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EMPLOYERS RESOURCE ASSOCIATION BRIEFS NEWSLETTER

A Message from the Board 1

Survey Update 3

Welcome New Staff and Board Mem-bers

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Federal Healthy Families Act Re-Appears in Congress

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Upcoming Training 5

Inside this issue:

Member Update May 29, 2009

Special points of interest:

Member Highlights 9

New Members 10

Helping Employees Move Forward 11

DOL Aims to Add 670 Investigators 13

International Travel Requirements 14

Heat-Related Illnesses 12

ERA Membership is a Great Investment! Make a Referral Today!

By Gene Kalhorn President TAPCO As a small business owner, ERA board member and executive officer of the board, I’m no doubt more knowledgeable about Employer’s Resource Association than most members. But, it never ceases to amaze me to find a business executive who has never heard of ERA or, almost worse than that, an ERA member who does not regularly use the variety of services of the Association. Sure, there are almost 1500 loyal and active mem-bers, but so many tri-state companies are missing a great opportunity to benefit from the services offered by ERA.

Many of our new members come as the result of referrals from very satisfied mem-bers. And, no matter why a company joins initially, they always wind up using many of the other fine programs and services offered by ERA. Some think that ERA is for small com-panies who don’t have a Human Resources staff and, for many companies that is exactly why they belong. But, many medium sized and larger companies also find that the array of services and training programs provided by ERA offer competent and efficient ways to ad-dress their specific needs. (continued on next page)

Issues Forum - Are you “Linked-In” and Social Media Savvy?

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EMPLOYERS RESOURCE ASSOCIATION

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TAPCO initially joined ERA because of my personal knowledge about AAIM, the sister organi-zation in St. Louis, where my prior employer was located. That company was a strong and satisfied user of association services and I was a long time BOD member. I was thrilled to find ERA in Cincin-nati and even happier to discover that the service offerings were similar and, in many cases, superior. Since joining ERA over 9 years ago, I can honestly state that our experiences have been extremely positive.

TAPCO initially used a custom designed Customer Satisfaction Survey to determine ways that we could improve the customer service experience. The results of this survey and the changes we implemented in response to the customer feedback continue to pay dividends. Also, we used the ex-tensive Wage and Benefit survey data to ensure that our pay rates and benefits were competitive within our industry and for our size company. This has improved the satisfaction of our associates and helped to keep us competitive. Finally, my participation in one of the ERA CEO roundtables has provided me with a trusted group of fellow CEO’s where I can share my problems and issues and re-ceive candid and competent feedback, with very satisfactory outcomes (ERA also offers HR and Sales roundtables).

When I tell other business executives about ERA, I usually get questions about why we belong to the Association and about the cost of services. After explaining how TAPCO has used the ERA Hot Line, the CEO roundtable, Customer Satisfaction surveys, wage and benefit surveys and other ERA offerings, most can’t believe how capable and efficient the organization is in delivering quality services that help to make TAPCO a better and more profitable company. Nor can they believe the great value!

No matter if your company is a new member or one of the originals, I’m confident that there are many other services that you could be using to the benefit of your company and to your own career. Recently, I attended an ERA member orientation where ERA executives presented an overview of the product offerings that they are responsible for delivering. The ERA executives, all of whom are experienced HR and certified professionals, actually deliver the services themselves, so you are never delegated to someone who is not THE expert.

In summary, if you’re a new member or if you’re a long time member, check out all of the other ERA services in which your company could benefit . TAPCO did just that and we are happy we did. So will you! Also, please refer other companies to ERA. There is a referral program that has just launched in which we’ll apply 10% of the new company’s membership dues toward your next year’s member ship dues. There’s nothing else you have to do.

For Example: You refer ABC Company to ERA. ABC Company joins, listing your company as the referral source on their membership application. ABC Company’s membership dues are $850.00. Your company automatically receives an $85 discount applied to your next year’s member ship dues. There’s no limit. Each time you refer a company that becomes a member, 10% of that company’s dues will go toward your next year’s membership dues. It’s that easy!

Help yourself, help your neighbors, and help us, too. In this economy when budgets are tight, take advantage of this new program and tell others about ERA. We’ll all be glad you did.

THE HR PROFESSIONALS SINCE 1946

It is now time to participate in the 2009 National IT & Engineering Survey! This sur-vey is conducted alongside 18 other sister associations around the country. The report will contain over 200 different IT and engineering jobs, including hard to find IT positions such as ERP specialists, Telecommunications Programmers, and Client/Server Systems Development Specialists. If your organization’s survey needs are not met by our regular Engineering and Technical Report, this is a great way to get some detailed national information at a low cost. Participants will be charged $80 to receive their copy of the final report. This is a substantial discount over what non-participants will have to pay to purchase the report. The 2009 Engineering and Technical Report is now available! We had 219 employers give data on exempt-level employees in fields such as IT, Engineering, Design, Health Care, and more. Complimentary copies will be sent shortly to all participants, and the survey is avail-able for purchase.

Here are the current survey deadlines:

Please contact the Survey Department at 513.679.4120, toll free at 888.237.9554, or via e-mail to [email protected] if you have any questions about our survey processes or need assistance with completing your survey questionnaires.

♦ Executive Compensation: Extended to Tuesday, June 2!! ♦ National IT & Engineering: Monday, June 15

♦ Wage and Salary Adjustment questionnaires will be mailed: Monday, June 26

Survey Update


We are pleased to announce the addition of an important new Employers Resource Asso-ciation staff member to help serve you: Lisa Gati has joined ERA as Manager, Membership Devel-opment in the Columbus office. In this role, she will contact prospective companies in the Central Ohio area to explain the full advantages of membership, services and programs of ERA and in-crease the Association’s membership. She will represent the Association in the business commu-nity spreading the word about our human resource services.

Lisa is a marketing/sales professional with over six years of proven success. In her last position she established and maintained solid relationships with many manufacturing and industrial companies in the Columbus area. She has a strong network of business contacts and has been involved in several Chambers, such as Powell, Delaware, Worthington, and Marion. Her past ex-perience in the staffing industry has equipped her to accurately identify core issues within compa-nies, as she works to develop new members in the Columbus and surrounding area.

She has a Bachelor’s degree with honors from Kent State University with a major in Busi-ness and a minor in Marketing. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Pi, a national, professional business fraternity.

Contact Lisa today with a referral and you can save money on your membership dues! Email her at [email protected], or call 614-538-9410.

Welcome New Board Member

Welcome New Staff Member

Please join me in welcoming our newest board member, Cynthia Gibson, attorney at law at Katz, Teller, Brant, & Hild. Many of you may recognize Cynthia from her contributions to ERA’s Legal Breakfast Briefings and Employment Law Updates.

Cynthia practices in the firm’s litigation group, leading its labor and employment law prac-tice. She represents employers in connection with all employment related matters, including ad-ministrative proceedings, arbitration and litigation. She also represents executives in connection with compensation and severance negotiations. She regularly conducts training for managers and employees on issues relating to employment law matters and is also a frequent speaker, both lo-cally and nationally, on labor and employment law issues. She is certified as a Senior Profes-sional in Human Resources (SPHR). Another significant part of her practice is handling disputed trust and estate administration issues, practicing regularly in the Probate Court of Hamilton County, Ohio.

Cynthia is actively involved in the firm’s management, serving as an elected member of the firm’s Management Committee. She also serves as Chair of the firm’s Administrative Commit-tee, which is responsible for oversight of the firm’s administrative staff.

Cynthia has received numerous awards including the designation of “Super Lawyer” in labor and employment law from Law & Politics/Cincinnati Magazine, and recognition as on of the Best Law-yers in America - Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, HealthCare by Woodward & White.

Jennifer Graft, SPHR

HR Department: Cost or Profit Center?

Page 4 Page 5 REAL WORLD TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

Date: Thursday, June 11

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Employers Resource Association

Cincinnati Office

PHR/SPHR/GPHR

Recertification Credits: 6.5

CEUs: 0.7

CPEs: Not Available

Member Fee: $180.00 *Non-member Fee: $250.00

Member Discount

Register three or more people at least 14 business days prior to the program to qualify for a 5% Group Discount. Members who are pay-ing 14 business days prior to the program may also take a 5% Early-bird Discount.

*Pre-payment is required for non-members.

To register, e-mail

[email protected] or call 513.679.4120

Benefits of Participation This program is designed for those front-line employees and supervisors who are tasked with training new employees or retraining existing employees. It highlights the importance of properly structured training; how adults learn best; and a four-step method of teaching a process, procedure or how to operate a tool or a piece of equipment.

Learning Objectives:

Skill Based Training Techniques

Who Should Attend? Group leaders, supervisors, and anyone who does skill-training on the job. (Non-GL series participants.)

About Your Instructor… Susan Sterritt, SPHR, Learning and Develop-ment Consultant, leads this program. Susan shares her knowledge and experiences from a wide range of industries with participants.

♦ Recognize business implications and importance of effective training

♦ Identify the four stages of learning, three distinct learning styles, and how this impacts adult learners

♦ Discover the Ten Commandments for effective training and learning

♦ Apply the four-step method of skill training based on Job In-struction Training (J.I.T.)

♦ Identify relevant key points that should be shared with all train-ees

♦ Break down barriers to effective communications in training

♦ Master the ability to give useful feedback to ensure trainee success

CANCELLATION POLICY: Substitutions may be made at any time.

No-shows or cancellations in writing within 2 full business days will be

charged.

REAL WORLD TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

Taking Back Control of Your Time

Date: Tuesday, June 9

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Employers Resource Association

Columbus Office

CEUs: 0.7

CPEs: 7 management

Member Fee: $180.00 *Non-member Fee: $250.00

Member Discount Register three or more people at least 14 business days prior to the program to qualify for a 5% Group Discount. Members who are paying 14 business days prior to the pro-gram may also take a 5% Earlybird Discount.

*Pre-payment is required for non-members.

To register, e-mail [email protected] or call 614.538.9410

Who Should Attend? Anyone whose “world” places more demands on them than they can manage.

Benefits of Participation This highly interactive program looks at all of the factors that lead to poor time/priority management. Participants learn to cope with stress on the job, prioritize, analyze and deal with time-wasters, set goals, and delegate responsibility. Partici-pants learn to manage not only their time but their environment as well.

Learning Objectives:

About Your Instructor: Julie Blankenship, SPHR, is a savvy human resource professional with extensive HR generalist experience, and two years of front-line leadership. Julie is well versed in coaching, training and development, drafting policies and procedures, and recruiting/staffing. Julie is well versed on a wide variety of topics, hosting roundtable discussion groups, completing various HR-related projects, and coor-dinating other special events.

♦ Determine your level of stress with a Life Event/Work Stress assessment

♦ Apply personal stress reduction techniques

♦ Manage your “to do” lists with the application of two different prioritization techniques

♦ Identify and manage the following potential time wasters: paperwork, telephone interruptions, drop-in interruptions, and meetings

♦ Defeat procrastination

♦ Set S.M.A.R.T. goals to get results

♦ Recognize the value of delegation and how to ap-ply delegation techniques

New Members C- suite

Daylighting


The federal version of the Healthy Families Act was re-introduced the week of May 18 in both houses of Congress. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced it with 101 co-sponsors in the House and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced it with 20 co-sponsors in the Senate. The Act, if it becomes law, would apply to all employers with at least 15 employees.

The bill, similar to previous bills in prior sessions of Congress, would provide workers with up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year. Workers would accrue paid sick leave at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked and could begin accruing paid sick leave after only 60 days of employment. Workers could also carry over the paid sick leave into the next calendar year.

Many of you will recall that last year’s Ohio legislative proposal was withdrawn following political negotiations by Governor Strickland due to concerns about the impact on Ohio’s business climate. Like the Ohio proposal, this new federal version of the Healthy Families Act does not per-mit employers to ask for written documentation of the need for leave until the employee has missed three consecutive days of work. Unlike the Ohio proposal it requires only 15 employees, not 25 employees, to be mandated.

The change in Presidential administrations and the make up of Congress together with the concerns over the H1N1 flu virus, suggest that this might be the year that mandated paid sick leave passes.

Federal Healthy Families Act Re-Appears in Congress

IRS Provides Guidance for COBRA Subsidy by Defining “Involuntary Termination”

On April 1st, the IRS released Notice 2009-27, which provides additional guidance for the COBRA subsidy, including information specifically addressing the definition of “involuntary termi-nation.” The notice also further elaborates on the meaning of other requirements imposed by the COBRA subsidy rules enacted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

The DOL website (http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/cobra.html) continues to provide updates and information including expanded FAQs for employers on the COBRA premium reduction including new Q&As on the model notices.


Are you “Linked-In” and Social-Media Savvy? Find out on:

Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Speaker/Q&A ERA Cincinnati Office

On Thursday, June 4, 2009 at ERA in Cincinnati from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Kendra Rami-rez, President of Sales Konnect, is back by popular demand to talk to our HR members to teach and share directly from over a decade of experience in networking, sales, recruiting and business improvement. Kendra has consistently grown through social network tools and good old fashioned “hard work.” Since 2005, she has been able to show businesses how to utilize these networking tools to shorten their sales cycle, recruit passive candidates and market their businesses in a tough economy. In this session, you will learn:

♦ LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter Statistics

♦ Steps to building a good profile

♦ How to Add Connections

♦ Why & How to block connections

♦ Invitation etiquette

♦ How to see new hires & recent promotions

♦ How and why to complete your company tab

♦ Time management

♦ How to search for passive candidates and references

♦ How to find groups that are in your industry & target market

Due to space restrictions, reservations are required. Cost of participation is $25.00 for ERA mem-bers and $35.00 (pre-payment only) for non-members. Members choosing not to prepay with your registration will be invoiced. “No shows” and late cancellations (less than 48 hours) will be charged.

Please reserve ______ spaces for the Issues Forum on June 4, 2009 for the following: 1. Company

2. Phone Number

3. Check enclosed Please invoice

Card # Expiration Date

Name of Cardholder:

Billing Address:

Please fax, mail or e-mail your registration to: Brandi Helton [email protected]

Employers Resource Association 1200 Edison Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45216 FAX 513.679.4139 Phone 513.679.4120

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Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders Kenneth Pugar, D.O. founded the Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders in 1990. We have continuously grown since that time, and today we proudly boast 11 Neu-rologists, 2 Physiatrists, and 2 Physician Assistants to service the Greater Dayton and Mi-ami Valley Region. We offer comprehensive neurological services which include sleep dis-orders and epilepsy. Our two Physiatrists specialize in physical rehabilitation.

(Member since 2009)

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Prokids Prokids was formed in 1981 through a collaborative effort by the Hamilton County Juvenile Court, the Cincinnati Bar Association, and the Junior League of Cincinnati. Prokids trains volunteers to become CASAs—Court Appointed Special Advocates, CASAs provide intensive volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children who are subjects of child protection cases in Hamilton County and Juvenile Court. CASAs make sure a child is safe, that the child’s needs are met, and help each child move into a safe, permanent, and nurturing home. Abuse stopped for 99% of the foster children served by Prokids in 2006.

(Member since 2008)

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Specialty Automotive Services, Inc. We are one of the largest privately owned quick car care centers in the U.S. Founded in 1987, we remain dedicated to providing fast oil changes and convenient car care for today’s complex and expensive cars. But for us, it is more than cars, it is people, our customers and our employees. We believe great employees will earn loyal customers and ensure our continued success. Our customers keep coming back, not just for what we do, but who we are.

(Member since 2009)

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Member Highlights


New Members

Allied Construction Industries is located in Cincinnati, OH. Joe Hummel is Executive Director. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is located in Hilliard, OH. Jackie Kauffman is HR Manager. Bowlin Group of Companies is located in Walton, KY. Kerry Bowlin is CEO/Owner.

Caregivers Health Network is located in Cincinnati, OH. Mary S. Allen is the President. Thomas E. Brackmann is the Director of Business Operations. Cindy Gorman is the HR Manager. City Dash, Inc. is located in Cincinnati, OH. Jim Kleemeier is Vice President. Economic & Community Development Institute is located in Columbus, OH. Inna Kinney is Founder. Graphic Impact Communications is located in Kettering, OH. Lee Ann Leal is the President. Julie Chamberlain is the V.P. of Marketing. Graphic Systems Services (GSS) is located in Springboro, OH. Daniel L. Green is the President. James Copeland is the V.P. of Finance and Administration. The Inn at Cedar Falls is located in Logan, OH. Ellen Grinsfelder and Terry Lingo are the owners. McQuay International is located in Dayton, OH. Harold Lewis is Warehouse Manager. Specialty Automotive Services. Inc. is located in Burlington, KY. Jeff Simmons is President/CFO. Barbara Sumner is HR/Payroll. Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders is located in Centerville, OH. Jerry Carr is Executive Director. Donna Smathers is Executive Assistant.

Go ZapIT Interactive is located in Cincinnati, OH. Ernie Cowman is President. Jill Cowman is New Business Director.

Rhinestahl Corporation is located in Blue Ash, OH. Dieter Moeller is General Manager. Ryan Ernst is Quality Manager.

Correction: in the February Newsletter, we incorrectly identified the location of DOmedia LLC. Here is the correct information: DOmedia LLC is located in Columbus, OH. Andrew Mansinne is the CEO.


Helping Your Employees to Move Forward After a Layoff

Many companies have just completed the painful process of cost cutting and letting employees go. With the difficult decisions behind them, most are immediately ready to focus on re-engineering the organization towards pro-ductivity improvements. Yet, at a time when the company critically needs maximum productivity and quality, the “surviving” workers can exhibit unanticipated behavior.

Popular opinion suggests remaining workers should feel grateful that they have employment, and show strong commitment to the long road ahead. However, evidence reveals workers left behind after a layoff may experi-ence the same trauma as those who lost jobs – anger, fear, stress, distrust, and sorrow. It is called “Layoff Survivor Syndrome” and be careful not to underestimate it. Coming to work and facing an empty parking lot or abandoned workspaces can trigger a sense of betrayal and drain work spirit – “They cut the wrong people!” “They want me to do the work of two!” “Am I next?”

An inability to move through these responses effectively impairs performance. Unfortunately, if not properly managed, these reactions and emotions can slow down productivity at a time when it is critically needed. Here are tips to assist employees in getting back on track:

Communicate Honestly: Employees want to know if their jobs are safe. Do not sugarcoat the condition of the organization. Employees are offended if they see a company trying to interpret bad news as good news. It is important to maintain credibility. Prepare for tough questions.

Provide Continuous Information: Employees crave information to counteract bleak messages of current outside economic conditions. Be visible and prepared to talk to often about their concerns and the performance of the company.

Create a Future Vision: Simulate a vision of the future that employees can rally around. Let them know how they can contribute to a profitable long-term strategy. Highly engaged employees revitalize organizations by worrying less, taking risks, and working hard.

Prepare Frontline Leadership: While key messages come from senior executives, supervisors play a role in explaining and reinforcing them. Meet with frontline leaders separately to fully explain the vision of the future and what talking points are important to deliver to their teams. Employees will be better able to accept strategic decisions if supervisors are able to explain how they were made, and enthusiastically support them.

Helping Employees Move Forward


COLUMBUS TRAINING

CINCINNATI TRAINING

Write the Right Stuff will take place on Thursday, June 4 , 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Advanced FMLA will take place on Thursday, June 4, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

We’ve Got to Stop Meeting Like This will take place on Tuesday June 9, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Management’s Rights in a Union Or-ganizing Campaign will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Skill Based Training Techniques will take place on Thursday, June 11, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

To register for classes, e-mail [email protected] or call

888.237.9554.

Taking Back Control of Your Time will take place on Tuesday, June 9, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Delivering Employee Performance Appraisals & Feedback will take place on Wednesday June 10, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

HR Dept.: Cost or Profit Center? will take place on Friday, June 12, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Coaching Skills for Managers & Su-pervisors will take place on Tuesday, June 16, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Dealing with Difficult People will take place on Friday, June 19, 8:30 a.m -

With hot and humid summer months approaching, em-ployers should take extra precautions if their employees work in hot environments. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are serious illnesses with the latter being fatal if not treated prop-erly.

Heat exhaustion occurs when the body is unable to cool itself sufficiently. Victims of heat exhaustion should be placed in a cool place out of the sun and drink plenty of water or other fluids. If heat exhaustion is not treated properly, it can lead to heat stroke.

Signs of heat-related illnesses include:

Heat Related Illnesses

• Weakness

• Headache

• Dizziness

• Nausea and vomiting

• Muscle weakness and/or cramping

• Rapid heartbeat

• Dehydration

EMPLOYERS RESOURCE ASSOCIATION Page 13

Page 13 THE HR PROFESSIONALS SINCE 1946

LORA BLANKEN

JULIE BLANKENSHIP JIM CARTER

DOLORES CEASE DAN CHANEY

TOM EBERWEIN BARBARA ENGLAND

LISA GATI JENNIFER GRAFT

LORI HALL BRANDI HELTON TERRY HENLEY SUSAN KUERTZ

JEFF LUCAS DOUGLAS C. MATTHEWS

RALPH NEAL CAROLYN POTTER CAROL REUBEL APRIL RISEN

SUSAN STERRITT JERRY YINGLING

THE HR PROFESSIONALS DOL Aims to Add 670 Investigators

The Department of Labor has proposed adding 670 investigators under the budget request for the fiscal year 2010.

The department's budget request includes $1.7 billion for worker-protection programs, a 10 percent increase over the prior year's budget.

The department says it plans to restore worker protection staffing to the levels of fiscal year 2001. For example, the budget proposal asks for $564 million for the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is $51 million (10 percent) more than that agency received in 2009. With this funding, the Labor Department plans to hire 160 new en-forcement staff, many of whom will be bilingual to communicate with staff in the changing workplace.

Also, the department's Wage and Hour Division would receive $228 million, an increase of $35 million from the prior year, including funding to hire 200 new investigators.

The Labor Department is receiving $38.3 billion under the Recovery Act to assist unemployed workers and provide more training and employ-ment opportunities to seniors, the unemployed and underserved popula-tions.

For employment and training programs, the budget would provide $9 billion, including $50 million for green-jobs-training initiatives. The Depart-ment of Labor would use $500 million from the Recovery Act for competitive grants to train workers for green jobs.

For veterans, the budget would provide $255 million (a 6 percent in-crease) to reach an additional 7,200 homeless veterans, particularly women veterans; provide green jobs training; and expand access to employment workshops for service members and their families who are transitioning to the civilian workforce.

The budget would provide $12 million for evaluation of job training pro-grams, a 68 percent increase, and provide $5 million for a new department-wide evaluation initiative. The department says the additional funding would support rigorous evaluations to determine which programs and interventions work and inform the department's policy, management and resource alloca-tion decisions


OFFICERS

• *CHAIRMAN Michael J. Kelley, Chairman & CEO Kelvest, Inc.

• *VICE-CHAIRMAN Gene E. Kalhorn, President TAPCO Products, Inc.

• *TREASURER Lynn M. Mangan, Vice President, Client Services Paycor, Inc.

• *SECRETARY Jennifer M. Graft, President & CEO Employers Resource Association

• *PAST CHAIRMAN Daniel R. Kroeger, President & CEO Gold Medal Products Company

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Leslie Bumgarner, President/CEO Telhio Credit Union

• Sherry Dancy, President The Dancy Group

• Sharyl Gardner, VP, Human Resources Midmark Corporation

• Dan Knight, Vice President, HR Fifth Third Bank

• Bill Thiemann, EVP, Chief Customer Officer Libby Perszyk Kathman, Inc.

• Kelly Turley, VP Human Resources The W.W. Williams Company

• Robert W. Zumbiel, President C.W. Zumbiel Company

* Executive Committee Members

OFFICERS

• *CHAIRMAN Michael J. Kelley, Chairman & CEO Kelvest, Inc.

• *VICE-CHAIRMAN Gene E. Kalhorn, President TAPCO Products, Inc.

• *TREASURER Lynn M. Mangan, Vice President, Client Services Paycor, Inc.

• *SECRETARY Jennifer M. Graft, President & CEO Employers Resource Association

• *PAST CHAIRMAN Daniel R. Kroeger, President & CEO Gold Medal Products Company

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Leslie Bumgarner, President/CEO Telhio Credit Union

• Sherry Dancy, President The Dancy Group

• Sharyl Gardner, VP, Human Resources Midmark Corporation

• Dan Knight, Vice President, HR Fifth Third Bank

• Bill Thiemann, EVP, Chief Customer Officer Libby Perszyk Kathman, Inc.

• Kelly Turley, VP Human Resources The W.W. Williams Company

• Robert W. Zumbiel, President C.W. Zumbiel Company

• Cynthia L. Gibson, Attorney at Law Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild

* Executive Committee Members

International Travel Requirements

Revised Travel Requirements Under the Western Hemisphere Initiative

Effective June 1, 2009, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) requires all travelers, including U.S. and Canadian Citizens, to present an approved travel document to enter the U.S. The WHTI is the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and Department of State’s joint plan to establish travel document requirements for travelers who previously were exempt, in-cluding citizens of the U.S., Canada, and Bermuda.

WHTI-compliant documents include:

(1) NEXUS – A joint program of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Canada Border Services Agency to simplify the entry process for pre-approved, low-risk travelers between the U.S. and Canada.

(2) SENTRI – a land-border crossing program that provides expedited CBP processing for pre-approved low-risk travelers along the U.S. – Mexico Border.

(3) FAST (Free and Secure Trade) – a land-border crossing program for commercial drivers along the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders.

Children under age 16 are required to present their birth certificates or other proof of citizenship. Employers should ensure that their employees who travel internationally – whether they are Canadian nationals entering the U.S. or U.S. employees returning from business trips to Mexico - have ob-tained appropriate documentation and have it in their possession when they enter the U.S. after June 1.

• U.S. Passport Card

♦ State- or province-issued Enhanced Driver’s License (when and where applicable)

♦ Form I-872 American Indian Card, or Enhanced Tribal Card (when and where available)

♦ Military identification card presented by a member of the U.S. armed forces traveling on official orders

• U.S. Merchant Mariner Document (for U.S. Citizens, when con ducting official maritime business)

• U.S. or Canadian passport

• Trusted Traveler Card issued by:

Cincinnati Columbus

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Cincinnati, OH 45216-2276 Columbus, OH 43221-2418 513.679.4120 FAX 513.679.4139 614.538.9410 FAX 614.538.9420

Need more information about a program offered by ERA? Would you like to talk to one of our experts in a particular field?

Here’s a list of some of our most popular services, and the main contact person for each of them.

In Cincinnati, please call: 513.679.4120 In Columbus, please call: 614.538.9410

ERA Contact List

Cincinnati Columbus Hotline……………………………………..………..….…....Dan Chaney……………….…...…Julie Blankenship; Lori Hall

Administration and Posters…………..………..….…......April Risen……………..….............…..…..Susan Kuertz

Compensation Services…………………………….....…Terry Henley……………………………...…Terry Henley

Affirmative Action Plans………………………..….….....Carol Reubel………………………….…........Lori Hall .

Employee Opinion Surveys…………...…….............….Carol Reubel………………………...…..........Lori Hall

Customer Satisfaction Surveys…………..………….....Carol Reubel…………………………….….....Lori Hall

HR On-Site Services…………………...……….………...Carol Reubel……………………...……….......Lori Hall

Training & Development……...…….…………..….Ralph Neal; Brandi Helton…..……….Julie Blankenship; Susan Kuertz

Compliance Issues……….….…………..…..…………...Tom Eberwein……….….…………............Tom Eberwein

Reference Center..……………….……...…………..…….Dan Chaney……………..…....………...….....Lori Hall

Roundtables……….........................……….....................Dan Chaney……….........................………Julie Blankenship

Salary and Benefits Surveys……….........................Douglas C. Matthews……........................Douglas C. Matthews

Marketing/Membership Development…………...Dolores Cease; Jim Carter……………......….........Lisa Gati

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