News From GMS - April 2016
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HR Law & Practice
We at GMS are excited to have Bob Joyce and Drake Maynard return to our 2016 Summit to present two new sessions on Human Resource Law and Practice. We hope you have made plans to join us.
Current Trends in HR Law and Practice
This session explains recent developments in employment law—including the use of criminal background checks, pregnancy discrimination, changes in requirements for overtime pay, and the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act, etc.
Understanding the Basics of HR Law and Practice
This session explores the fundamental principles of employment law—starting with employment-at-will and its exceptions and touching on employment discrimination, wage and hour regulations, and family and medical leave rights and requirements.
Current Trends in HR Law and Practice
This session explains recent developments in employment law—including the use of criminal background checks, pregnancy discrimination, changes in requirements for overtime pay, and the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act, etc.
Understanding the Basics of HR Law and Practice
This session explores the fundamental principles of employment law—starting with employment-at-will and its exceptions and touching on employment discrimination, wage and hour regulations, and family and medical leave rights and requirements.
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BOB JOYCE, PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC LAW AND GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Mr. Joyce has a bachelor’s degree from UNC and his law degree is from Harvard. He has practiced law in New York City and North Carolina, with focus on employment law, representing both individual employees and employers. He is the author of The Law of Employment in North Carolina’s Public Schools and many articles related to the law of employment. |
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DRAKE MAYNARD, FACULTY, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Mr. Maynard retired from his position as Director of Employee Relations for the State of North Carolina in 2011. Prior to that, he had been the Senior Director of Human Resources Administration for UNC-Chapel Hill and Personnel Director for UNC Hospitals. Drake is on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Public Health’s nationally ranked Executive Management program. He has an undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and a law degree from the University of South Carolina. Through Drake Maynard HR Services he provides human resources consultation and staff development services for state and local governments. |
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Attend the GMS Conference and
Get a 50% Supplement Credit Agencies attending the GMS Annual Conference in St. Pete Beach, FL will be entitled to a 50% supplement credit. This is a 50% credit on the purchase price of any supplement(s) up to your agency’s total registration price for either the regular conference or intensive sessions, whichever is greater! This credit is valid from the time of your registration through July 31, 2016. See the conference brochure on our website www.gmsactg.com for more information. Another great reason to attend the conference! 
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e-File 1094/1095
In early April, we will be releasing Supplement #425 e-File 1094/1095. We are awaiting IRS final approval on the upload test file. They have notified us there is currently a five-day backlog for this so as soon as they verify our file is compatible with their system, we will release a soft-ware revision. In the meantime, please review the reporting instructions by going to https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i109495c/. Once the revision is released, you may order it by going to www.gmsactg.com. When installed and security rights given, this supplement will enable the Create e-file buttons at the bottom of the Print 1094/95 Form/e-File tab within Payroll, Annual, 1094/1095.
The purchase price is: 1-2 users: $120.00/$40.00 annual license/maintenance 3-4 users: $150.00/$50.00 annual license/maintenance 5+ users: $190.00/$63.00 annual license/maintenance Time and Attendance
Looking for an easier way for your employees to submit timesheets? Are you wanting to save time with timesheet data entry? Are you tired of locating copies of misplaced paystubs for employees? Debbie Sabin, GHG Corporation’s Director of Sales, will explain at our Summit how GHG’s Clockwise timekeeping solutions will help you manage employees and grant funding quicker and more accurately. GHG offers time and attendance software solutions to assist in the grant tracking, leave management and employee self-services such as access to online pay stubs and W-2s.
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Earn CPE Credits for your participation in the GMS Summit 2016! Each regular conference session is worth 1.5 hours while each intensive session is worth a total of 8.5 hours. Please keep track of which sessions you attend, then email our Event Director, Robin Berseth at robin@gmsactg.com and she will prepare a CPE letter for you.
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