Human Resources Management

SARA J. HERRIN

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Successful integration of an employment law practice and human resources to

provide leadership in:

. Recruiting and staffing ( Advising and

counseling managers

. Orientation and training ( Ensuring legal

compliance

. Developing and administering policies ( Implementing and

administering

. Managing HR department compensation and

benefits

Employee Staffing and Development

. Recruited managerial, technical and rank-and-file employees

. Provided new hire orientation in company policies and benefit

programs

. Designed training programs to develop employee and managerial skills

. Developed and administered performance management program

Employee Relations

. Prepared employee handbooks, job descriptions and personnel forms

. Led employee meetings relating to company policies and benefits

. Resolved employee questions and concerns involving company policies and

compensation/benefit programs

Administration

. Researched, developed and administered compensation and

benefit programs

. Negotiated with third-party providers (life, health, disability and

worker's compensation insurance) to control company costs

. Managed worker's compensation and unemployment claims

. Led safety committee and ensured OSHA compliance

Legal Compliance

. Participated in the development of Ethics Hotline and served on

operational oversight committee of major national retailer

. Designed and conducted training for managers in state and federal

employment laws and monitored compliance

. Advised and counseled managers on employee performance and discipline to

protect company interests

. Investigated discrimination and harassment complaints

. Maintained employee records and prepared legally-mandated reports

Management

. Created human resources department for medium-size company

. Supervised administrative staff

. Developed record-keeping and preservation policy for employee records

. Designed payroll, timekeeping and HRIS systems

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Labor Relations

. Negotiated labor contracts in public and private sector

. Administered labor contracts

. Handled grievances through arbitration

WORK EXPERIENCE

Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating, Ottawa, Illinois

Director of Human Resources (2008 - 2009; 2004 - 2006)

Ark Technologies, Inc., St. Charles, Illinois

Director of Human Resources (2007 - 2008)

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Chicago, Illinois

Associate & Partner (1990 - 1993)

Sears, Roebuck and Co. Law Department, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Senior Counsel (1993-1998)

Jackson Lewis LLP, New York, New York and Chicago

Associate (2000-2003; 1985 - 1990)

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

Senior Professional in Human Resources ("SPHR") Certification

Law licenses: Illinois; Missouri

EDUCATION

Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., cum laude

The Ohio State University, B.A., English

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management (2006 - present)

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