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Skills vs Degrees: What Employers should really look for while recruiting Sep 08, 2020

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Megan and Cristina speak with Cris Randall, former IPELRA member and City of Alpharetta, GA Human Resources Director. Cris shares her journey to HR and speaks about her educational background. Her unique perspective offers insight into what employers should look for while recruiting. Cris can be reached at crandall@alpharetta.ga.us.

COVID 19 & Worker's Compensation Claims Aug 31, 2020

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Megan and Cristina speak with Margo Ely, Executive Director for IRMA, a risk management pool in Illinois, about the IL Worker's Compensation Commission ruling earlier this, the Illinois legislature's ruling, and new provisions for PEDA. Learn how to protect your employees and your municipality in this informative episode. Margo can be reached at margoe@irmarisk.org.

Early Retirement: The Village of Woodridge Voluntary Separation Program Aug 24, 2020

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Megan and Cristina speak with IPELRA Alum and current Village of Woodridge Manager Al Stonitsch about a thoughtfully created program implemented to address personnel costs. for more information on this program contact Al at 630-719-4707 or AStonitsch@vil.woodridge.il.us.

Re-imagining Police: How Park Forest is investing in the community Aug 17, 2020

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Megan and Cristina speak with Park Forest Police Chief Christopher Mannino. Park Forest was recently spotlighted in the news in the wake of cries to defund Police. Listen to how this community has redeployed resources to meet community needs. https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/832880

Chief Mannino can be reached at cmannino@ParkForest-IL.gov.

Covid and the Classroom: What Back to School means for employers Aug 10, 2020

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John Hayes, Senior Counselor at Smith Amundsen, jhayes@salawus.com, discusses with Megan and Crisitna a recent webinar his firm hosted addressing the upcoming school year and the impact remote learning will have on employers. You can view the webinar in its entirety here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLFElBN-7Sk&feature=youtu.be.

The Chicago Police Supervisor's Recent Interest Arbitration Award Aug 03, 2020

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Megan and Cristina speak with Melissa Sobota, an attorney with Franczek P.C. a law firm representing the City of Chicago in negotiations with the Policemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Illinois. The three discuss the issues before the arbitrator and awards regarding significant police accountability provisions and increased health care contributions for Supervisors electing to take early retirement among other items. Melissa can be reached at mds@franczek.com.

Can you get fired for protesting? First Amendment Rights in the workplace Jul 27, 2020

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Megan and Cristina speak with John Kelly, an attorney with the firm Ottosen DiNolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo, Ltd. The three discuss current situations and real life examples employees and employers may be faced in the workplace.

Summer vacations for Employees in the Wake of Covid19 Jul 20, 2020

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Megan and Cristina speak with Renee Bouvier from Robert Half Technology regarding a recent survey the published regarding employee time off during this uncertain times. http://rh-us.mediaroom.com/2020-05-28-Survey-The-State-of-Summer-Vacations-For-Employees

Women in Leadership Jul 13, 2020

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This week, Megan and Cristina speak with Kelly Coyle, Board member for the Legacy project, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing and promoting women in local government. Learn how you can get involved in this enterprising organization and address the gender gap in local government. https://www.legacyprojectnow.org/

Understanding Implicit Bias Jul 06, 2020

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Megan and Cristina speak with Janelle Tarasewicz, principal consultant at Aperture-EQ, https://apertureeq.com about implicit bias in the workplace. This enlightening conversation references several books worth reading including White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo and Blindspot: Hidden Bias of Good People by Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji.

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