The June issue is one of my favorites because we feature the Guide to Super Lawyers in Labor and Employment Law from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. As HR professionals we work with these attorneys every day. This is an opportunity to spotlight them, and to say thank you for all they do for HR professionals. We could not do our jobs without them! If you are looking for legal assistance, look no further than this Guide. You will find the perfect attorney to help you with all employee relations and other legal issues.
Remember to call on them during these changing times for guidance related to returning workers who were furloughed or laid off. You may also need guidance on calling remote workers back to the office. There are so many issues HR professionals face with the returning workforce, such as:
- Employees who refuse to return due to fears of contracting the disease
- Remote workers who want to continue to work from home
- Employees who refuse to return to work because they are making more money on unemployment
- Employees with disability issues
- Workplace safety assessments
- Taking employees’ temperature when entering the workplace
We hope you will keep this Guide as a handy reference to use as needed. If you notice your attorney featured, please congratulate them on this prestigious honor.
We are excited to feature a fellow Tennessean on our June cover! I know you will enjoy reading Stephanie Hawkins’ career profile on Page 6. She is currently President of MT | SHRM in Nashville. Stephanie has many years of volunteer service for SHRM, previously serving as programs director for the chapter and programs chair for the 2017 Tennessee SHRM state conference. Stephanie began her career with Gallagher in 2011 as a business consultant. In 2018 she took on the role of benefits consulting and is now area vice president of HR and benefits consulting.
We are also featuring HR strategies for returning to normal after COVID-19 in this issue. We have an Employers Guide for Returning to the Workplace by Davidson French and Lymari Cromwell with Bass, Berry & Sims that is a must read! You don’t want to miss the article by Casey Sword with the SHRM Research Team on HR Implications of the COVID-19 recession. Blair and Bruce Johanson have provided an excellent article on post COVID-19 total rewards strategies. Donna K. Fisher with Ogletree Deakins has written a fantastic article on polices you need to create before return to work. There is also an exciting article by Brad Federman on reinvesting in leadership when reopening. This issue is chock full of information on how to safely return to work after COVID-19. We hope you will find our June issue very helpful!
If you are like me, you are probably longing for the return of our SHRM state conferences and the SHRM national conferences. We were disappointed to learn the 2020 SHRM Annual Conference & Expo originally scheduled for June 28-July 3 in San Diego was cancelled. However, we can look forward to the 2021 SHRM Annual Conference & Expo in Chicago next year. See Page 3 for details.
We have lots of news on many of the SHRM state conferences in the Southeast in this issue. Watch our Facebook and LinkedIn posts for updated conference news in the Southeast. Be sure to also follow me on Twitter @cythomps for updates as well.
Watch your email for our monthly complimentary webinar sponsored by Data Facts that will be on June 25. You will earn 1.00 SHRM PDC and 1.00 HRCI credit. If you are not currently receiving our monthly email invitation, you can subscribe on our website at www.hrprofessionalsmagazine.com.
Stay healthy and safe!
