President's Report

2021 Is Flying By!

I want to take a minute to thank everyone for keeping Amy's family in your hearts over the last few weeks.  We are going to miss her and all that she did for our chapter. 

It's hard for me to believe that we're coming up on June and we've had two meeting already this year!  I was unable to make the meeting in person but hope that everyone who was there liked the new venue.  A big thanks to Fred for identifying Gaetano's Banquet Center & Restaurant as a place to hold our meetings and to Tina for having another round of fantastic speakers!

Thanks to Jason Reljac from Schneider Towns Technology Advisors Group who delivered LOTS of information related to Technology Trends & Security Considerations for the Payroll Professional.  How about the "Vault"?  I think this is something to consider for $75/year or less.  Jason mentioned some other best practices that if you don't already have in place you might want to give some consideration. 

Karen Welton from the Pittsburgh District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division also delivered good information related to COVID-19 and The American Work Place.  I personally benefited from some of the information she shared and hope you did too.  Thank you, Karen, for sharing this important information!

If you were unable to attend the May meeting and want to watch the video you may check out our video portfolio. The video link is available under our Resources page. 

2021 Memberships may still be renewed.  It's never to late to renew your membership for 2021. 2020 memberships have access to our website for another day.  Renew today and enjoy all the benefits of your local Chapter. Annual dues are $60 per person.

CHAPTER OFFICERS

Please consider joining the Board by becoming our new Education Director. This individual is responsible for procuring our speakers and upholding the core Chapter mission of supplying RCH education to our members. We have worked very hard to make this a yearly committment of 18 RCHs, this is very valuable for our members and speaks volumes to the quality of our Chapter.

Our Chapter is also seeking a Secretary. This individual would serve as the communication voice of our Chapter. Creation and the distribution of the newsletter and keeping the minutes of Board meeting are the main duties of this important position.  Again, please consider becoming part of our Board.

As you may see, many benefit by a few stepping up and dedicating a little. Please consider stepping up and serving your Chapter alongside us today.  Please contact me if you may be interested in serving on our Board.

SPEAKERS NEEDED

We are still looking for speakers in 2021. Topics such garnishments/child supports, e-Verify, Payroll Accounting, Non-Resident Alien processing and How to Change Payroll Dates are a few examples. Any of these topics or something else where a subject matter expert is willing to present will be welcomed.  Please let us know if there's something you would like to learn more about and we'll do our best to make it happen.

If you or one of your vendors have the ability to present to our group please contact me or Tina to schedule your presentation.

The easily accepted topics are listed on this website, http://www.americanpayroll.org/pdfs/chapters/100poptops.pdf. Please review the list and contact me to schedule your speaking opportunity.

Our membership group should be able to supply and support a diverse group of educational opportunities for our Chapter. 

Please contact Tina Frysinger, the Chapter's Education Director, for further information.

SATELLITE BROADCASTING

We are looking to re-establish and expand this service in 2021. We are the only local payroll Chapter on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains. That means we are the only resource for over 75% of Pennsylvania and 99% of West Virginia as well as good portions of Kentucky and Virginia. Since our Chapter offers a consistent program of at least 18 RCHs annually, our Chapter is prime to expand our outreach to these underserved areas. Other locations could develop as hosts become available. This process will be managed based on a demographic area/zone to ensure our limited bandwidth and resources are managed wisely. Some desired locations include:

• Somerset (Bedford & Somerset counties)
• Uniontown (Fayette & Greene counties)
• Morgantown, WV (Marion, Monogalia, Preston & Taylor counties)
• Charleston, WV (serving a very large area)
• Huntington, WV (serving a large area)
• Youngstown, OH
• Saint Clairsville, OH

Our goal is to create learning opportunities for more payroll professionals while making it more convenient on everyone's travel concerns. To ensure we stay compliant with any APA concerns, we will treat each satellite location just as the Pittsburgh site. Attendees would need to meet in a central location, sign in and attend the meeting, upon completion of the meeting receive their RCHs for their time and attendance. All of this at a reduced cost versus the rate at the Pittsburgh location since we will not be providing lunch at the satellite locations.

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Community Service

Remember our soldiers & the local food banks.

The food banks need filled EVERY week to sustain their outreach programs. Your donations helps in their efforts.

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APA Training Opportunities

SAVE THE DATES FOR 2021 EDUCATION EVENTS

The American Payroll Association & local chapters offers many wonderful opportunites to learn, grow and network.

Some national events have various locations available to attend. Please review the seminar in question on the APA website for location venues available.

Click here for more information: http://www.americanpayroll.org/course-conf/

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