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• 56th Annual JollyDay Party-at-Lunch!

  • When
    December 13, 2022
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    11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  Holiday Party-at-Lunch! *

  *And a teensy bit of biz at the 56th Annual Business and Planning Meeting

  
  

  
  

  Featuring updates by

  Tara Chisum (2022-23 President)

  
  

  Happy JollyDays!  Join us in-person for our annual toast to the outgoing year and overview of what's ahead. This session will include some info from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and skills gaps and grants for training workers.

  In addition to lunch, attendees will participate in a gift swap - dirty santa style - with all gifts supplied by WAHRA. Everyone is a winner at WAHRA!

  Additional parking can be found 
  

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)

  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)

  • and for a nominal rate in metered spaces and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue. 

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• Marijuana in the Workplace: Ethical and Legal Considerations for Employers in Arkansas

  • When
    January 10, 2023
  •  
    11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  Marijuana in the Workplace: Ethical and Legal Considerations for Employers in Arkansas

  
  

  Presented by Christopher Hooks, JD, with Robertson, Beasley, Shipley & Robinson, PLLC, Fort Smith AR 

  
  

  Employers in Arkansas must now accommodate employees who legally carry and use marijuana products as a bonafide treatment option prescribed by a doctor.  In addition to medical marijuana, efforts to legalize recreational marijuana are ongoing.  Employers must be more cognizant than ever when drug testing of the legal elements for usage which includes compliance with federal laws such as FMLA and ADA.  In this lunch-and-learn session, Christopher Hooks will review the current legal climate in Arkansas and share best practices for ongoing legal  compliance while upholding the rights of the employees and employers. 

  
  

  This is dual delivery session with in-person or remote options.  All registrants will a Zoom link in the confirmation and reminder emails.  Please select your intended manner of participation when registering. 
  

  Parking permits are not required.  Parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • and for a nominal rate in metered spaces and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  Marijuana in the Workplace; Ethical and Legal Considerations for Employers in Arkansas has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI.  Approvals are pending.

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• Intersectionality of Race and Gender in Hiring and Pay Equity Analyses

  • When
    February 14, 2023
  •  
    11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  Intersectionality of Race and Gender in Hiring and Pay Equity

  
  

  Presented by Meredith Gregston, JD, with Duane Morris, LLP, Austin, TX

  
  

  Compliance with US Civil Rights Acts should be a strategic goal of every organization. This ensures that all employees have equal opportunity to employment opportunities including pay, benefits, working conditions, and growth opportunities. Employees are often members of more than one class which creates a myriad of considerations when ensuring equal employment opportunity. Intersectionality is the unique dynamic effect created when individuals hold two or more class elements.  

  Ms. Gregston will focus on race - gender Intersectionality and share benchmarking ideas for ensuring parity in hiring and compensation practices. 

  This is dual delivery session with in-person or remote options.  All registrants will a Zoom link in the confirmation and reminder emails.  Please select your intended manner of participation when registering. 
  

  Parking permits are not required.  Parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • and for a nominal rate in metered spaces and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  Intersectionality of Race and Gender in Hiring and Pay Equity Analyses has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI.  Approvals are pending.

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• USDOL Series: Prevailing Wage Rules and Best Practices: The Davis-Bacon Act and More!

  • When
    February 28, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

  
  

  Prevailing Wage Rules and Best Practices: Davis-Bacon Act and More!

  (date changed from 11/15 to 2/28)

  
  

  Presented by  Audrina Lange, Community Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist

  US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

  Know someone who is bidding work at a a school building, airport, military base or federal building?  Maybe it's installing a new fence, painting rooms, or swapping out food service equipment.  Big or small, contractors and subcontractors who perform on federally funded or supported sites, public buildings, or public works must comply with a series of acts related to pay and fringe benefits.

  
  

  Join our partner UAFS Center for Economic Development for this lunch-and-learn event on November 15 as USDOL Specialist Audrina Lange explains the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts that regulate how such employers administer payroll and fringe benefits to their employees. 

  This session is just $49 which includes lunch.

  Registration is handled by UAFS at this link or scan 

  
  

  Parking permits are not required.  Parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • and for a nominal rate in metered spaces and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  Prevailing Wage Rules and Best Practices has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI.  

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• Effective Conciliation and Mediation Strategies

  • When
    March 14, 2023
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  Effective Conciliation and Mediation Strategies

  
  

  
  

  Presented by Craig Leen, JD, Partner with K&L Gates, Washington DC

  
  

  Federal contractors might be surprised to learn that OFCCP litigation historically takes years and has uncertain outcomes. A reasonable settlement is often the best strategy to resolve an outstanding complaint. Former OFCCP Director Craig Leen provides insight to help employers conciliate and mediate more effectively.   This presentation will focus on how and when to engage OFCCP in conciliation or mediation, what to focus on in presenting a settlement to OFCCP, and how to maximize the organization's chances at a reasonable settlement under OFCCP procedures.

  This is dual delivery session with in-person or remote options.  All registrants will a Zoom link in the confirmation and reminder emails.  Please select your intended manner of participation when registering. 
  

  Parking permits are not required.  Parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • and for a nominal rate in metered spaces and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  Effective Conciliation and Mediation Strategies has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI. 

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• Fairness in the Remote Workplace

  • When
    April 11, 2023
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  Fairness in the Remote Workplace

  
  

  
  

  Presented by Christine Hendrickson, VP or Strategic Initiatives at Syndio

  
  

  Is the future of work remote, hybrid, or fully in the office? How do you navigate DEI&J with a remote workforce, a hybrid workforce, or where different parts of the business require different solutions. This session will provide best practices to ensure equity in the new world order. Participants will leave with an understanding of the research on how remote workplace or hybrid work affect DEI&J; how to evaluate and monitor the impact on your DEI&J efforts; and how these impacts are amplified if the right to work remotely is out of reach for lower-paid staff.

  This is dual delivery session with in-person or remote options.  All registrants will a Zoom link in the confirmation and reminder emails.  Please select your intended manner of participation when registering. 
  

  Parking permits are not required.  Parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • and for a nominal rate in metered spaces and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  Fairness in the Remote Workplace has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI. 

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• The New Census Data: Are Your New Goals Reasonable and Attainable

  • When
    May 09, 2023
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  The New Census Data: Are Your New Goals Reasonable and Attainable

  
  

  
  

  Presented by Judy Julius, EEO Consulting, St. Louis, MO 

  
  

  The new EEO Census tables have had an impact on every single AAP. Some HR teams have adapted to the new codes while others are struggling. Join this session to learn from Judy Julius what's really going on and what the EEO expects of employers. Ms. Julius will discuss the differences compared to 2010 including what options employers may have. This session will walk across national, state, metro, compressed, county and industry data. The conversation will include benchmark considerations HR teams should take as they consider alternative approaches and compliance. 

  This is dual delivery session with in-person or remote options.  All registrants will a Zoom link in the confirmation and reminder emails.  Please select your intended manner of participation when registering. 
  

  Parking permits are not required.  Parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • and for a nominal rate in metered spaces and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  The New Census Data: Are Your New Goals Reasonable and Attainable has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI. 

  Show details