https://smhra.wildapricot.org/events South Metro HR Association upcoming events South Metro HR Association Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:37:58 GMT Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:37:58 GMT Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT <blockquote type="cite" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <blockquote type="cite"> <p align="right" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font><font face="Tahoma" color="#827B00" style="font-size: 24px;"><img src="https://smhra.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/SMHRA%20logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="114" height="111"></font></font></p> <p align="center" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font><font face="Tahoma" color="#827B00" style="font-size: 24px;"><strong style="color: rgb(122, 0, 38); font-family: Roboto, Arial;">September Monthly Meeting</strong><br></font></font></p> <blockquote type="cite" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <blockquote type="cite"> <p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;">Thursday, September 10, 2026</p> <p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;">6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.</p> <p align="center"><font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 14px;">REGISTRATION ENDS AT 10:00 a.m.</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 7, 2026</font></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <h3 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="center">Covering Your Assets: What You Need to Know About Recent Legal Updates</h3> <blockquote type="cite" style="font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <blockquote type="cite"> <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="https://smhra.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/J%20Martin.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"><br></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div align="center"> <p><strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong><span>Jonathan Martin</span></strong></strong></p><strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>Constangy, Brooks, Smith &amp; Prophete, LLP</span></strong> </div> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The average employment lawsuit costs more than $100,000 to defend. A union campaign (complete with unfair labor practice charges) can be nearly as high. And, the long term business cost of unmotivated and unproductive employees is even higher - potentially even bankruptcy.</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In addition, the key players at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the EEOC and the United States Department of Labor have changed. Their stated agendas are openly pro-employee and implicitly anti-employer. They have rule making authority, they have the inherent ability to change the law through "interpretation" and they control the investigators that analyze your workplace issues.</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Come join Jonathan Martin for an entertaining and engaging seminar providing you with practical tips to avoid legal problems that affect employers today.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0054A6" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong style="">Meeting Sponsor:</strong></font></p> <p><span style="">David Aldrich</span></p> <p><span style=""><img src="https://smhra.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/BBS.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="200" height="174"><br></span></p> <p style="line-height: 18px;"><br></p><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font> <blockquote type="cite" style="font-size: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <blockquote type="cite"></blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> https://smhra.wildapricot.org/event-6800363 https://smhra.wildapricot.org/event-6800363 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT <blockquote type="cite" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <blockquote type="cite"> <p align="right" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p> <h3 align="center"><font><font face="Aptos, sans-serif" color="#0054A6" style="font-size: 20px;"><strong style="">2026 Supervisor/Manager Training Event</strong></font></font></h3> <h3 align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"><img src="https://smhra.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Leading%20with%20Confidence%20Flyer%20-%20September%2023,%202026%20-%20SMHRA.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="font-size: 24px; color: rgb(130, 123, 0); font-family: Tahoma;" width="432" height="669"></h3> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div dir="ltr" style=""> <div dir="ltr" style=""> <div dir="ltr" style=""> <div dir="ltr" style=""> <div dir="ltr" style=""> <blockquote type="cite" style=""> <p style="">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span style=""><font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#000000"><strong style=""><u>Agenda</u></strong></font></span></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p style="font-size: 18px;" align="left">8:00 to 8:30 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registration and Light Breakfast</p> <p style="font-size: 18px;" align="left">8:30 to 8:45&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Welcome &amp; Premier Sponsor Spotlight&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><em>&nbsp;Josh Shockley</em><em style="">, Focus People, Inc.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</em><em><span style="">People-Focused Staffing</span></em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;" align="left">8:45 to 9:45&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Outsmart Your Thinking: Leading Across&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Generations</strong> - <em>Chandria Harris&nbsp;</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;" align="left">9:45 to 10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Break&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-size: 18px;" align="left">10:00 to 11:15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Beyond the Review: Conversations That Fuel&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Performance</strong> -&nbsp; <em>Sara Bordeaux&nbsp;</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;" align="left">11:15 to 12:45&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Employment Law Trends&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><strong>&amp; Red Flags&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>- <em>Liz Sigler&nbsp;</em></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;"><em><br></em></p> <p style="" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0054A6" style="font-size: 18px;"><strong style="">Meeting Sponsor:&nbsp;</strong></font><strong style="color: rgb(0, 84, 166); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0054A6"><strong>Rene Beach</strong></font></font></strong></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"><img src="https://smhra.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Focus%20People.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="358" height="136"></p> <p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <blockquote type="cite" style="font-size: 18px; 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