CCHRA Newsletter September 2016

a note from the CCHRA president

Greetings,

I hope you are having an amazing summer. The weather certainly has been spectacular. How fortunate we are to live in this beautiful place called Cape Cod. One does not need to even go anywhere, but just take a walk or a short drive to take in the beauty of our surroundings. Summer is an opportunity for us to reconnect and refresh, and take a break from the craziness of our routines, but soon we will be back at it.

While CCHRA does take a short break in the summer, work does still go on behind the scenes. Our new, but not new to the association, Vice President/Program Chair, Susan Partridge, has been busy putting together our 2016 – 2017 program line up. I am excited about what we have in place so far, and I hope you will be as well. Our first program meeting for the year will be September 22nd. I look forward to seeing everyone.

I would like to introduce the board of directors commencing with the 2016 – 2017 program year. The slate is as follows:

Tammy Cunningham, President

Susan Partridge, Vice President/Program Chair

Vikki Morris, Past President/Membership Chair

Kelly Oakes, Treasurer

Susie Silva, Secretary

Mary Tripp, Website Administrator

Julie Hopper, Scholarship Chair

Joan McDonald – Newsletter/PR Chair

Marie Hanson – Nominations Chair

Linda Rose, By Laws/Audit Chair

I am honored to be serving as the CCHRA president and leading with a group of such devoted, knowledgeable individuals; a group of human resources professionals who are committed to our association, the profession of human resources, and who recognize the importance of having an HR association such as CCHRA in place. I hope you as a member and Human Resources professional do as well.

See you soon,

Tammy

NEHRA 2016 Conference September 28-30

CCHRA will have a table at the conference. If you are attending and have some time to staff the table, please contact Joan McDonald here.

Visit the #NEHRA2016 website to view the program and to register

CCHRA Members receive the NEHRA member rate!

Use code: CONFCCHRA2016 to receive the reduced rate

CCHRA Breakfast Meeting

September 22 at 7:30 AM

UNDERSTANDING AND PREPARING FOR THE NEW FEDERAL OVERTIME RULE

Presented by: Attorney Jack Dolan of Lighthouse Legal Counsel, LLC

Last December, Attorney Dolan spoke to us about anticipated changes to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Those changes are now real and will take effect on December 1, 2016. We invited Attorney Dolan back to bring us up to date on the new overtime rule.

In this program, we will briefly review the current tests for classifying employees as exempt. We will then focus on how the new rule will impact these tests and your business. Finally, we will examine the steps employers should be taking NOW to prepare for these changes.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the Breakfast Meeting

CCHRA Programs Fall and Winter 2016

Susan Partridge, Vice President/Program Chair, has scheduled the following breakfast programs this year:

September 22 -- FLSA changes

Presenter: Jack Dolan , Lighthouse Legal Counsel

October 27 -- Benefit Plan Design & Health Care Cost Strategies

Presenter: Patrick Haraden, Arthur Gallagher & Co.

December 1 -- Mid-Year Legal Update

Presenter: Angela Snyder, Foley & Foley

January 26 -- Total Rewards & Compensation Best Practices

Presenter: Pamela Sande, Pamela Sande & Assoc.

February 16 -- Coaching & Managing Performance

Presenter: Sarah Scala, Sarah A. Scala Consulting