Meeting

SHRM Western Kansas - Colby Meeting

March 26, 2025 at 11:45 am. 

Please feel free to bring your lunch.

Topic will be announced at a later date.

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MEETING CHANGE! This meeting has been moved to a virtual meeting due to potential winter weather moving in Tuesday evening into Wednesday!

In this presentation, Justin will showcase real-world examples of powerful AI tools used for content generation, data analysis, and research. He’ll also cover essential safety measures and best practices to ensure responsible and effective AI integration in your workflows.

Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring top experts in the fields of Human Resources, Workers' Compensation, Medicare, and Employee Benefits. This is a unique opportunity to hear insights and ask questions on a wide range of issues that directly impact HR professionals and organizations.

Panel Experts:

Jamie McDonald from Brown and Brown will provide an engaging update on benefit trends. Jamie will also answer your questions you have surrounding benefits and benefits compliance. 

Please join us for this important topic by clicking: Register here.

Please note: Lunch is not provided for this event. Please feel free to bring your lunch with you.

John Costello with RetainwWorks will present for our August meeting.

More information will follow on this great program! 

To register, click the link below:

https://wkhrma.shrm.org/forms/member-meeting-registration-form-hays-0 

At some point, most of us will experience some level of burnout. The resulting mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion can extinguish the joy from our work and personal interactions. As HR professionals, we are often called upon to address resulting performance issues or tasked with developing solutions to “fix” toxic work environments that lower employee engagement. At the same time, our own spark might secretly be smoldering.

Come join us at the Pioneer Library as Melody Rayl presents Politics in the Workplace? A recipe for Conflict. This session will explore some of the issues employers may face with respect to what is expected to be unprecedented workplace tension during this election season, including a 10-Step Action Plan to assist employers in navigating these difficult issues. 

Family Friendly Workplaces presentation will help you understand the key components of the new Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Pump for Nursing Mothers Act. You will also leave today's meeting with three practical implementation strategies for each of the new laws. Lastly, today's meeting will empower you to be able to communicate the benefits oto businesses to comply with the new laws.

Financial insecurity and stress are wreaking havoc on workers. It affects their mental and
physical health, as well as their working lives, in numerous and detrimental ways.

In this session, we will gain a deeper understanding of employee financial security and how it impacts workplace productivity.

We will also address the most effective and achievable way employers can use an existing resource to make a difference in the financial security and overall well-being of their
employees.

COLBY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!

Join us for our March meeting in Colby to learn about the benefits of a membership with SHRM of Western Kansas!

Our membership drive will kick off on March 27th at 11:30 am with Melody Rayl, Partner in the Kansas City office of National Labor & Employment litigation firm Fisher Phillips.

The membership drive will conclude at our next Colby meeting, June 6th at Pioneer Memorial Library.

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