Chicago Chapter - APA
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September, 2008 Volume 2, Issue 8 |
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Newsletter of the
Chicago Chapter of the American Payroll Association |
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2008 Calendar January No Meeting February 2– CPP Review Class 16–
CPP Review Class 21—Chapter Meeting Compliance Auditing March 1– CPP & FPC Review Class 15--CPP
& FPC Review Class 29– CPP & FPC Review Class April 12–
CPP Review Class 25—25th Anniversary Celebration May 13-17 – 26th Annual Congress, Austin, TX June 5–
Chapter Meeting Payroll Basics 20-21-
Relay for Life July No Meeting August 8 – Chapter Meeting Payroll All Day Meeting Officer
Elections September 1-5 National Payroll Week Celebration
15th Annual Illinois Statewide October 29—Chapter
Meeting Preparing For Year End November Holiday Party Official newsletter of the Chicago Chapter |
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Don’t Let
Year-End Scare You!
Attended
the Chicago Chapter’s Year-end Meeting and be Prepared!!
When: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Plan On
attending: There
will be Networking opportunities, educational credits and tips for a
successful 2008 year end planning. Reserve
your space today! Call the Chapter Helpline at:(773) 631-8480 or |
Speaker: Martin Rule, CFP, CPA, CPP |
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2008
Chapter Officers
President Chris O”Hara, CPP Vice President Mary Kazmierczak, CPP Recording Secretary Gabriel Vergara, CPP Treasurer Hank Mazik, CPP Gov. Liaison Katie Staffeldt, CPP Correspondence Secretary Mary Weiner, CPP Education Director Carolyn Kerkman CPP |
Chicago Chapter Holiday Party Celebration Mark your calendars and
save the date of Saturday, November 22, 2008. On this
date, the Chapter is planning to hold our annual Holiday Party from 6:00 PM
to 11:00 PM at the Wellington of Arlington, 2121 South Arlington Heights
Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005. The board is currently
planning the event. Be sure
to attend the Chapter’s Recognition and Holiday Party where these individuals
will receive their FPC/CPP Pins. Pop
Can Tabs.-We are almost there!! We almost
have a full 50 lb. container filled with pop can tops. Please ask your family and friends to
continue to save pop can tops. We
will be donating them to the Ronald McDonald House at the end of the year.
Thanks for your continued support in this project. Chicago Chapter Celebrates National Payroll Week. Did YOU!!!! Let us know.
NPW Contest: Once again we would like to offer a contest for our
members. Just send a quick e-mail
to the chapter mailbox at chicago_chapter_apa@hotmail.com
tell us how you celebrated NPW in your company. The entries will be reviewed and a winner selected based on
the most original ideas. The winner
will receive a free entrance to our Holiday Party on Friday November 22nd
and free chapter membership for 2009.
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Clues to Payroll!!! 2008
Illinois Statewide Conference This is the first time all three
chapters worked together to put on the 15th annual Illinois
Statewide. The alternative was to not
have a statewide. All three chapter’s
officers felt it was important to our members to bring as much educational
opportunities to its members as possible.
This event full filled this goal. From the Reception /Round table discussion to the expert
speakers. Our speakers were: Connie
Knutti-Illinois Wage & Hour Laws Martin
Rule -Taxable/ Non-Taxable Compensation and Emily
Rook - Multi-State Tax Issues We’ve
heard from attendees that they have already implemented the changes at work
because of this statewide. Add to
the educational opportunity there was lot’s of food and a ton of raffle
prizes. We had vendors and payroll
games. Congratulations to all who attended. You did come away with clues to Payroll!! Be sure
to sign up next year for the 16th Annual Illinois Statewide!! Pictures for this Statewide to follow in
the next issues. . NPW Miniature
Golf Outing - September 5, 2008 - We
will be collecting school supplies at this event. Thank You
to all that came out to the Chapter’s NPW celebration. We had a good time eating and playing
miniature golf. Our attendees brought
a huge collection of school supplies.
Thank You so much for bringing them.
We have donated them to the ACE (Arts, Computers and Education) School
group of 115 children. They had very
little school supplies to start school.
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Upcoming Chapter
Meetings
February 21 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Compliance Auditing Kronos 425 N Martingale Rd Suite 40 Schaumburg, IL Continental Breakfast 8:30 am April 25 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm 25th
Anniversary Special Guest: Dan Maddux Exec Dir APA June 5 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Payroll Basics Continental
Breakfast 8:30 am June 20-21 6:00 pm-6:00 am Relay for Life American Cancer Society Oak Brook August 8 9:00 am-4:00 pm Tax Day Officer Elections Continental Breakfast 8:30 am White Eagle Banquet October 29 9:00-12:00 pm Preparing For Year End ADP 100 Northwest Point
Blvd Elk Grove, IL Continental
Breakfast 8:30 am November 22 Holiday Party Wellington Elk Grove Village |
Government Corner Rest and
Meal Breaks in California A California
appeals court has ruled that employers are required only to make rest and
meal breaks available to employees and do not need to ensure employees
actually take the breaks. Employers, however, cannot “impede, discourage, or
dissuade” employees from taking rest and meal breaks. The California Division
of Labor Standards Enforcement has issued a memo to staff on this decision to
apply to pending wage claims [Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court
of San Diego County, No D049331, 2008 Cal. App. LEXIS 1138 (Cal. App.
Ct., 7-22-08)]. – Not
Ensure This important update is an excerpt from the article, “California
Employers Must Provide – Employee Breaks” from the August 8 issue of PayState
Update (Issue No. 16, Vol. 10). To find out more, download your FREE
issue of PayState
Update today! PayState
Update is APA's biweekly newsletter
providing the latest state and local payroll compliance news, and it is the
only payroll compliance newsletter to focus on these important issues. The
newsletter reports on payroll-related news from all 50 states plus the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. New Educational Grant: The
Chapter will be offering a chance to earn an Educational Grant for our
CPP/FPC Class for 2009. All attendees
to our up coming meetings, Golf Outing, Sept. 5th, Year-End
Meeting, Oct 29th and the Holiday Party, Nov. 22nd will
be entered into this drawing. We
will have a winner for both the CPP and the FPC class. If you have taken the CPP test and passed,
the grant will be used for your RCH (Recertification Credit Hours). The
winner will be announced at the end of the Holiday Party. Winner need not be presented to win. An email will be sent to the winner. Prize
must be claimed by Nov. 25th |
APA News: 2008 APA National Membership Drive September 1 – December 15, 2008 During
this campaign APA is waiving their $35 enrollment fee. If you are currently not a member of the
American Payroll Association and would like to be a member you pay only $195
for One Year Membership Dues. If you
are applying on-line go to www.americanpayroll.org/promo
and enter the promo code: MEMBRMGM. If you
would like to mail in your dues please contact the chapter mailbox and a form
will be sent to you. For
information on membership benefits, please visit www.americanpayroll.org. QUESTION CORNER With last
month’s newsletter we asked the question “Are you a National Member of the
APA?” We have the results: 45%
of our members are national members.
If you are not presently a national member please take advantage of
saving $35. See above article for
more information. If you
haven’t sent us your ID # please be sure to send it to us. This
issue’s question: “Do you
use a payroll pay card?” Please
send your answer to our chapter mailbox. Chicago_Chapter_apa@hotmail.com
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Mailing Address: Chicago Chapter APA PO Box 836 Chicago, IL 60690-0836 Phone: (773) 631-8480 {24-hr.
Recording) E-mail : Chicago_Chapter NPW Corner : Tell us what
you are planning for NPW. |
THE
UN-COMFORT ZONE by Robert Wilson, Jr What Drives Your Desire? It
was love at first sight. I was a 15
year old working as a parking lot cashier, when a brand new car pulled up to
the booth. I’d never seen anything
like it; it was a new model from Toyota called Celica. Approaching the legal driving age, I
dreamed of owning a car. Now my dream
had a form. For the next two years, I
saved all my money and during that time a Celica couldn’t come within my
peripheral vision without my noticing it.
It was the only car I wanted.
I went to the showroom dozens of times to sit in it, feel it, and
smell it. I talked with every owner
of one who passed through my parking lot.
I was driven. Unfortunately,
a new one was too expensive, so I looked in the newspaper every day for a
used one, but I was always more than $1,000 short. At 17 and half years old, borrowing my parent’s car was
painful. The desire and the peer
pressure to own a car – any car – was nearly overwhelming, and my dream was
wavering. My friends began suggesting
cars that I could afford. Then my Dad
introduced me to a car wholesaler.
When I met with him, I reluctantly gave him a list of cars I thought I
could afford. As we talked about
them, he seemed to sense my lack of enthusiasm. He pressed me, “Are there any others you’re interested in?”
“Well... there’s the Toyota Celica,” I replied, “but I know I can’t afford
it.” He jotted it down and said, “You
let me worry about that.” My eyes lit
up as he asked me about colors and options.
Then he drew a big circle around the word Celica. Less than a week later, he phoned me. He found one I could afford. It had a small dent in the fender which I
could fix for under $100. Cha-ching
Desire satisfied. When
was the last time you were obsessed with something? Desire is a powerful motivator, but unlike Fear it cannot be
easily triggered. Oh, sure, I can create a television ad depicting a thick
juicy steak sizzling on a grill and make your mouth water. Maybe I can even get you off the couch and
into your car to go get one. As a
marketer, an employer, or even as a parent, I can plant the seeds of desire,
but in order for it to blossom, it must develop from within. Once it takes root, Desire has the amazing
ability to drive itself. When it
becomes very powerful, we call it Ambition.
So few people reach this level that we use the word Hunger to describe
it because that is a Desire that everyone can understand. |
When
you observe the world’s most successful people - - in business, sports, or
politics - - you see that Desire takes precedence over every other aspect of
their lives. As Frank Sinatra sings
in I’ve Got You Under My Skin: “I’d sacrifice anything come what
might.” Most us have many things we are unwilling to sacrifice. Family and friends are two of the most
common. Winners give their Desire
complete attention, focus and energy.
Michael Jordan is an excellent example; he became one of the greatest
basketball players by making 2000 practice shots everyday. Are you that dedicated to your dream? On
the other hand, perhaps you gain more satisfaction from your hobbies than
your work. In that case, you probably
wish you could spend more time pursuing them instead of your job. That is because pleasure is the force that
fans the flames of Desire. Marsha
Sinetar in her book Do What You Love the Money Will Follow writes:
“When you study people who are successful...it is abundantly clear that their
achievements are directly related to the enjoyment they derive from their
work.” Are you ready to give up
everything for your Desire? Robert
Evans Wilson, Jr. is a motivational speaker and humorist. He works with
companies that want to be more competitive and with people who want to think
like innovators. For more information on Robert's programs please visit
www.jumpstartyourmeeting.com.
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