Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources will once again hold its Annual Meeting as a free Zoom webinar this year. The meeting will feature: • A panel discussion, “Costing Out Contracts: The Key to Successful Negotiations,” featuring Chatham Town Manager Jill Goldsmith, Arlington Deputy Town Manager Sandy Pooler, and Attorney Melissa Murray, a partner at Norris, Murray,…
Topic: Developing a Diversity Hiring Policy Dr. Martisa Barros, Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Framingham Dolores Hamilton, Human Resources Director, Framingham Following a successful virtual HR 101 Boot Camp series last fall, the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association will offer this annual event as a webinar series once again this spring. The five-session webinar…
Topic: Municipal Leave Laws 101 Jaclyn Kugell, Partner, Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP Yetunde Buraimoh, Associate, Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP Following a successful virtual HR 101 Boot Camp series last fall, the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association will offer this annual event as a webinar series once again this spring. The five-session webinar series…
Topic: Another shot in the arm! Vaccinate yourself from HR mistakes: Complaint triage, investigations and discipline. Jean Haertl, CEO, Safety and Respect At Work LLC Jaime Kenny, Partner, Clifford & Kenny LLP Following a successful virtual HR 101 Boot Camp series last fall, the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association will offer this annual event as…
Topic: Workers’ Compensation in the Time of COVID-19 Lori Burke, RN, MPH, COHN-S, Director, Absence Management & Specialty Services, AllOneHealth Following a successful virtual HR 101 Boot Camp series last fall, the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association will offer this annual event as a webinar series once again this spring. The five-session webinar series will…
Topic: Job Descriptions: Bookending Responsibilities to Requirements Mary Beth Bernard, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Director of Human Resources, Wrentham Following a successful virtual HR 101 Boot Camp series last fall, the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association will offer this annual event as a webinar series once again this spring. The five-session webinar series will be held weekly…
On March 4, the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association’s first program meeting of the year will cover important COVID-19 related updates for human resources professionals. A year into the COVID pandemic, and with a vaccine now available, human resources professionals are going to be facing a number of logistical and legal questions in the coming…
MMHR will host a free Zoom meeting on February 4 to provide members an opportunity for conversation, laughter, and de-stressing. There will not be any formal program or speakers for this meeting, it will simply be an hour dedicated to taking time away from the stress of the work week. Participants are encouraged to bring…
Humorist Loretta LaRoche will discuss how to “stress less with humor and optimism” during the Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources annual holiday meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17. LaRoche, an international stress management expert, will explore how to use humor to handle life’s inevitable ups and downs and develop a more optimistic outlook. Topics will include: •…
The Massachusetts Municipal Human Resources association’s annual Labor Relations Seminar will be held as a Zoom webinar on Oct. 29. The seminar will feature a keynote by Risha Grant, an award-winning expert on diversity, inclusion and bias. Her interactive session, “Get Rid of the BS (Bias Synapse),” will teach participants how to recognize and acknowledge…