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Inside The KS SHRM Employment Law & Employee Benefits Conference 2022

Inside The KS SHRM Employment Law & Employee Benefits Conference 2022

Jeffery D. Shelton, Woofter HR DirectorThe KS SHRM Employment Law and Employee Benefits Conference was held in February 2022 in Topeka, KS. This conference covered an array of different HR topics that today’s human resources professionals deal with as part of their job. Attendees were also invited to spend a morning at the state capital with Jessica Helt and Natalie Bright, KS SHRM. This conference also allowed attendees to network with one another which allows HR professionals to reach out to one another to find answers to otherwise difficult questions. Our recruiter attended this conference and gives us an insider’s peek at speakers and the issues they discussed…

KS Attorney General, Derek Schmidt, covered vaccine mandates.
KS Attorney General, Derek Schmidt, covered news about vaccine mandates. 
KS Department of Labor Secretary, Amber Shultz, provided important DOL updates.
KS Department of Labor Secretary, Amber Shultz, provided important DOL updates. 
KS Senator, Renee Erickson, Wichita, discussed the issues of Human Resources involvement with state commerce issues.
KS Senator, Renee Erickson, Wichita, discussed the issues of Human Resources involvement with state commerce issues. 
Shonda Atwater, KS Director of Apprenticeship & Internship, discussed the shortage of each in Kansas... We are ranked 47th in the country.
Shonda Atwater, KS Director of Apprenticeship & Internship, discussed the shortage of each in Kansas… we’re ranked 47th in the country.