Sr. Director, Labor and Employee Relations, HR Compliance

Katherine J. Gaskill

Beavercreek, OH ***** 937-***-**** ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MacAulay-Brown, Inc., Beavercreek, OH March 2000 – April 2017

Senior Director, Labor and Employee Relations & Human Resources Compliance

September 2016 - Current

Lead Policy and procedure and Human Resources compliance efforts across the enterprise with multiple states/locations

Ensure compliance with all State and Federal hiring, termination, and employment laws including wage and labor laws, government and industry regulations, and standards

Responsible for maintaining compliance, communication, adherence to and investigative necessities of EEOC, OFCCP, Wage and Hour, Anti-Harassment, ADA, Discrimination and employee disputes to ensure legally compliant and resolution is arrived at in a timely manner and meets Federal and State guidelines

Provide consultation and guidance to management and executive with respect to labor and employee relations programs and activities in organizational matters with administration of disciplinary procedures, employment terminations, equal employment opportunity, reasonable accommodation and anti-harassment and recommend needed changes

Develop, update, implement and administer all policies and procedures and Human Resources compliance with all standards to ensure up to date and align with company culture, industry standards and in compliance with Federal and state wage and hour laws/regulations

Provide advice and guidance to management and executives regarding identified change to Human Resources practices, policy and employment laws to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations

Administer, interpret and ensure compliance with labor agreements and grievance procedures and support during contract negotiations

Ensure Human Resources compliance through varying training venues and support change management efforts related to Human Resources compliance

Regularly evaluates Human Resources compliance programs and make changes as needed to remain current with changing Federal and State legislation and identifies areas of potential legal and compliance risk and develops appropriate responses including education, policy changes and direct initiatives.

Senior Director Corporate Human Resources

April 2012 – September 2016

Direct and supervise multidisciplinary team of Human Resources Professionals

Responsible for employee relations to include but not limited to policy & procedure interpretation and administration and progressive disciplinary actions adhered consistently companywide

Responsible for overall Plan Administration of Company Provided Group Insurance Plans, fully insured and self insured, to include but not limited to: Multiple health plans, International Health, Dental, Life, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Vision Discount, 401(k), ancillary products

Responsible for annual benefit renewal negotiations and recommending changes, new, and/or improved, or elimination of employee benefits programs for cost-saving or cost containment measures within the Benefits to maintain company competitiveness in the marketplace, company objectives, and retention/recruitment of employees.

Responsible for administration of annual evaluation process to include but not limited to providing evaluation tools, resources, evaluation feedback session guidance and timelines to meet predetermined effective date of merit increases

Responsible for EEOC compliance to include but not limited to responding to EEOC claimed violations and allegations with a 100% favorable outcome record to date and overseeing the generation of 13 Affirmative Action Plans

Direct involvement in due diligence of companies identified for acquisition and employee integration to include but not limited to title assignment mapping, benefit mapping and compensation mapping

Responsible for compensation administration companywide ensuring labor categories are assigned accurately based on education, years of experience, and subject matter expertise

Responsible for overseeing Employee Personnel Records Administration and Costpoint employee records maintenance

Director of Corporate Human Resources

April 2008 - April 2012

Responsible for Plan Administration of Company Provided Group Insurance Plans, fully insured and self insured, to include but not limited to: Health, Dental, Life, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Vision Discount, 401(k), ancillary insurance products

Responsible for annual benefit renewal negotiations between Company and insurance carriers and recommending changes, new, and/or improved, or elimination of employee benefits programs for cost-saving or cost containment measures within the Benefits to maintain company competitiveness in the marketplace, company objectives, and retention/recruitment of employees.

Responsible for employee relations in a DoD environment

Direct and Supervise a staff of Human Resource professionals

Responsible for policy administration & interpretation to include but not limited to

ensuring progressive disciplinary actions are adhered consistently companywide

Responsible for interpretation and administration of Collective Bargaining Unit employees to include but not limited to CBA interpretation, grievance procedures, NLRB response, CBA amendments - 13 CBA’s

Responsible for EEOC compliance to include but not limited to responding to EEOC claimed violations and allegations and generation of 3 Affirmative Action Plans

Human Resources Manager of Administration

March 2000 - April 2008

Responsible for Plan Administration of Company Provided Group Insurance Plans, fully insured and self insured, to include but not limited to: Health, Dental, Life, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Vision Discount, 401(k), ancillary products

Responsible for annual benefit renewal negotiations and recommending changes, new, and/or improved, or elimination of employee benefits programs for cost-saving or cost containment measures within the Benefits to maintain company competitiveness in the marketplace, company objectives, and retention/recruitment of employees.

Responsible for Plan Administration of a Corporate 401(k) Retirement Plan

Responsible for Employee Records Administration

Responsible for generating 3 Affirmative Action Plans

Responsible for EEOC compliance

Lutheran Social Services, Dayton, OH March 1996 - March 2000

Benefits Manager

Responsible for new employee orientation and benefits administration with the largest Dayton area Long term Healthcare and Social Services environment

Analyzed, monitored and administered a self funded Group Health Plan, voluntary Dental Plan, company provided Life Insurance, Long Term Disability and Vision Discount Program enrollments and cancellations, monthly premiums including cost center breakdown.

Responsible for COBRA Administration

Responsible for recommending changes, new, and/or improved, or elimination of employee benefits programs for cost-saving or cost containment measures within the Benefits to maintain company competitiveness in the marketplace, company objectives, and retention/recruitment of employees.

Direct involvement in the implementation of a windows based HRIS/payroll system ABRA for Windows

Interface as a member of the Bethany Lutheran Village Environmental Safety Improvement Committee whereas this committee was responsible for the overall safety, security, disaster preparedness, regulations, life safety code and medical equipment of a Long Term Healthcare facility

Managed Worker's Compensation Program by monitoring usage, education management of staff, and administering a Transitional Work Program which resulted in a decrease of reported work related injuries by 47% in a three year period

Baxter Healthcare, Eaton, OH November 1994 - March 1996

Human Resources Coordinator

Responsible for employee relations in a manufacturing environment

Responsible for payroll and personnel data management through a Corporate HRIS Management System

Administered Worker's Compensation through a Third Party Administrator

Managed and interpreted Personnel Policy and Procedures

Maintained vacation tracking system, attendance control, and training tracking system

Managed employee random drug testing for a facility with safety sensitive positions

Conducted new employee orientation

Conducted employee meetings on any updates/changes to employee benefits as informed and directed by Corporate Headquarters

Planned and coordinated employee social activities

Tomkins Industries, Dayton, OH June 1990 - November 1994

Corporate Benefits Specialist

Assisted in the administration of 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan to include not limited to fund elections, quarterly changes, and quarterly distributions within the 401(k) Plan and Profit Sharing Plan

Provide timely processing of 401(k) Plan and Profit Sharing Plan changes and reports to employees, field Human Resources, Trustee and Recordkeeper. Rectified participant Profit Sharing Plan account discrepancies

Prepared and processed 401(k) hardship applications, distributions, and loan applications through system and verbal communications with third party recordkeeper

Assisted Plant and Division Human Resources Personnel with 401(k), Profit Sharing and Defined Pension Plans traveling extensively to field locations for 401(k) briefings

Prepared and processed monthly healthcare premium invoices in addition to companywide billings with the input of employee data into an upgraded payroll system

Executive Assistant

June 1990 - August 1991

Provided administrative support to nine executives in the Department of Management Information Services

Assisted in the production of monthly activity reports, purchase orders, and budget planning

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

Business Management, Personnel and Industrial Relations

AFFILIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management – Member since 1999

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified 1st Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do – Achieved April 2015

Certified 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do – Achieved May 2016

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