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In this months newsletter, IE SHRM member and IE SHRM Certification Scholarship winner, Jenifer Patton, shares the story of her experience and reaction in successfully passing her SHRM-CP in February 2018.   Learn more of her experience in  her testimony below:

Inland Empire SHRM Chapter kicked off the EHRP 2018 program year with a resume critique, which was a huge success. The EHRP attendees gained valuable insights into creating an attention-grabbing resume. Human Resource Professionals located throughout the Inland Empire volunteered their time to guarantee the attendees received the best advice possible to design their resumes toward a human resource position.

We want to thank our accomplished volunteers for making this such an extraordinary event for the attendees: Patrick Flaherty, CSUSB; Elizabeth Jonas, County of Riverside; Gerry Darden, UCOP; Richard Brager, Diamond Environmental, and of course our Board members who participated in this event.

There are currently 110 EHRP members in all stages of their careers. IE SHRM's objective is to build and strengthen relationships with Emerging HR Professionals and to guide them as they grow in their career. To support this endeavor, we have designed a comprehensive training program to propel these individuals' careers. Our next event, Mock Interviews is scheduled for April 7, 2018. You do not need to be an EHRP member to take advantage of these events. Many of our events offer continuing education credits (CE) for SHRM and HRCI certifications.

If you would like to learn more about the EHRP program, would like to volunteer for the upcoming Mock Interview Event, or to become an EHRP mentor, please contact us at  [email protected].

On February 25th, the National Labor Relations Board unanimously vacated its December 2017 ruling in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd., which determined standards for establishing joint employer relationships. This action was taken after the NLRB's Inspector General reported that Board member William Emanuel had a conflict of interest when he ruled on the case.

Joint employer relationships impose shared liabilities and bargaining duties upon multiple employers. In Hy-Brand, the Board had noted that whether a company such as a fast-food corporation is a joint employer of workers employed by another company, like one of the chain's franchisees, depends on the degree of control one company has over workers at the other company. Under Hy-Brand, joint liability depended on whether employer entities actually exercised direct and immediate joint control over essential employment terms in a manner that was not limited and routine.

With the HyBrand decision vacated, joint employer status is again governed by the 2015 Browning-Ferris Industries decision, which allows an employer to be found liable as a joint employer if it reserved the right to exercise control over employment terms of another company's employees. Under that Obama-era case, no actual control is needed to establish joint liability.

The relatively lax standard established in Browning-Ferris Industries may be quite temporary. In January, President Trump selected Republican John Ring to serve as the fifth member of the NLRB. If Ring is confirmed by the Senate, the Board will have three Republican and two Democrat members and may issue a ruling in line with Hy-Brand.

Message from Board President, Lora Hassani