Sponsored by the Texas Municipal Human Resources Association.
The Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA) is an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League.
Tentative Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
TMHRA President Janie Mehrens, Personnel Manager, City of Brenham
8:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Employment Investigations 101
Connie Cornell, Attorney, Cornell Smith and Mierl, LLP, Austin
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): How to Respond to an EEOC Charge
Rodney Klein, Program Analyst, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Antonio
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Are You Compliant?
Sheila Gladstone, Principal, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., Austin
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Selecting and Interviewing the Best Candidates
Ron Holifield, CEO, Strategic Government Resources, Keller
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
Julia Gannaway, Attorney, Lynn, Pham and Ross, LLP, Fort Worth
PROGRAM INFORMATION
The Nuts and Bolts Seminar, presented by TMHRA, features speakers from various specialty areas of human resources management. This seminar has a practical format in the interest of human resources professionals who are relatively new to the field or interested in a refresher on particular subjects. The sessions are geared toward a sharing of information by the speakers and encourage interaction through questions from the seminar attendees. The goal of this seminar is to provide a variety of practical information that attendees will be able to take back to their respective organizations and use as reference tools in the implementation and maintenance of successful human resources programs.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Register by March 18 to receive the discounted early registration fee of $50 (TMHRA members) and $125 (non-members). For registrations received at TML after March 18, the registration fee is $175 (for members and non-members). The registration fee includes tuition, lunch, and refreshment breaks. In order to qualify for the TMHRA member rate, you must have joined TMHRA prior to March 1, 2011.
CANCELLATION AND SUBSTITUTION POLICY
If you are registered and cannot attend, we encourage you to send a substitute. If you cannot send a substitute, a $45 cancellation fee will be assessed if written cancellation is received by March 18, 2011. No refunds will be honored after March 18.
HOTEL INFORMATION
The workshop will be held at the Austin Marriott North at Round Rock Hotel, located at 2600 La Frontera in Round Rock. To make reservations, please call the hotel toll free at 800-865-0546 or at 512-733-6767 and ask for the TMHRA Nuts and Bolts of HR room block. A rate of $99 single/double per night is available until March 18 or until the block is full. For a map to the Marriott, please contact the hotel directly or go to www.mapquest.com.
SEMINAR MATERIALS
TMHRA no longer provides handouts for speaker papers or printed materials of any kind. Instead, TMHRA will put all speaker papers on the TMHRA Web site at www.tmhra.org (under "Speaker Materials") for attendees to download in advance, if they so desire. No written materials will be provided at the workshop.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
Let us know on the registration form if you need special assistance of any kind. WE WANT TO HELP! In order to respond to any special request, we would appreciate as much advance notice as possible. Thank you.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT (CEU)
Elected officials participating in the Texas Municipal League Institute (TMLI) program will receive credit for this workshop. CEU forms will be available on site at the registration desk.
QUESTIONS?
Contact the TML Program Development Department at 512-231-7400 or tmhra@tml.org.
REGISTER NOW
- Register online for the Nuts and Bolts Workshop now.
- Download a .pdf version of the registration form and mail form and payment to:
TML Administrative Services
1821 Rutherford Lane, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78754-5128
