8:30 am                       Registration/ Light Breakfast

9:00 am                        Welcome, Tracey Cettin- President of HRMA of NW PA

9:15 am- 10:30 am       

Agenda:

Time: 7:30am  – 8:15 a.m. – Networking/Breakfast

          8:15 – 9:30 a.m.– Business Meeting/Speaker 

Agenda:

Time: 7:30am  – 8:15 a.m. – Networking/Breakfast

          8:15 – 9:30 a.m.– Business Meeting/Speaker 

Paul Haupt - Program Specialist for the Erie Co. Dept of Human Services & Tom Wellington - Business Services Counselor for the PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Erie District office will present on the advantages of promoting competitive employment opportunities for individuals with an intellectual disability.

This presentation will discuss the advantages to the employee and the employer and will give a background to employment services, benefits, programs and agencies available through the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and Erie County.

Agenda: Abby Lechner - Principal Owner of Human Capital Associates (HCA)

Abby will identify onboarding best practices, recommend a process for onboarding new employees and explain how onboarding directly impacts other areas of HR.

Time: 7:30am  – 8:15 a.m. – Networking/Breakfast

          8:15 – 9:30 a.m.– Business Meeting/Speaker 

(In lieu of the November meeting)

Ashley Senger, Owner - Language Collaborations, LLC will present on diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Time: 7:30am  – 8:15 a.m. – Networking/Breakfast

          8:15 – 9:30 a.m.– Business Meeting/Speaker 

Mark T. Wassell, Esq. is a Shareholder at Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C. and counsels and defends employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. He represents employers in a range of sectors including manufacturing, financial services, healthcare and education. 

This program will consider the right of employers to regulate and/or discipline employees for engaging in certain conduct when not “on the clock.”  A number of common behaviors of employees that employers find offensive will be reviewed.

Agenda:   Karen Welton -  US Dept of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Time: 7:30am  – 8:15 a.m. – Networking/Breakfast

          8:15 – 9:30 a.m.– Business Meeting/Speaker 

Topic - Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program.

Christian Antokowiak, Shareholder with the Pittsburgh based firm of Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney, is nationally sought after for his experience in aggressively defending multi-state class and collective actions impacting business of all sizes. In addition to representing Fortune 200 clients, he also serves small and medium-sized businesses throughout the country as their de facto general counsel. Christian has handled many employment claims in the Energy Sector and ADA cases with accessibility issues.

8:30 am                       Registration/ Light Breakfast

9:00 am                        Welcome, Tracey Cettin- President of HRMA of NW PA

9:15 am- 10:30 am       Katy Parry: HR Rubber Band Resilience