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1 Overview of Agenda: 7:30 Registration Opens Breakfast Served 8:00 Opening Remarks 8:30 HR101 and HR301 Sessions Begin HR101 Led by Jeff Weintraub with Fisher & Phillips: Overview of the core basics of Employment Law and HR Priniciples. Includes FLSA, EEOC, Disciplinary Actions, Terminations, Electronic Discovery. HR301 Led by Bonnie Cox, Power Training Institute. How to Think Like a CEO. This advanced level course teaches the critically important business issues CEO s face every day and evaluate and indentify specific actions you can take to positively effect each of those issues or areas. 11:30 Lunch and Session Led by Craig Cowart of Fisher & Phillips--Social Media in the Workplace the latest issues surrounding social media and the NLRB, hiring practices and social media policies. 1:00 HR301 How to Think Like a CEO Continued HR101 Led by Robbin Hutton and Jim Stock, Jackson Lewis Document Management Best Practices From Application to Termination as well as Responding to Administrative Charges from the EEOC, DOL, and NLRB 3:30 Closing Remarks and Door Prizes 4:00 Reception sponsored by Jackson Lewis. Featured Speakers: A n n u a l N W M S S H R M T r a i n i n g S e m i n a r M a y 2 3, : 3 0 a m t o 4 : 0 0 p m W h i s p e r i n g W o o d s C o n f e r e n c e C e n t e r We offer 2 different Learning Tracks: HR101 Beginner and Intermediate Level Offers Sessions for General Overview or Refresher Course Pre-Approved for 4 hours of HRCI Credit. HR301 Advanced Level Offers Sessions for the Senior Human Resource Professional. Pre-Approved for 4 hours of STRATEGIC HRCI credit hours!! Other sessions have been submitted for additional HRCI credit. Bonnie Cox, Founder, Power Training Institute; Author of 52 Secrets to Being a C.O.R.E. Employee. Founder of the Power Training Institute, Bonnie Cox offers management and communications training solutions as a corporate facilitator, professional trainer, and motivational speaker. Her custom-designed, high-energy programs include innovative, interactive exercises to ensure her curriculum has immediate application. As a Human Resources professional, Bonnie lends over 20 years of experience in management coaching, employment law, training development, and sales management to each workshop and seminar. Jeff Weintraub Managing Partner of the Memphis office of Fisher & Phillips, LLP, Jeff is a trial attorney who represents employers in jury trials in the private and public sectors in employment, harassment, and whistleblower lawsuits and in EEOC charges, wage and hour cases, enforcing non-competes, and the like, in all federal and state courts and agencies, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He also represents employers i n union arbitrations, negotiations, and elections Craig Cowart Partner in the Memphis office of Fisher & Phillips LLP. Craig is licensed and maintains an active practice in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Louisiana. Craig is AV peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Craig is active in the Federal Bar Association where he currently serves as the National Chair of the Committee on Legislation and Congressional Relations, Labor and Employment Law Section. Robbin Hutton Of Counsel in the Memphis office of Jackson Lewis LLP, has over fifteen years experience in the areas of employment and labor law, insurance defense, and civil litigation, with nine years exclusively devoted to employment and labor matters. She has successfully litigated numerous employment matters in both state and federal courts and achieved favorable results before numerous administrative boards and agencies in numerous states Jim Stock, Partner in the Memphis office of Jackson Lewis LLP, is an experienced litigator and counselor in labor and employment law, and has been nationally recognized for both trial and appellate work. His practice focuses on representing national and regional corporate entities in all facets of employment law, traditional labor relations, wage and hour matters as well as enforcing restrictive covenants. For more Information or for questions please contact us at shrmnwms@gmail.com. Please completed registration forms to shrmsnwms@gmail.com or NWMS SHRM, PO Box 1086, Southaven, MS 3867 SPONSORED BY: E. G o o d m a n R d. O l i v e B r a n c h, M S Registration Fee before 5/14/12: $ for full day After 5/14/12 $ for full day

2 Northwest Mississippi SHRM HR TRAINING SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Whispering Woods, Hotel and Conference Center, E. Goodman Road, Olive Branch, MS Attendee Registration Form for Each Participant Please Print or Type Name for Badge: PHR / SPHR / GPHR SHRM Chapter Affiliation: Title: Company: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: Seminar Options: PLEASE CHECK ONE: HR 101 Basic Training HR 301 Advanced Training Seminar Cost: $125 (paid before 5/14/12) $150 (after 5/14/12) Cost includes continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments, seminar materials. Please make checks payable to: NWMS SHRM Please mail checks and form to: NWMS SHRM, P.O. Box 1086, Southaven, MS Paying with a Credit Card: See attached Credit Card Payment form. completed form to shrmnwms@gmail.com Special Note: NW MS SHRM has applied for recertification credit hours from HRCI for this training seminar for all programs not already pre-approved. If this HR Training is approved for additional recertification credits, you will receive a certificate of attendance at the seminar. Any questions, please them to shrmnwms@gmail.com Directions from the Memphis International Airport: Exit airport to I-240 East towards Nashville to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left. Directions from I-40 Westbound from Nashville: Go West to I-240. Take I-240 South to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left. Directions from I-40 Eastbound from Arkansas: Go East to I-240. Take I-240 towards Jackson, MS; continue on I-240 towards Nashville (not I-55 South) to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left. Directions from I-55 Southbound from Arkansas: Go South to I-240 East towards Nashville to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left. Directions from I-55 Northbound from Jackson, Mississippi:: Exit State Highway 302 East/Goodman Road; continue East for 14 miles. At Hacks Cross Road intersection, turn left. At second light, turn right. Whsipering Woods is straight ahead.

3 Northwest Mississippi SHRM HR TRAINING SEMINAR CREDIT CARD PAYMENT FORM Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Whispering Woods, Hotel and Conference Center, E. Goodman Road, Olive Branch, MS Name of Registrant: Name as it appears on the credit card: Company Name, if corporate credit card: Billing address for the card: Address: City, State: Zip Code: Address (for receipt): Phone Number: Type of Card: Visa, MC, American Express, Discover Credit Card #: Expiration Date: CVC Code Cardholder Signature: Total Amount to be Charged: $ Seminar Cost: $125 (paid before 5/147/12) $150 (after 5/14/12) Receipts are ed at the time card is charged. THANK YOU! We look forward to seeing you at Whispering Woods in August! Please tell your Human Resources colleagues about the HR Annual Training Seminar and encourage them to join us there.

4 Northwest Mississippi SHRM Seminar Agenda The Northwest Mississippi chapter of SHRM would like to thank you for your support of the SHRM organization and take this opportunity to invite you to plan on participating in the 2012 HR Annual Training Seminar. As in past years we will have both an HR 101 Learning Track and an HR 301 Learning Track. The following is this year s agenda: 7:30 a.m. Registration Table Opens Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks 8:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions You must select either HR101 or HR301 Learning Tracks HR101 Morning Session: Led by Jeff Weintraub, Attorney, Fisher & Phillips Overview of the core basics of Employment Law and HR Principles. Includes FLSA, FMLA, EEOC, Disciplinary Actions, Terminations and Electronic Discovery. This popular program is a great refresher course on Employment Law or an introduction to the basics for new managers and supervisors. HR301 Morning Session: Led by Bonnie Cox, Founder, Power Training Institute How to Think Like a CEO Part 1--Know what is important to the boss, learn the language of business and how to stay relevant. You will learn the critically important business issues that a CEO faces every day: how to increase revenue, reduce costs, or improve customer loyalty. HR professionals will not only become familiar with the major sections of an income statement and balance sheet, but evaluate and identify specific actions they can individually take to positively effect each of these areas. Pre-Approved for 4.00 Strategic HRCI Recertification Credit. 10:00 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. HR101 and HR301 Sessions Resume 11:30 a.m. Lunch Buffet Opens 12:00 p.m. Lunch Session: Discussion led by Craig Cowart, Fisher & Phillips Social Media in the Workplace.. Will cover latest issues surrounding social media and the NLRB, hiring practices and social media policies. 1:00PM 1:30PM Break with Vendors 1:30 PM Concurrent HR101 and HR301 Sessions continue HR101 Afternoon Session: Led by Robbin Hutton and Jim Stock, Attorneys, Jackson Lewis Document Management Best Practices From Application to Termination what you need to have in and out of the files. Legal requirements for document management. Responding to Administrative Charges From EEOC charges, DOL, and NLRB we will discuss the best formats to respond the common mistakes made and the overall requirements of the law in responding to charges. HR301 Afternoon Session: Led by Bonnie Cox, Founder, Power Training Institute How to Think Like a CEO Part 2 Second half of the HR301 Learning Track 3:15 3:30 Break 3:30PM Closing Remarks and Door Prizes 4:00 PM Reception at the Tree Top Grill (inside Whispering Woods Conference Center) Sponsored by Jackson Lewis

5 Featured Speaker Biographies: Founder of the Power Training Institute, BONNIE COX, offers management and communications training solutions as a corporate facilitator, professional trainer, and motivational speaker. Her custom-designed, high-energy programs include innovative, interactive exercises to ensure her curriculum has immediate application. As a Human Resources professional, Bonnie lends over 20 years of experience in management coaching, employment law, training development, and sales management to each workshop and seminar. The demand for Bunnies skills as a professional trainer has her booked throughout the year presenting Seminars to top business clients. She also conducts training workshops for corporations in such diverse lines of business as banking, aerospace, manufacturing, and distribution. Bonnie has enjoyed working with organizations such as Technicolor, Ricoh Electronics, National Pen, Nordstrom, Herman Miller, Zion's Bank, and Meggitt Aerospace. She has also been a guest speaker for various associations, including SHRM, PIHRA, ASTD, and VIA, and has guest lectured at Santa Barbara City College, the University of Phoenix, and University of California Extension- Santa Barbara. Bonnie stays ahead of current trends by maintaining an active membership in several professional human resources and speakers' associations, including the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Professionals in Human Resources (PIHRA), the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the National Speakers Association (NSA), and the National Classification Management Society (NCMS). She is also a licensed DiSC Trainer and Facilitator, as well as a certified Facilitator for DDI's Learning Systems. Her most recent accomplishment is getting certified to train both Crucial Conversations and Crucial Confrontations. Bonnie is also a certified facilitator for Franklin Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, 7 Habits for Managers, Leadership and Project Management programs. Bonnie is also an adjunct professor for Santa Barbara City College's Professional Development Department, as well UCSB Extension and Antioch University. Bonnie holds a B.S. Degree in Business Management and Finance, and an M.A. Degree in Organizational Management. JEFF WEINTRAUB is the managing partner of the Memphis office of the national, management-side employment & labor firm Fisher & Phillips, LLP (the Memphis office formerly was The Weintraub Firm, PC). Jeff is a trial attorney who represents employers in jury trials in the private and public sectors in employment, harassment, and whistleblower lawsuits and in EEOC charges, wage and hour cases, enforcing non-competes, and the like, in all federal and state courts and agencies, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He also represents employers in union arbitrations, negotiations, and elections. He is licensed to practice law in Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri and is a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator. He provides training for employers around the country in avoiding harassment charges and the like and speaks at many employment seminars. For many years, he has taught the Employee Relations & Labor component in SHRM s HR Certification course in Memphis. Jeff has been included in The Best Lawyers in America for the last 16 years, as well as Mid-South Super Lawyers (covering MS, TN, and AR) for the last 5 years. The Memphis Business Quarterly selected Jeff as a Power Player in Employment Law in 2010 and again in He also has been included in the World's Leading Labour & Employment Lawyers (UK) for the last 8 years.

6 CRAIG COWART is a partner in the Memphis office of Fisher & Phillips LLP. Craig is licensed and maintains an active practice in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Louisiana. Prior to joining Fisher & Phillips, he spent a portion of his career as in-house counsel for Buckman Laboratories International, Inc. In that role, Craig was responsible for management of all employment related litigation and human resources issues worldwide. For nearly two decades, he has represented the interests of employers in Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA and other labor and employment related litigation, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. In 2010 and 2011, Craig successfully obtained decertification and dismissal of over 600 class member claims in two FLSA collective actions. He also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to helping employers formulate solutions to issues that arise every day in the workplace, including decisions related to counseling, disciplining, and terminating employees. Craig is AV peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Craig is active in the Federal Bar Association where he currently serves as the National Chair of the Committee on Legislation and Congressional Relations, Labor and Employment Law Section. He received his law degree, with honors, from the University of Memphis where he was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. ROBBIN W. HUTTON is Of Counsel in the Memphis office of Jackson Lewis LLP and has over fifteen years experience in the areas of employment and labor law, insurance defense, and civil litigation, with nine years exclusively devoted to employment and labor matters. She has successfully litigated numerous employment matters in both state and federal courts and achieved favorable results before numerous administrative boards and agencies in numerous states. Ms. Hutton regularly works with clients in developing and implementing employment policies, as well as training on the major areas of employment and labor law. She has conducted training and seminars on various employmentrelated topics to include sexual harassment/discrimination, FMLA, FLSA, immigration issues, union issues, and ADA, as well as conducted many workrelated investigations for clients, as well as HR audits for employers. Ms. Hutton received her B.P.A. from the University of Mississippi and her J.D. degree from Mississippi College School of Law. She is admitted to practice in the state courts of Tennessee, Mississippi and Nebraska, and is admitted to practice before various federal district courts, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. JAMES (JIM) STOCK, a Partner in the Memphis office of Jackson Lewis LLP, is an experienced litigator and counselor in labor and employment law, and has been nationally recognized for both trial and appellate work. An attorney who carries Martindale-Hubbell s highest AV rating, as well as recognition in Mid South Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for many years, his practice focuses on representing national and regional corporate entities in all facets of employment law, traditional labor relations, wage and hour matters as well as enforcing restrictive covenants. Mr. Stock regularly partners with inhouse counsel and human resource senior executives on issues as diverse as executive compensation, severance and separation agreements, EPLI coverage, arbitration of employment claims, the creation of employment policies, and workforce reductions. Mr. Stock completed his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of Memphis, and in his career, has litigated employment cases in 28 states in both State and Federal Courts, Administrative Agencies, Arbitration forums, and has practiced in the 6 th, 8 th, 9 th, 10 th, 11 th Circuit Courts of Appeals, as well as the United States Supreme Court. Licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, Mr. Stock is also a Certified Mediator and a frequent speaker at labor and employment seminars around the country. He currently serves on the Boards of BASE Institute, Orphanos Foundation, The YMCA of Memphis and the MidSouth, and also serves as adjunct professor.