FORWARD HR SPRING 2025 MAGAZINE

SPRING 2025

WI SHRM State Director Jeff Palkowski, MHRM, SHRM-SCP, PHR, PMQ statedirector@wishrm.org WI SHRM Secretary & forwardHR Editor Jennifer Jirsa, SHRM-SCP, PHR secretary@wishrm.org

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Workforce Readiness Partner

Legislative Partner

04 | STATE DIRECTOR: Jeff Palkowski

WI SHRM Administration wishrm@morgandata.com

06 | 2025 STATE CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

10 | CEO SPOTLIGHT: Ben Eubanks

SHRM Members & Community Director

12 | LEGISLATIVE PARTNER

Heather Merrick, SHRM-SCP heather.merrick@shrm.org

Employees Need Only Show “Some Harm” Under Title VII

14 | STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

Navigating the Future of HR

SHRM Member Engagement shrm.memberrelations@shrm.org

18 | RECOGNITION PARTNER

What does recognition look like? 5 Top Trends for 2025

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20 | WORKFORCE READINESS PARTNER Maximizing In-House Learning

22 | SELF FUNDING PARTNER Maximizing Savings & Care

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24 | INCLUSION AWARD Inclusion Matters!

26 | COMPLIANCE PARTNER Layoffs are Hard: Building back team morale may be harder

Publisher, Editor & Graphic Designer Ann Shultz

28 | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PARTNER Direct Primary Care

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30 | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PARTNER Inspire with Influence, not Power

32 | 2025 HR STUDENT SUMMIT AT UW-WHITEWATER

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