Pictures from Annual Meeting
Marcia Hall-Craig, EEOC
Presented ice breakers in the a.m. & p.m. sessions
Carmen Rendon, Dept. of Labor, OFCCP
Featured Speaker
Karen Garnett, Dept. of
Labor Joanne
Freeman-Jung, U of L
Wage & Hour
Division
Announces recipients of non-profit
Featured
Speaker
donations
Kathe Dykstra, Project
Women
Chris Clemons, Catholic Charities
Refugees Ministries
Juanita Sands, Urban
League Dolly
Johnson, Ron Cooper & Judy Erwin
Louisville
Zoom Group
Karen Cinnamond
Kenneth Brown, EEOC
KY Business Leadership
Network
Featured Speaker
London Roberts, KYILG President
KENTUCKY
INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP
2007
ANNUAL MEETING
Friday,
November 2, 2007
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
University of Louisville, Belknap Campus
University Club
Louisville, KY
502.852.6996
On
November 2, 2007, you are invited to join The Kentucky Industry Liaison Group to
hear informative government updates from representatives from the EEOC, Wage and
Hour and OFCCP.
What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt
You!
Ms. Evelyn Teague, Southeast Regional Director
of the OFCCP
Ms. Evelyn
Teague is the Southeast Regional Director for the Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Ms.
Teague has a wealth of experience in accounting, auditing and representing the
legal interest of diverse entities in various industries including
manufacturing, service, banking, construction, government, healthcare,
entertainment and transportation. Prior
to joining the OFCCP in 2004, Ms. Teague served as in-house counsel representing
management in labor and employment legal matters; she also served as a labor and
employment director.
Ms. Karen Garnett, Assistant District Director
of the U.S. Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division
Assistant
District Director Garnett has been with the Wage and Hour Division of the
Department of Labor for 19 years. Ms.
Garnett ensures enforcement of a number of labor laws, including the Fair Labor
Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Wage Garnishment Law,
Employee Polygraph Protection Act, Immigration and Nationality Act, Davis-Beacon
and related Acts, Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act and many others.
Mr. Kenneth Brown, EEOC Senior Trial Attorney
Mr. Kenneth
Brown is the Senior Trial Attorney with the EEOC’s Louisville Area Office.
His practice concentrates on litigating claims under Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Mr.
Brown is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Louisville’s
Brandeis School of Law where he teaches Advanced Trial Practice.
2007 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
8:00 –
8:30
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND
REGISTRATION
8:30 –
8:45
Welcome and Introductions
London Roberts - KYILG President
8:45 –
9:15
Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA)
Update – Two AAPs or One??
Ms. Carmen Rendon, Assistant District Director, OFCCP
9:15 –
10:15
OFCCP Regional Update
Ms. Evelyn Teague, Southeast Regional Director,
OFCCP
10:15
- 10:30
BREAK
10:30 –
12:00
Wage and Hour Update
Ms.
Karen Garnett, Assistant District Director, Wage and Hour Division
12:00 – 12:30
Special Presentation: KYILG
Support of Non-Profit Organizations
12:30 - 1:15
LUNCH
1:15 –
1:30
Icebreaker
Ms. Marcia Hall-Craig, EEOC
1:30 –
2:45
EEOC Legal Update
Mr. Kenneth Brown, EEOC Senior Trial Attorney
2:45 –
3:00
Closing and Door Prizes
London Roberts, KYILG President
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please
e-mail your confirmation of attendance at the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group
2007 Annual Meeting to Robbin King at robbin.king@ekpc.coop.
Please include the following information:
·
name of
attendee and name of company
Contact
Robbin at 859.745.9678, should you have questions.
Register
by October 23, 2007
Cost: Members:
No charge for members of the Kentucky Industry
Liaison Group
Non-Members - $100.00 PRE-PAID.
Mail check to Robbin King at:
Robbin King, KYILG
East Kentucky
Power Company
PO Box 707
Winchester,
KY 40392-0707
For
more information about the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group, visit our website at
www.kyilg.org.
Because
the KYILG meeting sessions are designed to encourage attendees to be candid in
their questions and comments, the use of audio and/or video recording devices is
not permitted. In addition,
discussions during the meetings are off-the-record and not for attribution to
any particular individual or company. If
because of a disability you will need auxiliary aids or services to participate
in the meeting, please contact Robbin King prior to the meeting and we would be
happy to make every effort to accommodate the request.
Directions
to University of Louisville’s University Club, Belknap Campus:
I-65
From The South
I-65 North to Eastern Parkway
West; go right on Eastern Parkway to Third Street and turn right; follow Third
Street to Cardinal Boulevard and turn right; follow Cardinal Boulevard to the
next right and turn onto campus (sign will say Belknap Campus North Entrance); go to the stop sign and turn left;
follow this street to the University Club and Alumni Center; parking is on the
left of the building.
I-65 From The North
I-65 South to Arthur Street
exit; follow Arthur Street to the stop sign and turn right onto
Brandeis/Cardinal Blvd; follow Brandeis (which becomes Cardinal Boulevard one
block later) through to traffic light; after the 2nd traffic light,
turn left onto UofL campus (sign will
say Belknap Campus North Entrance);
go to the stop sign and turn left; follow this street to the University Club and
Alumni Center; parking is on the left of the building.
From Highlands-Eastern Parkway-Bardstown
Road
From Bardstown Road take Eastern
Parkway to Third Street and turn right; follow Third Street to Cardinal
Boulevard and turn right; follow Cardinal Boulevard to the next right and turn
onto campus (sign will read Belknap
Campus North Entrance); go to the stop sign and turn left; follow this
street to the University Club and Alumni Center; parking is on the left of the
building.
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YOUR KYILG STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE:
Darlene
Ayers, Brown-Forman Corporation
Vicki Bickel, Beechmont Press
Heather Conger, University of Kentucky
Phil Donahue, United Parcel Service
Malinda Durbin, University of Louisville
Joanne Freeman-Jung, University of Louisville
Haven Harrington, DuPont Dow Elastomers, LLC
Harvey Johnson, University of Louisville
Robbin King, East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Vicki Kupper, E.ON U.S.
Deby Mettling, Metropolitan Sewer District
Beth Montgomery, Kindred Healthcare
Rhonda Plunkett, Humana Inc.
London Roberts, Lexmark International, Inc.
Marilyn Smith, Zeon Chemicals
Dan Thomas, United Parcel Service
Government
Advisors:
Carmen
Rendon, Department of Labor, OFCCP
Toni Ahl, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Karen Garnett, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
Marcia Hall-Craig, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Pictures from
Summer Meeting
 
Beth Montgomery, Vice President of
KYILG Matt Carmardella, Esq.
Partner, Jackson Lewis, LLP
Introduces Matt
Carmardella
Speaker for the day
London Roberts, President of KYILG
Talks with Department of Labor Asst. District Director, Carmen
Rendon regarding the America's Job Bank and what employers need to do
to notify their state employment agencies regarding job postings to
remain in compliance.
KENTUCKY
INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP
2007
SUMMER MEETING
Friday,
August 3, 2007
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Masterson's
Conference Center
On August 3, 2007, you are invited to join The Kentucky Industry Liaison Group
for an informative seminar discussing such timely topics as:
·
EEO-1
Reporting
·
VETS-100
Reporting
·
OFCCP
and EEOC Updates
We are excited to announce that Mr. Mickey
Silberman, Esquire, Legal Counsel for the National Industry Liaison Group, will
be our special guest speaker.
 Mickey Silberman is the
Managing Partner of Jackson Lewis LLP’s Denver, Colorado office and is a
member of the firm’s Affirmative Action Practice Group.
He represents management in all areas of employment law and specializes
in EEO, affirmative action and diversity issues. He has obtained Letters of Compliance in more than 99% of the
hundreds of audits he has defended. Moreover, of the past
100 audits he has defended, only two resulted in on-site visits by the OFCCP.
Mr. Silberman is also General Counsel to and serves on the Executive
Committee of the National Industry Liaison Group Board.
He frequently meets with top OFCCP and EEOC officials to discuss the
agencies’ regulatory initiatives and enforcement trends and presents the
federal contractor community’s feedback on these developments.
2007 SUMMER
MEETING AGENDA
8:00
– 8:30
Continental Breakfast and
Registration – Atrium B
8:30
– 8:45
Welcome and Introductions
London
Roberts - KYILG President
8:45
– 9:00
Icebreaker Activity
Sherri Taylor
9:00
– 10:00
EEO-1 and VETS-100 Reporting
Mr.
Mickey Silberman, Esquire, Legal Counsel, NILG
10:00
– 10:15
Break
10:15
- 11:45
EEO-1 and VETS-100 Reporting
(cont’d)
Mr.
Mickey Silberman
12:00
– 1:00
Lunch
1:00
– 3:00
OFCCP and EEOC Updates
Mr. Mickey Silberman
3:00
Closing Remarks
London Roberts – KYILG President
PLEASE BRING SEVERAL BUSINESS CARDS FOR DOOR PRIZES AND
NETWORKING.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please e-mail your
confirmation of attendance at the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group 2007 Summer
Meeting to Robbin King at robbin.king@ekpc.coop. Please
include the following information:
·
name of attendee
·
name of company
Contact Robbin at 859.745.9678, should you have questions.
Register by July 20, 2007
Cost:
No charge for members of
the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group
NON-MEMBERS - $75.00 payable the day of the
event at the Registration Desk.
For more information about the
Kentucky Industry Liaison Group, visit our website at www.kyilg.org.
Because the KYILG meeting
sessions are designed to encourage attendees to be candid in their questions and
comments, the use of audio and/or video recording devices is not permitted.
In addition, discussions during the meetings are off-the-record and not
for attribution to any particular individual or company.
If because of a disability you will need auxiliary aids or services to
participate in the meeting, please contact Robbin King prior to the meeting and
we would be happy to make every effort to accommodate the request.
Directions
to Masterson’s Conference Center:
FROM I –71
SOUTH
I-71 South to I-65 South, take the St. Catherine Street
exit (this is a one way street)
Turn left onto 3rd Street
Masterson’s is about 1.25 miles down on the right hand
corner of 3rd and Cardinal Boulevard.
FROM I-64 EAST
OR I-64 WEST
I-64 East or I-64 West to I-65 South, take the St.
Catherine Street exit (this is a
one way street)
Turn left onto 3rd Street
Masterson’s is about 1.25 miles down on the right hand
corner of 3rd and Cardinal Boulevard.
FROM I-264 EAST
OR I-264 WEST (WATTERSON EXPRESSWAY)
I-264 East or I-264 West to I-65 North, take the St.
Catherine Street exit (this is a one way street)
Turn left onto 3rd Street
Masterson’s is about 1.25 miles down on the right hand
corner of 3rd and Cardinal Boulevard.
FROM I-65 NORTH
I-65 North, take the St. Catherine Street exit (this is a
one way street)
Turn left onto 3rd Street
Masterson’s is about 1.25 miles down on the right hand
corner of 3rd and Cardinal Boulevard.
MASTERSON’S
IS NEAR THE U OF L MAIN CAMPUS
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FREE parking is located in Masterson’s parking lot
behind the building.
YOUR KYILG STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE:
Darlene Ayers, Brown-Forman
Corporation
Vicki Bickel, Beechmont Press
Heather Conger, University of
Kentucky
Phil Donahue, United Parcel
Service
Malinda Durbin, University of
Louisville
Joanne Freeman-Jung,
University of Louisville
Haven Harrington, DuPont Dow
Elastomers, LLC
Harvey Johnson, University of
Louisville
Robbin King, East Kentucky
Power Cooperative
Vicki Kupper, E.ON U.S.
Deby Mettling, Metropolitan
Sewer District
Beth Montgomery, Kindred
Healthcare
Rhonda Plunkett, Humana Inc.
London Roberts, Lexmark
International, Inc.
Marilyn Smith, Zeon Chemicals
Dan Thomas, United Parcel
Service
Sherri Taylor, Solectron
Government Advisors:
Carmen Rendon, Department of
Labor, OFCCP
Toni Ahl, U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
Karen Garnett, Department of
Labor, Wage and Hour Division
Marcia Hall-Craig, U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
KYILG
SUMMER MEETING IS SCHEDULED
KYILG meeting date has been changed to Friday, August 3.
The
meeting will be held at Masterson’s in Louisville.
Directions to Masterson’s will be forthcoming.
Mickey
Silberman
will
be speaking about the changes to the EEO-1
and VETS-100 reporting.
He will also address the
OFCCP’s
recent
clarification of the definition of an internet applicant.
This revised guidance will give employers additional direction and
assistance in processing applications. Mickey
will further address hot topics regarding the OFCCP.
Pictures from Spring Meeting
London Roberts, KYILG
President
Malinda Durbin
Welcomes the ILG
Group
Introduces our speakers for the day
Sam
DeShazer
From left to right: Carol Dawson,
Mediator and
Arbitrator
Douglas Burchett, & Sam DeShazer
Main
Speaker
Create a mock mediation for the group
From left to right: Sam DeShazer,
Tracey Rigor, attorney, and Haven Harrington
representing the employee in the mock mediation.
KENTUCKY
INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP
2007
SPRING MEETING
Friday,
March 2, 2007
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
University
of Louisville, Shelby Campus
9001 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY
502.852.7916
Kentucky
ILG would like you to join us for a unique way to learn more about Alternative
Dispute Resolution.
Using a recent age
discrimination case, take this opportunity to gain first-hand, interactive
experience regarding mediation and arbitration techniques and the advantages of
each versus litigation. Several
local distinguished attorneys will present the case using the different
techniques.
 Sam DeShazer
of Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PSC. will serve as the Mediator and
Arbitrator. Sam’s primary
practice area is management employment relations and personnel law.
Sam serves on the arbitration and mediation panels of the American
Arbitration Association (AAA), and on the mediation panel of ADR Vantage.
He has arbitrated and mediated numerous employment-related disputes, and
was on the faculty and planning committees of the Institute for ADA Mediation.
 Douglas Burchett,
partner at Blackburn, Hundley & Domene, PLLC,
will serve as counsel for the employer during our Alternative Dispute Resolution
exercises. Doug’s practice is
dedicated to the representation of corporations and businesses of various sizes
in a variety of litigation settings including claims for wrongful death,
personal injury, defamation, discrimination, copyright/trademark infringement,
and negligent hiring and supervision. Doug
also represents a local institution of higher learning in cases ranging from
employment discrimination to HIPAA compliance.
 Tracy Rigor, partner at Borowitz and Goldsmith PLC, will serve
as Council for the employee. Ms.
Rigor represents clients in all phases of employment law and labor relations
matters including litigation in state and federal court, discrimination and
wrongful discharge litigation, collective bargaining negotiations, contract
arbitration, and representation before various state and federal agencies.
Ms. Rigor also developed and presented in-house training in the areas of
discrimination, harassment, EEO compliance and diversity issues.
2007
SPRING MEETING AGENDA
8:00 –
8:30
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND
REGISTRATION
8:30 –
8:45
Welcome and Introductions
London Roberts - KYILG President
8:45 –
9:00
Icebreaker
Sherri
Taylor
9:00 –
10:15
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mr. Sam DeShazer, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.S.C.
10:15
- 10:30
BREAK
10:30 –
12:00
Mock Mediation Exercise
Mr. Sam DeShazer, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.S.C.
Mr. Douglas Burchette, Blackburn, Hundley & Domene, PLLC
Ms. Tracy Rigor, Borowitz and Goldsmith, PLC
12:00
- 12:45
LUNCH
12:45 –
2:45
Mock Arbitration Exercise, Debrief
Sam DeShazer, Douglas Burchette, Tracy Rigor
2:45 –
3:00
Closing
London Roberts, KYILG President
PLEASE BRING SEVERAL BUSINESS CARDS FOR DOOR PRIZES AND
NETWORKING.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please
e-mail your confirmation of attendance at the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group
2007 Spring Meeting to Vicki Bickel at vickibickel@beechmontpress.com.
Please
include the following information:
·
name of
attendee
·
name of
company
Contact Vicki at 502.491.1396, should you have questions.
Register
by February 21, 2007
Cost:
Members: No
charge for members of the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group
Non-Members - $75.00
payable the day of the event at the Registration
Desk
For more
information about the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group, visit our website at www.kyilg.org.
Directions
to University of Louisville, Shelby Campus:
University of Louisville, Shelby Campus
9001 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY 40222
Once
on campus property, proceed to the Founders Union Building where the KYILG Spring Meeting will be held in the Delphi Center located on the 2nd
floor.
From I-65 North: Take the I-264 (Watterson Xway) East exit. After
traveling approximately 7 miles, take Exit 20A (Shelbyville Rd. E, US
60/Middletown). Shelby Campus is 2 miles on the left.
From
I-65 South: Take the I-264 (Watterson Xway) East exit. Follow the directions
above.
From Airport: Take the I-264 (Watterson Xway) East exit.
Follow the directions above.
From I-64 East: Take Exit 12B (I-264 East/Watterson Xway). Then take
Exit 20A (Shelbyville Rd., US 60/Middletown). Shelby Campus is 2 miles on the
left.
From I-64 West: Take Exit 15 (Hurstbourne Pkwy.,
Middletown/Jeffersontown/ Shelby Campus). Turn right on Hurstbourne Pkwy. Travel
approximately 2 miles to the intersection of Shelbyville Rd. (US 60). Turn left
on to Shelbyville Rd. Shelby Campus is approximately ¼ mile on the right.
I-71 South: Take the I-264 (Watterson Xway) West exit.
This is a left turn. Take
the Shelbyville Road East exit (US 60/Middletown).
Shelby Campus is 2 miles on the left.
YOUR KYILG STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE:
Darlene
Ayers, Brown-Forman Corporation
Vicki Bickel, Beechmont Press
Heather Conger, University of Kentucky
Phil Donahue, United Parcel Service
Malinda Durbin, University of Louisville
Joanne Freeman-Jung, University of Louisville
Haven Harrington, DuPont Dow Elastomers, LLC
Harvey Johnson, University of Louisville
Robbin King, East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Vicki Kupper, E.ON U.S.
Deby Mettling, Metropolitan Sewer District
Beth Montgomery, Kindred Healthcare
Rhonda Plunkett, Humana Inc.
London Roberts, Lexmark International, Inc.
Marilyn Smith, Zeon Chemicals, L.P.
Dan Thomas, United Parcel Service
Sherri Taylor, SOLECTRON
Government Advisors:
Carmen
Rendon, Department of Labor, OFCCP
Toni Ahl, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Karen Garnett, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
Marcia Hall-Craig, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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