Tulsa Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinators Association http://www.teeoca.org Diversity. Sensitivity. Opportunity. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 TEEOCA Meeting February 1st, 2012 http://www.teeoca.org/2012/01/26/teeoca-meeting-february-1st-2012/ http://www.teeoca.org/2012/01/26/teeoca-meeting-february-1st-2012/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:13 +0000 that http://www.teeoca.org/?p=359

February Lunch and Learn

Speaker:  Phillip Wilson with Labor Relations Institute (LRI)

Topic:

“What to expect in 2012 – Union activity/changes”

Date:  Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Time:   11:30 am-1:00 pm

Location:  Tulsa Country Club 701 North Union Ave., Tulsa, OK

RSVP no later than Friday, January 27, 2012 to: aparker@teeoca.org &pay at the door or register at the bottom of this page.

HRCI Credit will be available for those attending

(We offer special discounts to students and HR professionals in job transition – please let us know).


TEEOCA

Tulsa Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinators Association

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Please join us for TEEOCA’s upcoming Lunch and Learn presentation on Wednesday, February 1st from 11:30 – 1:00pm.

Our speaker, Phillip Wilson is President and General Counsel of Labor Relations Institute, is a national expert on labor relations and creating positive workplaces.

Wilson is a highly regarded lecturer, an adjunct professor at Northeastern State University, and the author of numerous booksand articles on labor relations, union corruption and creating a positive workplace, including: The Next 52 Weeks; Managing the Union Shop; and Model Contract Clauses.

He has been called on multiple occasions to testify before Congress on the subject of union financial reporting requirements.

Wilson graduated magna cum laude from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to joining Labor Relations Institute, Wilson practiced law at a Chicago firm where he represented companies nationwide in all areas of labor and employment law. He has also served as director of human resources for a multimillion dollar gaming corporation.

Phillip’s discussion will focus on what to expect in 2012 regarding NLRB activities.

The year 2011 was peppered with high-profile labor stories: Wisconsin, Boeing, NLRB and DOL rulemaking, and the Occupy movement. Phillip Wilson will educate members on what promises to be an even more eventful 2012. Wilson will explain:

  • What Obama’s “recess without a recess” appointments to the NLRB mean for HR departments in 2012
  • The surprising way the Occupy movement is impacting companies, labor unions and HR departments
  • Will or won’t your HR department have to comply with the new NLRB notice posting requirements?
  • How the proposed DOL “persuader” rules impact your company’s compliance costs
  • Steps you can take today to help insulate your company from the volatile regulatory environment

Don’t forget to come with any burning labor questions you have, as Phil will save time for Q&A at the conclusion of his session.

We look forward to Phillip’s presentation and hope you can join us!

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Topic: Terminations without Tears

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Time: 11:30 am-1:00 pm

Location: Tulsa Country Club 701 North Union Ave., Tulsa, OK

RSVP by Friday, January 6, 2012 to: aparker@teeoca.org & pay at the door or register (fill out the form at the bottom of this page)

HRCI Credit will be available for those attending

(We offer special discounts to students and HR professionals in job transition – please let us know).

We moved the January meeting back one week due to the Tulsa Country Club’s annual closing for cleaning and repairs. If you cannot attend the January meeting, check our website for upcoming meetings and topics. We will be back on track to host our meetings on the first Wednesday of the month, beginning in February.
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TEEOCA

Tulsa Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinators Association

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Please join us for TEEOCA’s upcoming Lunch and Learn presentation on Wednesday, January 11th from 11:30 – 1:00pm.

Our speaker, Monica Maple has over 13 years’ experience in representing management in labor and employment matters. She began her own law firm several years ago to better meet the needs of her clients. In addition to labor and employment law, Monica focuses her practice on creditor’s rights, commercial real estate and business transactions, general civil litigation and Indian law.

Monica’s discussion will focus on issues to consider before terminating an employee, such as whether a disciplinary policy exists which governs the situation, whether the employee is a member of a protected class and whether performance and/or disciplinary issues have been documented. She will also discuss the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act and its application to terminations.

We look forward to Monica’s presentation and hope you can join us!

UPCOMING TEEOCA MEETINGS
Save the dates!

February 1, 2012 Lunch & Learn 11:30-1:00
Tulsa Country Club
Speaker: Phillip Wilson with LRI
Topic: What to expect in 2012 – Union activity/changes

February 28, 2012 Mock Trial 6pm-9pm
University of Tulsa John Rogers Hall
Attorney’s and Judge TBA

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Topic:   Open Forum Discussion of HR Topics and Challenges Among Members

Moderator:  Larry Cheatham

Date:  Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Time:   11:30 am-1:00 pm

Location:  Tulsa Country Club 701 North Union Ave., Tulsa, OK

RSVP by Monday, December 5, 2011 to aparker@teeoca.org

or register at www.TEEOCA.org

The TEEOCA board has decided to provide a December “members only complimentary lunch”.   Come prepared to discuss any new challenges or situations that you encountered, what action you took and what the results were.  This will be a time of sharing stories of situations that other members may encounter.  Our goal is for the membership to network and help one another as we face HR challenges.

We will be extending our monthly meetings through June 2012 to ensure we’re able to offer an additional HRCI accredited meeting.

(If you cannot attend the December meeting, check our website for upcoming meetings and topics).
TEEOCA

Tulsa Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinators Association

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Upcoming Meetings:

January 10, 2011 Lunch & Learn

Speaker:  Monica Maple, Employement Law Attorney

Topic:      Terminations without Tears

February 1, 2011  Lunch & Learn

Speaker:  Phillip Wilson with LRI

Topic:      What to expect in 2012 – Union activity/changes

February 28, 2011  Mock Trial  6pm-9pm

University of Tulsa John Rogers Hall

Attorney’s and Judge TBA
]]> http://www.teeoca.org/2011/12/06/teeoca-meeting-december-7-2011/feed/ 0 TEEOCA Meeting November 9, 2011 http://www.teeoca.org/2011/11/04/teeoca-meeting-november-9-2011/ http://www.teeoca.org/2011/11/04/teeoca-meeting-november-9-2011/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:14:05 +0000 that http://www.teeoca.org/?p=341 LUNCH & LEARN Meeting / October 5th, 2011

108Date: Wednesday, Nov 9th, 2011

Time: 11:30am-1pm

Location:

Tulsa Country Club

701 North Union Ave. Tulsa, OK

Cost:

$20 (members) : $25 (non-members)

This Program is HRCI accredited.

RSVP to: info@teeoca.org Or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

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Please join us for TEEOCA’s upcoming Lunch and Learn presentation.  Chris Thrutchley will be covering issues that employers may encounter with the new ADAAA regs.  Some of the important areas will include:

  • Determining what constitutes a covered a disability
    • Actual disability
    • Record of disability
    • “Regarded as” disabled
  • Effectively navigating the interactive process of determining whether a reasonable accommodation exists
    • What is a reasonable accommodation
    • What is not a reasonable accommodation
  • Determining whether an accommodation would render an applicant or employee qualified for the job

Our speaker, Chris Thrutchley is a shareholder and director of NEWTON, O’CONNOR, TURNER & KETCHUM and has advised and defended employers in labor, employment, and business matters for nearly 20 years. Attorneys in the legal community have rated Chris “AV® Preeminent,” the highest rating for legal ability and ethics earned by only 12% of attorneys inNorth America. Tulsa People

magazine has listed Chris as one of Tulsa’s “Top Lawyers.”

Chris earned his law degree with highest honors from the University of Tulsa, where he was inducted into the Order of the Curule Chair, the highest academic accolade conferred by the College of Law.

Chris is one of few employment lawyers in the nation to be certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), an internationally recognized designation conferred for senior-level mastery of the strategic and functional areas of human resources. Chris capitalizes on his unique knowledge and experience as a former human resources director with responsibility for over 3,250 union and non-union employees to provide daily, strategic counsel to unionized and non-unionized employers of all sizes and types, from large fortune 500 companies to small businesses, state agencies, county governments, municipalities, and non-profit organizations. Chris proactively teams with clients to design, implement, and audit best employment practices to achieve strategic objectives, foster continually improving employee relations, and reduce risk of costly liability. Chris is also a trial lawyer who regularly defends employers and businesses in state and federal courts, as well as state and federal agencies.

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LUNCH & LEARN Meeting / October 5th, 2011

108Date: Wednesday, Oct 5th, 2011

Time: 11:30am-1pm

Location:

Tulsa Country Club

701 North Union Ave. Tulsa, OK

Cost:

$20 (members) : $25 (non-members)

This Program is HRCI accredited.

RSVP to: info@teeoca.org Or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

RSVP before 5pm: Oct 4th, 2011

Speaker: Eric Smith of Blackwell Smith
Topic: Health Care Reform Update: Preparing for the Inevitable.

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LUNCH & LEARN Meeting / Sept. 7th, 2011

108Date: Wednesday, Sept 7th, 2011

Time: 11:30am-1pm

Location:

Tulsa Country Club

701 North Union Ave. Tulsa, OK

Cost:

$20 (members) : $25 (non-members)

This Program is HRCI accredited.

RSVP to: info@teeoca.org Or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

RSVP before 5pm: Sept 6th, 2011

Don A. Schooler is the General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Oklahoma Department of Labor.

He attended Oklahoma State University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science in 1990.

He attended the College of Law at the University of Oklahoma where he obtained a Juris Doctorate degree in 1993.

He had a private practice in Lawton, OK, focused mainly on family law and bankruptcy, prior to taking employment as in-house counsel for Storm Manufacturing, Inc.  His legal services at Storm Manufacturing, Inc. focused primarily on contracts and collections.

In August of 1996, he took employment with the Oklahoma Department of Labor as Senior Assistant Counsel where his job duties included both the prosecution and education of Oklahoma employers in matters regarding accrued wages and benefits, violation of Oklahoma’s Child Labor laws and, failure to maintain Workers’ Compensation Insurance.  In January of 2006, he was named General Counsel, supervising three attorneys and two support staff, advising administration and the agency on legal matters, and defending agency appeals.

In April of 2007, he moved to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as Assistant General Counsel, Public Utility Division where he was employed through 2011.  At the Corporation Commission he primarily worked with the telecommunications industry and electric, water, and natural gas utilities; he was counsel in several multi-billion dollar rates cases; drafted regulatory guidelines and statutory language; and, provided legal research and advice to the three Corporation Commissioners and their administrative staffs.

He returned to the Oklahoma Department of Labor in January of 2011 where he has resumed his previous responsibilities from 2007.  He is a frequent speaker on Oklahoma’s Title 40, “The Protection of Labor Act;” the Oklahoma Department of Labor’s wage claim, child labor, and workers’ compensation insurance enforcement procedures; and, various other employment matters.

He is married to his wife, Kim of 18 years and has two sons, Greer and Grayson.

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Appreciation Luncheon – Members Only – No Charge!

Next LUNCH & LEARN / July 20th, 2011

108Date: Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Time: 11:30am-1pm

Location:

Tulsa Country Club

701 North Union Ave. Tulsa, OK

Cost:

FREE

RSVP to: brenda@teeoca.org Or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

RSVP by: July 19th, 2011

We will be having a recognition meeting next week for TEEOCA on Wed July 20th at Tulsa Country Club….This is a ”Members Only” event – NO CHARGE .

Your board wanted to have a special meeting this summer to let the members know how much we have appreciated the great year we have had in our attendance, the program content and growth of the organization.  We will be introducing our new board members at this meeting and getting your feedback for the coming year on what programs you would like to see if present.  We will be having as many of our speakers from the past year attend this meeting and they will be available for your questions on the topics they presented and will even have some updates on current topics that HR folks needs to be aware of.

This past year we have had some great programs:  ADAAA updates with Courtney Bru, Chris Thrutchley on HR Audits, Frank Wolfe with updates on GINA and National Labor Relations,Jonathan Shook on perspectives from a Plaintiff’s attorney, Madalene Witterholt on having fun with I-9′s, Kristen Brightmire on misclassification of employees as contractors or are they really employees, Rachel Crawford on the Family Responsibility Discrimination Act – caught off guard, Todd Maxwell on business writing and employer liability for content and Debbie Blackwell on the older workers benefit protection act – waving goodbye.

Please RSVP by Tuesday before noon to Brenda at bkoss@smithco-eng.com

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and we hope you can attend this event with us as we look forward to the coming year.

Blessings,

Travis

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Invitation from Tulsa Chapter President:

What a wonderful year we have had at TEEOCA. Our final program of this year is one that many of you have been looking forward to for some time. Jonathan Shook is a well respected plaintiff’s attorney that will bring our attendees a presentation that will hopefully keep you out of the courts. This may be one of those programs that you may want to bring some of your staff to give them a heads up on prevention. Jonathan will be sharing things he has learned to help us. He truly wants to see employers doing it right and when they don’t, his firm knows they have a case to bring against an employer that will hold up in court. What a gracious attitude Jonathan has to help us do the right thing.

Our summer break will be used to prepare the new board members to plan for another great year beginning in September 2011 through May 2012. We will be having applications for membership available for the coming year and look forward to many of you joining us again for another power packed content year. For the members only we will be having an extra program this summer with some of our speakers sharing some updates and a question and answer session.

Please register today when you open this as we have a holiday right in the middle of this notice. See program description below.

Thanks for your attendance this year an allowing me to be your President. The board has enjoyed serving you as well.

Travis Jones

President of TEEOCA 2010-2011

Travis can be reached at: travis@cdpartnersinc.com

Next LUNCH & LEARN / May 4th, 2011

108Date: Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Time: 11:30am-1pm

Location:

Tulsa Country Club

701 North Union Ave. Tulsa, OK

Cost:

$20 (members) : $25 (non-members)

This Program is HRCI accredited.

RSVP to: brenda@teeoca.org Or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

RSVP by: May 3rd, 2011

June 1st Presentation by :Jonathan E. ShookJonathan Shooks
“Perspectives from a Plaintiff’s Attorney”

Jonathan E. Shook | S & J Law - jshook@shookjohnson.com

Suing Employers: Inside Info From A Plaintiff’s Attorney

Learning Objective: To gain an understanding of why employers get sued, what motivates employees to sue their employers, what Plaintiff’s attorneys look for when prosecuting an employment case, and strategies employers can use to avoid being sued by their employees

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Reservations not cancelled by Tuesday, May 31st will be due and payable.

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Invitation from Tulsa Chapter President:

The month of May is a month that is historic in many ways. This year our program on May 4th will keep our members and guests up to date on the current ADDAA changes that are coming on May 24th. Kristen Brightmire promises to give us the latest information to keep you at the top of your game on these changes. Make plans to attend.

Just for fun here are some other interesting facts of things that happened in May.

  • In May of 1872 the first woman was nominated for President of the U.S.A. even though women could not vote. Her name was Virginia Woodhull.
  • On May 5, 1851 ~ believe it or not! ~ a patent was issued for an ice making machine.On May 14th, 1853 Gail Borden received a patent for condensed milk.

Bet you did not know this month is celebrated somewhere in the world as:

  • National Salad Month
  • National Egg Month
  • National Barbecue Month
  • National Hamburger Month
  • Better Sleep Month
  • National Photo Month

Many people in our audience this month were also born in the month of May…

Come join us for a very informative meeting and mark down June 1st for our next meeting.

Look forward to seeing you this month. Register today!

Thanks,

Travis Jones

President of TEEOCA 2010-2011

Travis can be reached at: travis@cdpartnersinc.com

Next LUNCH & LEARN / May 4th, 2011

108Date: Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Time: 11:30am-1pm

Location:

Tulsa Country Club

701 North Union Ave. Tulsa, OK

Cost:

$20 (members) : $25 (non-members)

This Program is HRCI accredited.

RSVP to: brenda@teeoca.org Or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

RSVP by: May 3rd, 2011

May 4th Presentation by :

Kristen L. Brightmire
Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P. - brightmire@dsda.com

Kristen Brightmire“The new ADAAA Regulations: And you thought the ADAAA was bad!”

A discussion of the new ADAAA Regulations which will become effective May 24, 2011, including information regarding how the regulations supplement the Act and any particular pitfalls.

Since space is limited, please confirm your reservation today!

Reservations not cancelled by Tuesday, May 3rd will be due and payable.

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June 1, 2011

Upcoming Speaker:

Jonathan E. ShookJonathan Shooks
“Perspectives from a Plaintiff’s Attorney”

Jonathan E. Shook | S & J Law - jshook@shookjohnson.com

Suing Employers: Inside Info From A Plaintiff’s Attorney

Learning Objective: To gain an understanding of why employers get sued, what motivates employees to sue their employers, what Plaintiff’s attorneys look for when prosecuting an employment case, and strategies employers can use to avoid being sued by their employees

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