Julie Brown: President
Ginger Lawrence:Past President
Keith Denton: Director
Gail DePriest: Director
Scott Wheeler: Director
 
Rolling Off:
Judie Ulsh: Director
Susan Rector: Director
Bill Fischer: Director
George Hammett: Past President
 

The deadline for HR Professional of the Year nominations is October 15th.  Please consider nominating a deserving HR professional.  Link on to our

Nomination form .

I look forward to seeing you at the October 4^th membership meeting.  The focus will be on how recent SHRM foundation research is helping to advance our profession and business.  We are so fortunate to have Lyle Hanna, SPHR from the SHRM foundation board of directors present the latest in research.  Please plan to join me.

Ginger,

 

All Professional II members, please be reminded that you must maintain current membership with SHRM to have current membership with GSHRM. When completing your invoice, please complete the section requesting your SHRM membership number. If your membership with SHRM is not current, please update your membership as we do verify membership status with SHRM quarterly. If you have questions, please contact: Nancy Bonge

Meeting reservations or cancellations 

Name Badges 

New member orientation, Applications for membership    
 

ORIENTATION

Any members who have  never participated in a New Member Orientation are welcome to join the orientation sessions held each month.  For more information, please contact: 

Send announcements to: GSHRM Newsletter Info., P.O. Box 5202 Greenville, SC 29606-5202 or email: 

If any member needs a name badge, needs a changed name badge or has an address change, e-mail Christine Stapleton  

2005 changes in Employment Security Law PDF

Opportunity Knocks
Worker’s Compensation Reform

Working in partnership with Donald Van Riper of Collins and Lacy, Attorneys in Columbia, SC (former South Carolina State Workers Compensation Commissioner), GSHRM is requesting the support of the HR community to ensure Workers Compensation reform!

Issue: Insurance companies are seeking premium increases in the range of 33%.

Issue: The need for business-friendly commissioners.

Issue: A level playing field regarding medical fees and access to medical         information.

Write as many letters as possible requesting:

1)       Legislative reversal of the holding in Brown verses Bi-lo, so that carriers and employers can have free access to the medical reports allegedly injured workers.

2)       The statutory reinstitution of a requirement where in medically complex cases, the claimant must prove causation in his/her case by expert medical testimony.

3)       A requirement that all injuries by accident must arise out of a specific, defined (work-related) event.

4)       A requirement that all medical records must be furnished to the opposing parties upon their receipt.

5)       A requirement that all claims under the SC Workers Compensation Act must be administered by a claims office located within South Carolina.

6)       A requirement that an insurance adjuster attend all hearings before the SC Workers Compensation Commission. 

7)       A limitation on contingency fees of claimant’s lawyers that exceed $15,000, unless it is shown after a separate hearing that the case was of unusual difficulty and involved an unusual amount of time.

8)       Set medical fees for Worker’s Compensation at the same level as Medicare fees.

9)        Workers Compensation cases should be settled as quickly as possible

       since delay increases
      administrative costs and
      awards.

10)    Establish incentives for companies that invest in and promote wellness

 programs.

11)    Establish penalties for physicians who exploit worker’s compensation

      benefits.
 

Mail letters to and follow up
with a telephone call to:

House of Representatives

District 16

J. Adam Taylor
257 Taylorest
Laurens, SC 29360

981.1737 Office
682.8112 Home
984.3811 Fax

District 17

Harry Cato
P. O. Box 223
Traveler's Rest, SC 29690

295.1849 Office
834.7059 Home
834.7059 Fax

District 18

Lewis R. Vaughn
623 Ashley Commons Court
Greer, SC 29651

848.0368 Home
848.0368 Fax

District 19

Dwight A. Loftis
540 Sulphur Springs Road
Greenville, SC 29617

246.7917 Office
834.5760 Home
246.5020 Fax

District 20

Glenn Hamilton
42 Devonhall Way
Taylors, SC 29687

268.5247 Home

District 21

Robert W. Leach
P. O. Box 25503
Greenville, SC 29616

879.1779 Home

District 22

Gloria A. Haskins
30 Normandy Road
Greenville, SC 29615

292.7239 Home
292.7239 Fax

District 23

Fletcher N. Smith Jr.
P. O. Box 10496
Greenville, SC 29603

232.6541 Office
235.8652 Home

District 24

Vacant (pending special election)
408 E. North Street
Greenville, SC 29601

232.5629 Office
232.4074 Home
233.6943 Fax

District 25

Karl B. Allen
15 Prince Avenue
Greenville, SC 29605

235.9049 Home

District 26

Rex F. Rice
P. O. Box 1706
Easley, SC 29641

306.8300 Office
859.2132 Home
277-6510 Fax

District 27

Garry R. Smith
210 Foxhound Road
Simpsonville, SC 29680

963.0560 Office
963.0337 Home
963-0337 Fax

District 28

Dan Tripp
P. O. Box 217
Mauldin, SC 29662

331.2224 Office
228.3502 Home
331.2174 Fax

Senate

District 5

J. Verne Smith
P. O. Box 528
Greer, SC 29652

877.7421 Office
877.2504 Home
877.2785 Fax

District 6

Michael L. Fair
P. O. Box 14632
Greenville, SC 29610

246.4257 Home
246.4257 Fax

District 7

Ralph Anderson
315 Elder Street
Greenville, SC 29607

235.0611 Home

District 8

David L. Thomas
P. O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29202

271.6371 Office
862.1033 Home
271.1707 Fax

District 9

Danny Verdin
P. O. Box 272
Laurens, SC 29360

984.4129 Office
983.2428 Home

District 13

Jim Ritchie
302 South Pine Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302

585.2275 Office
585.6047 Home

VERY IMPORTANT
SECOND STEP
 

Write Governor Sanford and ask that his next two appointments be (a) lawyers who (b) have primarily represented industry and businesses before the SC Workers Commission.  As with all politicians, let him know that this is a singularly important issue with you, and that your support for his office is dependent upon it.

Governor Mark Sanford

Office of the Governor

P O Box 12267

Columbia, SC 29211

 
scgovernor.com

Click and download  Word.doc containing sample letters to Governor Sanford and SC House Members.