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InThisIssue
UpcomingEvents
HRintheNews
HRJobs
SearchInsideYourselfProgram
ChangeManagement
LegislativeAlert
GetSHRMCertified
HRLibrary
ClearLawInstitute
FromOurSponsor

The Pulse

UpcomingEvents
June18

InternationalHRSIG
GivingYourInternationalInsurance
ProgramaFullCheckUp
Speaker:CarmenHuminski
Location:Tyson'sCorner
Time:9:00am
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June23

JuneChapterMeeting
ChangeManagementSimplified:
UsingProjectManagementtoGet
ThingsDone
Speaker:LauraBarnard
Location:Tyson'sCorner
Time:5:30pm
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July21

NOVASHRMwasaSilverSponsorattheHRLAGalaagainthisyear,andwe
hadafabuloustimeattheRitzCarltonhonoringthebestinHR!

HRJobs
DirectorofRecruitment&EmployeePrograms,TysonsCorner,VA,Jun3
SeniorHumanResourcesConsultant,Reston,VA,Jun6
HRDirector,Alexandria,VA,May27
Learning&DevelopmentConsultant,Alexandria,VA,May20
HumanResourcesIntern,Reston,VA,May19
HRGeneralist,Fairfax,VA,May19
HRGeneralist/Recruiter,Alexandria,VA,May17
DirectorDCDept.ofHumanResources,Washington,DC,May13
HumanResourcesBenefitsAssociate,McLean,VA,May13
AssistantDirector,HRIS,Washington,DC,May12
Dir.ofHumanResources&TalentManagement,Washington,DC,May8
HumanResourcesDirector,Alexandria,VA,May8

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JulyChapterMeeting
Something'sGoingtoChange
AroundHere
Speaker:LizWeber
Location:TysonsCorner
Time:7:30am
RegisterNow

HumanResourcesGeneralist,Washington,DC,May7

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Experiencethe2DaySearchInside
YourselfProgram
Areyouinterestedinthrivinginallaspectsofyourworkandoutsideofwork?
AsNOVASHRMmembers,youareinvitedtoexperiencethetwodaySearch
InsideYourself(SIY)ProgramfacilitatedbyDanaPulley,teacherintraining
freeofcharge.SIYisamindfulnessbasedemotionalintelligenceprogramthat
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HRintheNews
CanHumanResourcesHelpOur
HealthcareCrisis?Forbes.com
ARealWordApproachtoGetting
theFeedbackYouNeedfrom
EmployeesHRMorning.com
WhyHumanResourcesisDead
Forbes.com

TheBottomLineonChangeManagement

DissedLoyaltyWorkforce.com

ThisarticleisbroughttoyoubyLauraBarnard,PMP,CEOof
PMOStrategies.Laurawillbespeakingaboutchange
managementatourJunechaptermeetingonJune23.

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Changemanagementisessentiallyaboutthree
things:Theproject,thepeopleandthepeople.
Whatdoesthatmean?Theprojectisaboutthe
workthatneedstogetaccomplished.

Essentially,wearetalkingaboutthescopeor
change.Gettingthisworkdone,bytheway,isalsoaboutthepeople.Inorder
foranyprojecttobesuccessful,youneedtherighttalentdrivingthechanges
withintheorganizationandtheymustbringalongthosestakeholdersthatare
apartofthechangetobeeffective.

Secondly,successfulchangemanagementisaboutthepeoplesideofchange.
Thatmeansthatwemusthaveagoodchangemanagementstrategyinplace
thatlooksatwhatneedstochange(theproject)andhowthatchangeisgoing
tobeimplemented(throughthepeople).

Aboveall,though,it'sabout...yep,youguessedit,thepeople!WhatdoI
meanhere?Iamtalkingaboutthesponsorshipofyourchange.Thenumber
onereasonthatchangeinitiativesfailorsucceedcanbeclearlytiedbackto
howactiveandengagedthesponsorsareonthechangeinitiative.Sound
right?Thinkbacktoanychangeprojectsyouwereapartoforareapartof
rightnow.Areyoursponsorsengaged?Aretheyaskingtherightquestions
abouthowtheycanhelpbyremovingbarriersforyoutobesuccessful?Ifnot,
youaregoingtofeellikeyouarepushingaboulderupahillwithothers

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2015BoardMembers
MimiShieh,PHR
President

MichelleCleavenger,SPHR
PresidentElect

MeganSacco,PHR
CoVP,Programs

EdieFreeman,SPHR
CoVP,Programs

MaryKitson,PHR
VP,Mentoring

LawrencePostol
VP,LegislativeAffairs

JenniferDjouadi
CoVP,SpecialInterestGroups

RondaHetterson
CoVP,SpecialInterestGroups

BrianDiemar,GBDS
VP,Marketing&PublicRelations

NancyBonnafeRiegle,PHR
Treasurer

SharifaGomez,PHR,CHRP
Director

EmilyDorsey
Secretary

MariannaKnight,SPHR
StrategicPlanningLeader

simultaneouslypushingitbackdownthehill.Whyisthat?Becausetheyare!

Changeistough.Noteveryoneisgoingtobeonboardwiththechangesyou
arecreatingintheorganization.So,whatdoyoudo?

First,youstartwithchangeagents.

Theyarethechampionsforchangeandtheonesdrivingthechangeswithin
theorganization.Theyarethestakeholdersontheprojectthatareeagerto
rolluptheirsleevesandhelp.Theyareactivistsforthechangeandtheyare
vocalaboutwantingtoseeprogress.LEVERAGETHEM.

Thisgroupofchangeagentsonyourteamandacrosstheorganizationcanbe
organizedandleveragedinawaythatletsthemprovidealeadershipfromthe
bottomupapproach.Workwiththeirpassionandgivethemtheinformation
theyneedtoactasvocalsupportersofthechangesyouarecreatingwithin
yourorganization.Youshouldalsoempowerthemtoholdothersinyour
organizationaccountableforthechangetheyneedtoparticipatein.Leading
byexampleandaskingtherightquestionsisaquickwaytogetthepositive
reinforcementyourchangeinitiativewillneed.

Haveyoueverseenjusthoweffectivepeerpressurecanbe?USEITtoyour
advantagehere!

Secondly,youmustengageyoursponsors.

Thisisabigone.Irememberbeingrelativelynewtoanorganizationand
watchingwhathappenswhensponsorsdon'tknowhowtoengage.Iwas
hiredtobuildaPMO,butbeforeIwasthere,theyhadpulledtogetherseveral
projectmanagersandsaid,"OK,nowyouareaPMO".Theybroughtmeinto
helpteachtheseprojectmanagershowto"beprogrammangers"andtobuild
aPMOtomanagesometransformationalchangethecompanywasaboutto
undertake.Iquicklyobservedthat,yes,thePMsdidneedsomeeducation,
butyouknowwhowasreallyinneedofsometraining?Thesponsors.

Noonehadtakenthetimetoexplaintothemtheirroleinthechangesthey
wereresponsibleforimplementing.So,oneofmyfirstandmostimportant
actswastopullallofthesesponsorstogetherandteachthemwhatitmeant
tobeasponsor.Theyneedtofeelresponsibleforthechangesbecause,ohby
theway,theyareresponsibleforthechanges!Theyarethebusinessunit
leadersthataresupposedtobecreatingchangeintheirorganizations.They
areleveragingyouasafacilitatorofthatchange,buttheyareultimately
accountable.Helpthemlearnthisandshowthemthelinkbetweenthis
accountabilityandtheirprofessionalsuccessandyouwillbeonyourway.

Onceyouhaveeducatedyoursponsors,youhavetokeepthemactively
engaged.Youdothisbygivingthemaccesstopreciselytheinformationthey
needontomakeeducatedandinformeddecisions,removebarriers,and
championthechange.I'msayingpreciselyforareasondon'tbombardwith
reportsanddocuments.Whenyougivethemthisinformation,youthentell

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JenniferZanone
Director,SHRMFoundation

KeishaMorton
VP,Membership

RenaeBarlieb

SocialMediaStrategist

DanielleTope,PHR
UniversityRelationsCoordinator

DremaMcCoy,PHR
NewsletterEditor

themwhattheyneedtoactonandtheimpactofanydecisionstheymake.
Thiswillhelpthemaccomplishasharedobjective.Youwillmakethemlook
goodwhiletheyaregettingdonewhatyouneedtogetdoneforthechanges
tobesuccessful.Astheyaredrivingresults,theyarenowseenassomeone
thatcanmakerealchangehappenintheorganizationand,ohbytheway,
theyarebecomingahugeadvocateofthechangetheprocess.Afterall,who
doesn'tlikesomeonethatmakesthemlookgood?
VisitusatPMOStrategies.comtolearnmore,followourblogorwatchour
trainingvideos!

LegislativeAlert
ThisLegislativeAlertisbroughttoyoubyLawrenceP.Postol,VicePresidentfor
LegislativeAffairs,NOVASHRM,andPartneratSeyfarthShaw,LLP.

FLSAandWeatherIssues;TheSupremeCourtReligion
DiscriminationDecision

FLSAandWeatherIssues:WhenTheOfficeIsClosed,
WhichWorkersDoYouHaveToPay

InthewakeofHouston'srecentflooding,countlessbusinessesclosedtheir
doors,andmanyindividualsarecopingwithhomesindisrepair.Thisishardly
thefirsttimemothernaturehasaffectedbusiness.Snow,hurricanesand
floodshappenalltoooften,andbusinesscannotopen,ortheemployees
cannotgettowork.SowhatdoestheFairLaborStandardsActrequireasfar
aspayingworkers?

RulesforExemptEmployees

ClosedForBusiness.Anofficeclosuremaynotaffectthesalaryofanexempt
employee.Iftheofficeisclosed,employersmaynotmakedeductionsfroman
exemptemployee'ssalary.However,employersmayrequirethatexempt
employeestakevacationorpaidtimeoff("PTO")tomakeupthattime.Ifan
employeedoesnothavevacationorPTOdaysavailable,theemployercan
allowhertotakethePTOorvacationdayanywayandmakeitupatalater
time.

OpenForBusiness.Iftheofficeisopen,andtheexemptemployeedecidesto
stayhome,employersmaydeductthatday'swagesfromhispaywithout
violatingthesalarybasis.Fulldayabsencedeductionsareallowed,butpartial
dayabsencesanddeductionsareNOTallowed.Iftheemployeeworksany
portionoftheday,thentheemployermustpayhimasthoughheworkeda
fullday.Thisincludesanyworkperformedremotely.

RulesforNonExemptEmployees

Whethertheofficeisopenorclosed,employersareonlyrequiredtopaynon
exemptemployeesforhoursworked.However,inclementweatheroften
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resultsintrafficdelays.Iftheemployeeworksduringthedelay(bytaking
phonecallsoransweringemails,forexample),thenshemustbecompensated
fortimeworked.Butnotallsituationsareasclearcut.

Consider,forexample,anemployeewhoisstrandedinanemployer'svehicle
andinstructedtosafeguardthevehicle.Orconsideranemployeewhois
instructedtotransportorretrieveemployeesorcompanygoodsandgets
strandedduringthestorm.Ineachofthesesituations,itislikelythattheDOL
oracourtwouldlaterfindthatallofthetimewhiletheemployeewas
strandedwascompensabletime.Thecostofdefendingtheclaimandthen
payingtheamountowedwouldexceedthecostofsimplypayingtheamount
inthefirstplace.Inthesespecialcircumstances,itmakeslegalandpractical
sensetopayemployeesforthistime.

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HRLibrary&ImportantNews
EmployeeEngagementDeteriorating,AonStudyFinds

Employeesreportthattheiroverallworkexperienceisdeteriorating,
particularlywhenitcomestotheresourcesandprogramstheyfeeltheyneed
tobeproductiveandtoadvanceintheirjobs,accordingtoanewsurveyfrom
AonHewitt,theglobaltalent,retirementandhealthsolutionsbusiness
provider.

AonHewitt'sTrendsinGlobalEmployeeEngagementstudy,releasedJune3,
2015,foundthatemployees'overallsatisfactionwiththeirworkexperience
tooka28percentagepointdivein2014.

"Manyemployeesciteinsufficientstaffinglevelsasasourceoffrustration;
thereisaperceptionthattherejustaren'tenoughpeopletogetthework
done,"saidKenOehler,anAonpartnerandleaderofthecompany'sglobal
engagementpractice."Inaddition,thereareconcernswhetherperformance
managementanddevelopmentprogramsarehelpingtodevelopthe
capabilitiesrequiredforsuccess.Finally,employeesoftenciteinefficient
technologyandprotractedprocessesasabarriertoeffectiveness."

Thestudyrepresentstheperspectivesofmorethan9millionemployeesat
over1,000companiesin164countries.

Oneofthekeyareaswhereemployeeshavebecomedissatisfiedisincareer
opportunities:Thestudyfoundthatsuchopportunitieswhichtendtobethe
topdriverofengagementdipped3percentagepoints.

"Thereisasimplequestionthatmanagersshouldaskthemselves:"Doyou
knowwhereyouremployeeswanttobeintheircareerinthenexttwoto
threeyears?"Oehlersaid."Manymanagersdonotknowtheanswertothis
question,andmanagersplayanimportantroleincareeropportunities.We
findthatcompaniesthatexcelinthisareahaveclearlyidentifiedcareerpaths
formanagementandnonmanagementtracks,andhavemanagersfocusedon
developingandadvancingtalentthroughtheorganizationthroughfrequent
feedbackandconversationsaboutthenextstepsinanemployee'scareer."

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SupremeCourttoReviewFLSACollectiveAction
TheparametersofaseminalcaseonclassactionsWalMartStoresInc.v.
Dukes,131S.Ct.2541(2011)willcomeintosharperreliefintheSupreme
Court'snextterm.ThehighcourtannouncedonJune8,2015,thatitwill
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resolvetwoquestionsarisinginFairLaborStandardsAct(FLSA)collective
actions.

Thefirstquestioniswhetherdifferencesamongindividualclassmembersmay
beignoredandaclassorcollectiveactionbecertifiedwhereliabilityand
damageswillbedeterminedwithstatisticaltechniquesthatpresumeallclass
membersareidenticaltotheaverageobservedinasample.Theendresultof
thisapproachinthecasethatwillgobeforethecourtis,accordingto
defendantTysonFoods,aclasswideverdictfromwhicheachclassmember,
damagedornot,wouldreceiveaprorataportionofthejury'sonefigure
verdictof$2.89milliondoubledbyvirtueofliquidateddamagesto$5.78
million.
Thesecondquestion,arisinginthesamecase,iswhetheraclassactionmay
becertifiedwhenitincludeshundredsofmemberswhowerenotinjured.

The8thU.S.CircuitCourtofAppeals'answerintheaffirmativetoboth
questions"representsoneinagrowingnumberinwhichclasscertificationwas
permitteddespiteseriousproblemsofclassmembercommonality,"theEqual
EmploymentAdvisoryCouncilsaidinafriendofthecourtbrief.

"Itisunfaithfultothis[Supreme]Court'sadmonitioninWalMartStoresInc.v.
Dukes....thatinordertosatisfytherequirementsofRule23(a)(2)ofthe
FederalRulesofCivilProcedure,plaintiffsmustdemonstratethatthereexists
atleastonequestioncommontotheclassthatiscapableofclasswide
resolution,meaning'thatdeterminationofitstruthorfalsitywillresolvean
issuethatiscentraltothevalidityofeachoneoftheclaimsinonestroke,'"
thebriefsaid,quotingfromDukes.

RaeVann,anattorneywiththecouncilwhowrotethebrief,said,"Wewereso
concernedaboutthiscasebecauseitreallyexacerbatedconflicts[inlower
courts]notonlyaboutwhenclassactionisappropriate,buttheextentto
whichDukesapplies."Sheassertedthat"Dukes'scopeisbroaderthanTitle
VII"oftheCivilRightsActof1964.

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