March 29, 2017

Board Members	Title	Type of Presence
Chris Wilson	President	IP
Ronnie Pannell	President Elect	IP
Petrina Carter	Past President	IP
Pam Payne	Secretary Co-Chair	IP
Kristina Barkhouser	Secretary Co-Chair	IP
Shirley Hodge	Treasurer Co-Chair	IP
Lisa Hines	Treasurer Co-Chair	IP
Linda Moore	Membership Co-Chair	IP
Christine Thompson	Membership Co-Chair	IP
Christy Oakes	Programs Co-Chair	IP
Ashley Anthony	Programs Co-Chair	IP
Connie Alderson	Communications Co-Chair	IP
Susan Watkins-Dalton	Communications Co-Chair
Jessica Breakley	Foundation Chair	IP
Ron Schmidt	Workforce Readiness Chair	IP
Andrea Cook	College Relations Chair	IP
Membership	__32___ attendees – __2____  guests
		BP = by phone; IP = in person

 

The SSVA SHRM Chapter met on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 11:30 AM, at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR).  Chris Wilson called the meeting to order.  

Chris Wilson called the meeting to order and allowed members to introduce their guests, who were welcomed by Chris.   Chris acknowledged our March birthdays and huge congratulation was extended to Ron Schmidt for obtaining his PHR.

 

 

Lisa Hines gave the Treasurer’s Report. 

Checking Balance                                                                                             $8,096.34   (3/10/17)

 Savings FSB                                                                                                        $3,276.77

COD                                                                                                                       $4,920.17

 

Grand Total of all accounts                                                                        $16,293.28

Linda Moore reported we have 55 paid members to date and 5 pending memberships.  33 of the 55 are National members.  We have added 7 new members to date. 

 

 

Chris reported in Andrea Cook’s absence.  He commented on how important it is for us to maintain a positive relationship with our local colleges.  Tapping into students with a HR interest and serving the community when there is a need.

Ashley Anthony introduced our presenters W. Huntington Byrnes, Esq. & Steven Gould, Esq. with Byrnes Gould Law

 

Speakers Presentation Topic:  Protecting Your Information, Clients, & People….Protecting your business.

 

Steven Gould gave the introduction of the 3 specific documents they were presenting

Byrnes discussed covenants not to compete and why to use them & the specific wording in them.  In Va they are disfavored because they constitute “restraint on trade” or public policy.  It sometimes prevents someone from working in his/her current preferred field.

Discussed the 3 criteria that determine the validity of a non-competition agreement.

Customize the restriction to be narrowly tailored to the job function of the EE, this is what your non-compete should be based on.

Limit the duration of the restriction to the safe rule of 2 years or less.

Define the geographic scope narrowly.

If any of the parts of the non-compete is not reasonable, the courts will not fix your mistakes and say it’s unenforceable.

Covenants not to solicit are different from covenant to non-compete.  It prevents a former EE from soliciting a company’s EE’s, vendors, specific customers.

Non-disclosure (confidentiality) agreements involve proprietary information of your business and your clients.  It is more frequently utilized & prohibits proprietary information from being shared with another part, including competitors.  Requires information is returned or destroyed upon completion of use, including electronic information.

One document could include all 3 of these items or they could be individual documents.  You can have different dates for each document, if you so desire.  Dates should be tied to a business decision.

 

Steven wrapped up the presentation with recommendations/take aways.

For any agreement, consider including 3 additional items:

Attorney’s fees

Venue

Injunctive relief, require the other party to waive any requirement that you post a bond with the court in order to stop their continued breach.

 

Recommended if your company chooses to use one of these, please consult with legal counsel.  Wording is very important, don’t be greedy….do what you need only.

 

President Chris asked what is required if the organization develops a new non-compete from an EE that has signed a previous non-compete and they will not sign the new agreement. 

 

It is recommended to review your agreements annually to determine if you still need that agreement and if you are doing what you say you are.  Are they still enforceable?  These agreements can be included in our handbooks and an acknowledgement signed that they received it.

 

Speakers concluded @ 12:40p with questions taken.

 

 

 

•  50/50 drawing:  Winner:  Jessica Breakley donated $10 to the foundation; Amount won:  $8.50
• Door prize winner of a timer, Kim Wiles
• Christy & Ashley requested door prizes for Admin Day, $20 value.  Chris volunteered to pick them up from members if this helps them.
• One form is for vendors, $25 includes lunch and vendor table
• Registration form will be going out soon also, probably Monday.
• Admin Professionals Speaker:  Petrina Carter    

Topic:  Is your dread of Monday coming on Tuesday.  Re-energize

$25 a person, includes lunch and gifts

                         

Administrative Professionals Day Vendors will also be bringing gifts.  A few of the vendors are:

Mary Kay

Premiere Jewelry – new person

Liberty University Online

Avon possibly

Essential Oils possibly

Ashley, LuLaRue Leggings

Magnolia Vines Jewelry possible

 

 

Allison Moore

Chamber announced the community wide job fair on 4/12/17 at Institute for Advanced Learning & Research,

 

Serve365.org volunteer opportunities at Averett

 

Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:52pm.