Virginia Human Resources Today - Summer 2008 - (Page 5)

i Summer 2008 Volume 5, Issue 2 2008 Virginia SHRM State Council Officers State President: Madeline Taylor, SPHR Columbia Gas of Virginia State Vice President: Cindy Hale, SPHR HH Hunt Secretary: Bruce Christian NB Handy Treasurer: Susan Craft, SPHR, GPHR Consulting by Design of Princess Anne College Relations: Meredith Sawyer, PHR Inova Health System Johanna Sweet, SPHR Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Communications: Marcy Engle, PHR Eastern Mennonite University Diversity: Kimberly L. Hull, PHR NB Handy International: Jonathan H. Ward Right Management, Inc. Legislative: Karen S. Elliott, Esq. Gregory Kaplan, PLC Timothy M. McConville, Esq. Willcox & Savage, PC Membership Directors: Sharon Bowers Mid-State Insurance Woody Sanders, SPHR Truck Enterprises, Inc. SHRM Foundation: Sheri Bender, SPHR HP Hood LLC Workforce Education: Chuck Swain, PHR James Hardie Building Products State Conference Liaison and Special Projects: Pam Thornton, SPHR Latitude HR Human Resources T H E OF F ICIAL MAGAZINE OF T HE VIRGINIA S HRM S T AT E COUNCIL Table of Contents Departments 6 9 2008 State Council Officers and Directors President’s Message: Treasure Hunt By Madeline Taylor, SPHR District Directors Northern: Roy Gross The Symbol Group Central: Denise M. McKee, PHR UVA Health Services Foundation Southwestern: Karen Edmonds, SPHR, IPMA-CP County of Montgomery Western: Kelly Rickert, SPHR Shenandoah University 13 Legalislative Update: Legislative Roundup Immigration, Identity Theft and FMLA By Karen Elliott, Legislative Director 15 11 Hire the Best, Keep the Best By Cindy Hale, SPHR, Vice President 2008 Conference and Expo Preview Unlocking the Treasure: Uncover a Treasure Trove of Priceless Knowledge 33 34 Index to Advertisers Advertisers.com Functional Directors Best Practices: Michael L. Roberson, SPHR Certification: Chuck Flick, SPHR Shenandoah Shared Hospital Services, Inc. Features 20 Virginia Universities Score Big at the Southerst Regional HR Games! By Meredith Sawyer and Johanna Sweet 27 For additional State Council contact information and a list of chapters and chapter presidents, please visit the council’s communications web site at www.shrmva.org. Virginia Human Resources Today is published for Virginia’s Membership of the Society for Human Resource Management. Employee Recognition and Retention By Adecco 29 Tactics for Winning the Talent War By Genevieve Roberts Naylor, LLC 5950 N.W. First Place Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 332-1252 or (800) 369-6220 Fax: (352) 331-3525 www.naylor.com Publisher: Mark Migliore Editor: Saara Raappana Marketing Associate: Elsbeth Russell Account Representatives: Rya Boyce Doug Folkerth Janet Frank Mary Johnston Shirley Lustan Chris Martin Debbie Phillips Chris Vermeulen Book Leader: Beth Sheahan Advertising Art: David Cheetham Layout & Design: Emma Law 21 24 Retention: A Strategic Approach By Keith F. LaShomb, SPHR 31 The Top Ten Best Practices for Retention By Carol Barber Your SHRM Southeast Regional Team ©2008 Naylor, LLC. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the publisher. PUBLISHED AUGUST 2008/VSH-B0208/7641 Cover Photo: ©www.istockphoto.com/Mike Elliot 5 http://www.shrmva.org http://www.naylor.com

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Virginia Human Resources Today - Summer 2008 Contents 2008 State Council Officers and Directors President’s Message: Treasure Hunt Hire the Best, Keep the Best Legalislative Update: Legislative Roundup 2008 Conference and Expo Preview Virginia Universities Score Big at the Southerst Regional HR Games! Retention: A Strategic Approach The Top Ten Best Practices for Retention Employee Recognition and Retention Tactics for Winning the Talent War Your SHRM Southeast Regional Team Index to Advertisers Advertisers.com

Virginia Human Resources Today - Summer 2008

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