Briefing on labor laws kicks off SHRM’s annual breakfasts
The Society for Human Resource Management’s Guam Chapter hosts regular breakfast meetings at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort.
These and SHRM’s annual conference in August are always well-attended by members and guests hoping to take away some concrete knowledge and – as an added bonus – network with fellow members of the business community.
The Society for Human Resources Management Guam Chapter's Nov. 6 breakfast briefing featured a panel from the top of the list of Guam Business Magazine's Best Companies to Work For. Photo from Journal files.
The Jan. 22 breakfast briefing will be on “Labor and Employment Law Updates with Michael A. Pangelinan, partner and attorney in Calvo Jacob & Pangelinan's Guam office.
Topics to be covered include new EEOC initiatives, recent federal court decisions impacting the workplace, how to tell the difference between an employee and an independent contractor, and understanding the interplay between various leave laws.
From 8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the briefing is $70 for members and $80 for non-members.
The first ever Guam Defense Forum brought together military leaders, policymakers, academics and community representatives for two days of discussions on the island’s role in U.S. defense strategy and the impacts of the military buildup. The forum took place at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort.
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo Jr., commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said during his keynote address that Guam is a strategic asset for America’s deterrence strategy in the Pacific.
According to a recent report by the Guam Visitors Bureau, visitors to Guam generated about $1.4 billion in direct, indirect, and reduced impacts to Guam’s economy.
In an unusual move, the U.S. Navy in Guam has widely publicized the issuance of a Request for Proposals for housing for accompanied and unaccompanied personnel, more than a year after a Request for Information appeared.
