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2009 Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 12, 2009
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Bossier City Room

11999 Casino Center Drive SE
Elizabeth, IN 47117
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(812) 969-6000

Please join the Kentucky ILG for a very informative annual seminar. Learn how Adverse Impact trends are being looked at by the OFCCP today. Gain a better understanding of the Lily Ledbetter case and how to be prepared for systemic pay investigations. Learn about the changes made to the ADA and how it can impact your business. You will also hear from the EEOC regarding the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) and get an update from the OFCCP.

For more information about the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group, visit our website at www.kyilg.org.

Directions to the seminar from Louisville or Lexington

Take I-64 West of Louisville to exit 123 in New Albany, Indiana.
Turn right at the bottom of the ramp onto Scribner Street.
Pass through 2 stop lights. At the stop sign turn right (south) on Main Street (Indiana State Road 111). Indiana SR 111 will split into a "Y." At the split, bear left and proceed across the railroad crossing. Horseshoe is approximately 8 miles ahead.

NOTE: This program has been submitted for four HRCI Credits.

2009 ANNUAL SEMINAR AGENDA

8:30-9:00

Continental Breakfast and Registration

9:00-9:05

Welcome and Introduction
Mr. Dan Thomas-KYILG Vice President
Employee Relations Manager
United Parcel Service

9:05-9:35

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OFCCP Update
Ms. Carmen Rendon
Assistant District Director, OFCCP

9:35-10:20

Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act
Ms. Toni Ahl
Investigator-Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission

10:20-10:30

Break

10:30-12:30

"Adverse Impact and the OFCCP's New Enforcement Strategy"
"Lily Ledbetter and Beyond"
Mr. Mickey Silberman,
Managing Partner-Jackson Lewis LLP

12:30-1:30

Lunch "Presentation to Charitable Organizations"

1:30-2:45

"EEOC Issues Long-Awaited ADA Guidelines"
Ms. Stephanie Lewis
Partner-Jackson Lewis LLP

2:45-3:00

Q & A and Closing
Ms. Vicki Kupper-KYILG President
HR Policy and Standards Analyst
E.ON. U.S.

 

Registration Information

Please e-mail your confirmation of attendance to the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group 2009 Annual meeting to Claudette Doyle at: cdoyle@lwcky.com. Should you have questions contact Claudette Doyle at (502) 569-0867 or Kathy Schroeder at (502) 569-3694. Please include the following information when you register:

· Name of attendee

· Name of company

Cost: No charge for members of KYILG. Non- Members: $100.00 PRE-PAID.

Register by November 4, 2009

Thanks to the 2009 KYILG STEERING COMMITTEE

Darlene Ayers, Brown-Forman Corporation

Heather Conger, University of Kentucky

Phil Donahue, United Parcel Service

Claudette Doyle, Louisville Water Company

Donna Ernst, University of Louisville

Tim Findley, Norton Healthcare

Joanne Freeman-Jung, University of Louisville

Lora Griffin, E.ON U.S.

Carlos Herrera, JBS Swift & Company

Rebecca KalbFleisch, Kindred Healthcare

Robbin King, East Kentucky Power Cooperative

Vicki Kupper, E.ON U.S.

Dewanna Marcum, Lexmark International, Inc.

Deby Mettling, Metropolitan Sewer District

Beth Montgomery, Kindred Healthcare

Rhonda Plunkett, Humana Inc.

Kathy Schroeder, Louisville Water Company

Felicha Sitgraves, Laboratory Corp. of America

Marilyn Smith, Zeon Chemicals, L.P.

Susan Summers, Hall Contracting

Dan Thomas, United Parcel Service

Ann West, Lexmark International, Inc.

Government Advisors:

Toni Ahl, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ron Bailey, Department of Labor, OFCCP

Karen Garnett, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Marcia Hall-Craig, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Carmen Rendon, Department of Labor, OFCCP

 

KENTUCKY
INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP
 

2009 SUMMER SEMINAR
Thursday, August 20, 2009
8:
00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
 
University of Louisville, Shelby Campus
9001 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY
40222
 

Please join the Kentucky ILG for an informative summer session. Learn how to practice effective affirmative action in periods of little or no recruitment and hiring activity. Take a look at what your affirmative action plans can tell you about organizational risks and opportunities. Know what OFCCP’s current audit and enforcement strategies are. 

Joseph S. Lakis, Jr, Senior Council
Equal Employment Advisory Council
 

Joseph Lakis joined EEAC in 2000 from Sears, Roebuck and Co., where he had served as the manager of employment relations since 1994. At Sears, Mr. Lakis was responsible for the management and administration of the EEO and affirmative action compliance functions, managing the investigation and response to hundreds of local, state, and federal fair employment practice charges, and overseeing dozens of OFCCP compliance reviews each year. He also was the chief architect of the company’s workplace violence prevention and response program and served as a senior member of the Sears crisis management team. Mr. Lakis also serves as a vice president and general counsel with Employment Advisory Services, Inc., EEAC's consulting affiliate. Mr. Lakis received his B.A. in criminal justice from Long Island University and his law degree from Hofstra University. 

 "The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."

 

2009 SUMMER SEMINAR AGENDA
 

8:00 – 8:20                              CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION 

8:20 - 8:30                               Welcome and Introductions
   
                                             Dan Thomas - KYILG Vice President
   
                                             Employee Relations Manager-United Parcel Service

8:30 - 10:00                             Seminar on Managing Affirmative Action Compliance in Periods of Workforce (and Economic) Contraction
Joseph S. Lakis, Jr. - Senior Counsel

Equal Employment Advisory Council

10:00 - 10:15                           BREAK

 10:15 - 12:45                           Joseph S. Lakis, Jr.  (continued)

 12:45 - 1:00                             Q&A and Closing
   
                                              Vicki Kupper - KYILG President
   
                                              HR Policy and Standards Analyst
                                                 E.ON U.S.

 

                                    REGISTRATION INFORMATION

 Please e-mail your confirmation of attendance at the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group 2009 Spring Meeting to Claudette Doyle at cdoyle@lwcky.com.  Please include the following information: 

·                  name of attendee
   
          ·                  name of company

 Contact Claudette at (502) 569-0867 or Kathy Schroeder at (502) 569-3694 if you have questions.

 Register by August 11, 2009

 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.

  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 Dan Thomas prior to the meeting and we will be happy to make every effort to accommodate the request.

 Directions to University of Louisville, Shelby Campus:

 

 University of Louisville, Shelby Campus

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

Heather Conger, University of Kentucky

Phil Donahue, United Parcel Service

Claudette Doyle, Louisville Water Company

Donna Ernst, University of Louisville

Tim Findley, Norton Healthcare

Joanne Freeman-Jung, University of Louisville

Lora Griffin, E.ON U.S.

Carlos Herrera, JBS Swift & Company

Rebecca Kalbfleisch, Kindred Healthcare 

Robbin King, East Kentucky Power Company

Vicki Kupper, E.ON U.S.

Dewanna Marcum, Lexmark International, Inc.

Deby Mettling, Metropolitan Sewer District

Beth Montgomery, Kindred Healthcare

Rhonda Plunkett, Humana Inc.

Kathy Schroeder, Louisville Water Company

Felicha Sitgraves, Laboratory Corp. of America

Marilyn Smith, Zeon Chemicals L.P.

Susan Summers, Hall Contracting of Kentucky

Dan Thomas, United Parcel Service

Ann West, Lexmark International, Inc.

Toni Whalen, Humana Military

 
Government Advisors:

Toni Ahl, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 

Ronald Bailey, Department of Labor, OFCCP

Karen Garnett, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Marcia Hall-Craig, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Carmen Rendon, Department of Labor, OFCCP

  

KENTUCKY
INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUP
 

2009 ANNUAL MEETING 
Friday, March 20, 2009
8:
00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
 
University of Louisville, Shelby Campus
9001 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY

 

Please join the Kentucky ILG for an informative session.  

January 1, 2009 brings the implementation of the Amendment to the ADA. What does this mean to your company and how can you  prepare for these new guidelines? Learn the changes the ADA amendment makes and how to navigate the new rules. The EEOC will be making changes as directed by this amendment and we will facilitate discussion regarding these changes.

Also, we will provide an overview of The Employee Free Choice Act which may be re-introduced soon. This potential legislation will make it significantly easier for workers covered by the NLRA to organize. 

Laurie G. Kemp, Partner, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, L.L.P. . .  Employee Free Choice Act  (This is a link to the copy of Laurie's presentation).

Laurie Kemp joined Woodward, Hobson & Fulton’s Louisville office after graduating cum laude from the University of Louisville School of Law. Laurie’s primary areas of practice are employment law, workers’ compensation and Longshore Act litigation. Her practice includes all aspects of pre-litigation investigation, evidence and witness preparation and trial and appellate work. Her practice also includes responding to and participating in agency investigation and administrative proceedings, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Kentucky Labor Cabinet, US Department of Labor and Kentucky and Indiana Workers’ Compensation Boards. 

Ms. Mitzi Root, PHR – Senior Consultant, IntegrityHR

Mitzi Root, PHR, has over 15 years progressive human resource management experience. Prior to joining IntegrityHR, she served as the Training and Compliance Coordinator for Senior Care, Inc., a high-quality senior housing and care services provider. Ms. Root was also a Human Resources Manager for SpectraCare, Inc., which provided home health care and infusion pharmacy services. Ms. Root was the Coordinator of Affirmative Action and Employee Relations at The University of Louisville. Her responsibilities covered a broad range of human resources and training functions for the University, including Affirmative Action program development and complaint investigation and resolution. As a consultant, she focuses her efforts on delivery of training and development programs, human resource management initiatives for clients, recruiting, conducting investigations and audits of human resource practices, various compliance initiatives and compensation plan design and delivery. Ms. Root is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) by the Human Resource Certification Institute.

 

 

2009 SPRING MEETING AGENDA 

 

8:00 – 8:30                              CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION 

8:30 – 8:40                              Welcome and Introductions

Dan Thomas - KYILG Vice President                                               

8:40 – 9:45                              Employee Free Choice Act

Laurie G. Kemp, Partner

                                                Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, L.L.P. 

9:45 - 10:00                             BREAK 

10:00 – 11:00                          ADA Amendment

Mitzi Root, Senior Consultant

IntegrityHR 

11:00 – 11:10                          BREAK 

11:10 – 12:10                          Mitzi Root, Senior Consultant

IntegrityHR 

12:10 - 12:30                           Q&A 

12:30                                       Closing

                                                Vicki Kupper, KYILG President                                            

 

                                    REGISTRATION INFORMATION 

Please e-mail your confirmation of attendance at the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group 2009 Spring Meeting to Dan Thomas at danthomas@ups.com.  Please include the following information:

·                  name of attendee

·                  name of company 

Contact Dan at 502.329.6595 should you have questions. 

Register by March 11, 2009 

Cost:  Members: No charge for members of the Kentucky Industry Liaison Group

Non-Members - $50.00 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 Dan Thomas prior to the meeting and we will be happy to make every effort to accommodate the request.

 

Directions to University of Louisville, Shelby Campus:  

 University of Louisville, Shelby Campus         

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                      

Heather Conger, University of Kentucky

Phil Donahue, United Parcel Service

Claudette Doyle, Louisville Water Company

Donna Ernst, University of Louisville

Tim Findley, Norton Healthcare

Joanne Freeman-Jung, University of Louisville

Lora Griffin, E.ON U.S.

Carlos Herrera, JBS Swift & Company

Rebecca Kalbfleisch, Kindred Healthcare

Robbin King, East Kentucky Power Company

Vicki Kupper, E.ON U.S.

Dewanna Marcum, Lexmark International, Inc.

Deby Mettling, Metropolitan Sewer District

Beth Montgomery, Kindred Healthcare

Rhonda Plunkett, Humana Inc.

Kathy Schroeder, Louisville Water Company

Felicha Sitgraves, Laboratory Corp. of America

Marilyn Smith, Zeon Chemicals L.P.

Susan Summers, Hall Contracting of Kentucky

Dan Thomas, United Parcel Service

Ann West, Lexmark International, Inc.

Toni Whalen, Humana Military

Government Advisors:

Toni Ahl, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ronald Bailey, Department of Labor, OFCCP

Karen Garnett, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Marcia Hall-Craig, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Carmen Rendon, Department of Labor, OFCCP