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Join us for our annual all day conference featuring a lineup of great speakers, a variety of sponsors sharing information about their goods and services, raffle prize drawings, and a post-conference happy hour following the final breakout sessions! You will hear presentations on current and upcoming legislation, Child Care, Retirement, Unconscious Bias, Upskilling, Leadership, Pay Transparency,  and Work-Life Integration, all while earning SHRM & HRCI recertification credits. 

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

Breakfast Keynote Session: Legal Update

Kristin Smith, BSK

Kristen joined Bond in 2005 as a labor and employment lawyer. In 2018 she was appointed by Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh as Corporation Counsel for the City of Syracuse.  After Mayor Walsh’s first term, Kristen returned to Bond in 2022.

As Corporation Counsel, Kristen oversaw all legal affairs for the city, supervising a law department of 18 attorneys. She directly advised the Mayor, Common Council and department heads (including the police and fire chiefs) on wide ranging legal issues, with a particular focus on employment and labor issues including employee relations and discipline, labor contract interpretation and compliance, civil service compliance, labor negotiations, workplace investigations and employment litigation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she helped negotiate concessions with the city’s labor unions to avoid widespread furloughs and ensure the continuation of critical city services.

As the head of the law department, Kristen implemented major staffing, organizational and performance improvements to the department and improved responsiveness and efficiency of its Freedom of Information Law process. She also made significant contributions to police-reform initiatives, negotiated the city’s acquisition of its street-light network and helped Syracuse earn its designation as New York’s Flagship Smart City.

Kristen works with both non-union and union employers and has experience in the arbitration of labor relations disputes and the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements.

Two Concurrent Break-out Sessions:  (10:15 – 11:15 am)

Concurrent Session I – Child Care; A Bridge to Employment for Parents of Young Children

ChildCare Solutions

Why child care matters to employers
Child Care Resources for employers and their employees
Business practices that support employee’s childcare needs
Advocacy efforts that support the childcare system

 
Concurrent Session II - Understanding Retirement Legislation

Daniel Ciciarelli; Human Interest

A brief presentation on legislation status, program details, and deadlines, plus updates on the SECURE Act 2.0. You’ll learn how to help your company navigate the state mandates and what you need to do to stay compliant while also learning about federal tax incentives for retirement plans.  

Two Concurrent Break-out Sessions:  (11:30 am – 12:30 pm)

Concurrent Session I – Unconscious Bias

Stephanie Fedorka, BSK 

Concurrent Session II – Apprenticeship and Upskilling- From Paralegals to Manufacturing - Not Just for Plumbers

Rebecca Fracchia – OCC and Franca Armstrong - MVCC

 
Lunch Keynote Session - Leading for Growth: It's HR's Time to Shine (1:15 pm – 2:45 pm)

Stephanie Crockett -  Mower

 
Two Concurrent Break-out Sessions:  (3:00 pm – 4:15 pm)

Concurrent Session I – The ABC’s of Pay Transparency

Adrienne Schleigh - HR Works

In this session, Adrienne will share tips and resources for taking a comprehensive approach for preparing for pay transparency changes.  Actions to take. Best practices to follow. Compliance issues to avoid.

Learning Objectives: 

• Action. Learn the importance of establishing a pay philosophy/policy, including how to use market data to benchmark jobs, and establish pay grades.
• Best Practices.  Learn how to effectively prepare for and communicate the changes, with a focus on change management, employer branding, employee retention, and competitive recruitment tactics.
• Compliance.  Learn practical strategies and best practices to ensure compliance with pay transparency laws.

Concurrent Session II - Work-Life Integration

Monique Akanbi, Field Services Director, SHRM

We used to talk about work/life “balance,” but, for busy working people, attempting that balance often means sacrificing some things for others. Instead, employees, aided by their managers, should strive to integrate home life and work life in a way that works for them as individuals. This presentation will deliver secrets for successfully managing the limited time we have in life, from handling interruption to defeating disorganization to recovering wasted time.

This program is pending approval for 6.25 Professional Development Credits (PDCs)
through HRCI  and SHRM

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