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3 0864 1001 7239 7 Business Standards Division Moves to Alternative Pay BrentRabe Thefirststageinvolvedamarket withtheprogressoftheplan. Section 2-18-303(7), MCA based payadjustment, the sec- "The market based pay ad- provides for the development ond involves developing and justment stage of the plan ofalternative pay and classifi- implementing a competency was very well received by cation plansandallowsforpay basedpaysystem. Division employees, with ombpneeantsoteetsndhc,eirooennsfatcdhtoeearmnslod.anbsoTtrharemcasacteroekmdoepptltciiaosonmhnd--s tbmhaeerekncTeothnivemebprfalissreisemotdensnittpnaeatgdyoe.barhdoajasFudosaltbllmaroenewndaistdn,syg sabienaggvteemfraoearplnpttrheeechmmiap.adltoiWyorneeeaelsaltyrheaegtxloponromeekasinstn-o-g are intended to give agencies were made based on each em- forward to gathering input sampugaopeyrpneocsryyft.slitevxeieMmboitlvtoihityatnthgienitsondseeuaveinetdlasaobllpoteifenragtnnhadae- Tscpuhrllioetsyaeesdeei'nsiotiifnatlaiapmnppearyoaxivniaemdratjathugeeseltympepo7sna%itytiporienenr.-- tftciuerolnontcmsij.eo"esbmpoflfoodryeeveeDlsiovpoiisnniogtnhceompdpoifsefii--- tivepayplanalsoinvolvessim- employee. Of course, some Thesecondstageofthe tpleimfyibnygmtohveincglfasrsoimfitchateiocnurrseynst- tehmeplaovyeereasgeraencdeivoetdhermsorreecetihvaend indeewntifpyaiyngplacnomwpielltenicnvioelsv.e 25 grade system to a broad less,buttheaverageannualpay Then, through the informa- banding system with 9 pay increasewas$2,242. Also,this tion obtained from focus bands. payincreaseisinadditiontothe groupsfrom thedivision, the At the end of last fiscal statutory pay increase. Which nextstepwill beto integrate year the Business Standards means that in this fiscal year, those competencies into Dmiovviseiotno(aBSnDe)wmapadyeptlhaeni.rinBitSiaDl tBiSonDalem4p%loyiencerseawislelgaedtdeadnaodndtio- asegleemcteinotn,apnedrftoorpmraonvciedemeamn-- management along with the any increase they have already ployees with the opportunity Office of Human Resources received. to earn additional pay in- met and designed the initial So far, BSD's Division Ad- creases beyond that which outlines to their pay system, ministratorJimBrownispleased (Continuedonpage12) which consisted oftwostages. Commissioner's Corner WendyKeating Ithardlyseemspossible,but Forall staff, dresscode it's almost time for the legisla- becomes a topic of in- ture to return to Helena. If creased interest while the you've experienced the session legislature is in session. tinimteheopfastg,reyaotuakcntiovwitythaatnditisrea- WaphpirloeprIiaetxepleycatnydouprotfoesdsrieosns- quires all of us to display our ally all the time, it's ex- absolute best judgment, work, tremely important that you ainndHebleehnaaviororno—t.whetheryou live dDoresssoindgurinpgrotfheesssieosnsailolny. W--* Particularlyforthose ofyou makes it clear to those you wBbuoeirlkcdioinngggn,izIianwnatntothfettohWreaelmgtiunesdStuyslolutivhaatnot weprnoicrdokeuannitndertchotenhvaewtyosrykoausyeoanurseearaoetf insidethisissue: will likely be in our buildingdur- doing. Like it or not, first tdihnrgeawptsuhbelliescgeiisslnsatitooonro.su,rwlOooubrbrkyiscptalsfa,ecteearfniodar wihemaipvgrehets.tshieoLnetsgiimseclaarttrooyrsmaemeatlyotynoooutf a quick and tasty lunch, and personally while they are sometimes these visitors take a here, but I assure you they few extra minutes to tour the will have plenty of time to fbheueisllpsdfiiuonlnga.hlossItasknndtoowwoilulyrobgueueacsroteusr.atlleopurso,- fdweoo'rrmaellfimwrsaetkiicmnapgnreatsosipmoosnaiskt.ieveLseuitrm'e-s pression. Just the Facts: Copyright Considerations DanMcGregor copyrightsymbol-asmallcasecinside expansive and unendingcopyright litiga- Copyright is the body of law that acircle-butinall practicalitythissym- tion isthe practical consequence ofthe deals with the ownership and use of bol is not required for newworks that author being unaware that the work is works of literature, music and art. The were or are created after March 1, copyright protected. A second major basic purpose of copyright is to enrich 1989. Such notice must appear on factor is that the copyright protected society's wealth of culture and informa- works created before that date, how- author is almost always either unaware tion. The meansfordoingso istogrant ever,anditsabsencecan meanlossof ofanyviolations ofthat protection or, if exclusive rights in the exploitation and copyrightprotection. Underthepresent awarethatviolationshaveoccurred,can- marketing of a work as an incentive to federal copyrightlaws, registration ofa not discern the specific identity of any thosewhocreateit. claim of copyright with the Copyright violator. SclpaeralcowttsweiUcoonntnroidtkoe1njrcu0ams2ttnahyaeobnfeoypntrlplheyirestobeetrenCeatocraytpf,feyfedraod.irretgdirhseatPtdliucAr"cc.sootu.r,pay.mnrsoutiruisgcgihtih-ot- ttOaamileffalodtfynteli.ryceaern1biAyir9naso8lda9nidoonctdauidpnevmarfideeidnunvpwiartitlheoiirowuepcnhqshhiulooictymfshoieccttwooeipaptdyytsherioenincgtgprahiredtvofamaititribeetetlcudd-e-- tcamoreouemnrptvoPsarfortaoieirrennymdticaaaoolnfpnyddsrraiesplgneihecevtrtfeimroaiiensnn.sferinanitTjvn.huagnieeclmtaeCmibnovoltueesrttc-tsolcbaootaimthrm-hees nblpmalaeutelrnecirwmecoieadrvdetekveidsed,ul,omorfpeeoaeipfutdrht,oeehdxrofpurrrcdsoeiehrsmdies,cpiwtoohlfnryii,xcooehtnrdhotwiewnhintevahkyinnsytceohatwecnannoagmbioi-ed-r fw(ceroadeuseglradarcldllceceoaosnrpsclyyerioivfgmahabtwlrhpykeretodthbeeecrtaiisotnnhsecv.oipodlyoarctiiugohmnteendot)f tsadritleeorsvanuoiscco5teein0msoa4npbu)loosewfeoetdfrhdteeiiodsnCfpmorotapisoynnirguttiiifhngoagehnctticAuom(crppiteinoescutplsnheudledaliimsnnn.gdgouSattednhceide--n ofamachineordevice." Inthecontextof Copyrightprotectiononlylastsfora detail the circumstances under which thisstatute, the phrase "original workof specific period oftime. That period of actual damagesand lost profits may be authorship"meansonlythatitoriginated time, however, is fairly substantial (no awarded. Thesedamagescan be minor withtheauthor,asopposedtobeingcop- less than 50 years for a copyrighted or severe depending upon the fact pat- ied from elsewhere and that it shows workatthepresenttime)andhasbeen tern of the case. However, subsection some minimal creativity. Awork may be repeatedly subject to change depend- 504(c)(1) gives the plaintiffthe right to fixed, for copyright purposes, in any ing upon amendments to the federal "elect,atanytime, beforefinaljudgment "tangible medium of expression," which copyright laws over the years. Other is rendered, to recover ... an award of includesanyphysicalmediumcapableof limitations on the copyright owner's statutory damages for all infringements preserving the particular work at issue. exclusive use of the work also exist, involvedintheaction,withrespecttoany Literaryworks,forexample, can befixed including, but not limited to, home onework...inasumnotlessthan$500 inbooks,magazines,articles,floppydisks video/audio recording, library or archi- ormorethan $20,000asthecourtcon- or stone tablets. Computer programs val copying, certain classroom uses, sidersjust." Thecourthasauthorityto have been held to be a type of literary and some secondary transmissions. increasethestatutorydamagesto upto workand are, therefore, subjectto copy- The "fairusedoctrine"andotherequi- $100,000 ifthe infringement was com- rightprotection.Thesameappliestomu- tabletheoriescanbearguedtoexempt mitted"willfully." Asafinalitemofcivil sical,graphicandaudiovisualworks. certain unauthorized uses of copy- relief,thecourthasauthorityundersec- Almosteveryone isfamiliarwith the arbiiglhittye.d mTahteeribailggfesrtomfacitnofrrinpgreemcelnutdinlig- tfieoens 5to05thetoparewvaaridlincgosptarstya.ndFianatltloyr,neiyn rarecases, section 506oftheCopyright High Fives Actcanimposefelonylevelcriminalsanc- tions($250,000fineanduptofiveyears incarceration),buttheseactionsaregen- erally limited to large-scale illegal repro- "I have received a call from a gentle- "Thankyou [MikeColbert]fortravel- duction and distribution of pirated or man [Ora KJos] a shorttime ago who ing to Glendive to teach us more bootleggedrecords,tapesorfilm. tookcareofmyrequestonthephone.I thanweeverknewaboutDocument appreciatethecourteous, prompt,and Direct.Isureappreciateallyourhelp © cheelipvfeudlftrroemattmheentMoInthaanvaeDaelpwaarytsmernet- tagharionu,ghMoiukte!t"he-yLeianr,daasBawledlwli.nT,hMaannk-s of Labor and Industry. You guys are ager, Glendive&SidneyJobService reallyontheball!"—AltonW.Jennings, WorkforceCenters customer Congratulations to the Billings Job "IwanttocomplimenttheDepartment Service Workforce Center! For the ontheexcellentjob itdid with the re- 3rd consecutiveyear,thisoffice has cent Main Street Montana. The con- been chosen #1 in the Employment tentsweretimelyandveryinformative. Agency category of the readers' Thanks again for providing such an choicesurveyconducted bytheBill- impressive newsletter."—DickBrown, ingsGazette. MontanaHospitalAssociation LABOR&INDUSTRYNEWS DLI Bookworm: "The Corporate Culture Survival Guide' By Edgar Schein FromAmazon.com are learned over time and in different with, and trans- Culture. We blithely use the term internal and external environments, form your corpo- forjustaboutanything—a vibrantcul- becoming as Schein puts it, "the resi- rateculture. ture, a dominant culture, a corporate dueofsuccess."Astheseassumptions Using intelli- culture. Butdowereallyknowwhatwe influenceallaspectsofhowacompany gent, lucid prose, aresaying, whatculture really means? functions, discoveringtheir nature and Schein provides ^ this kind of Or do we most often assume thatthe causeisvitaltothesuccessofanynew insightandmore;hetellscautionaryas term isjusta convenientwaytogroup organization-wide venture or strategy. well as inspiring tales ofwhat this in- those with a common purpose or goal In thesecond halfofthe book, Schein sight can mean foryourcompany, and and a method for achieving it? Isn't a illustrateshow, usingthisknowledge,a offers useful suggestions for putting corporateculture,forexample,just"the company's culture can be deliberately knowledgeintopractice.—S.Ketchum waywedothingsaroundhere"?No,it's created or changed. Supported by nu- not. merous case-study examples, his ad- In The Corporate Culture Survival vice is pertinent to startups, mature Guide, Edgar Schein reveals how it's companies, and blended organizations. merelythetipoftheiceberg,aniceberg If you're the type of manager that that managers ignore at the peril of needs a quick-fixsolution, with simple theircompany'sfuture.Underneathlies catch phrases and an easy Five Step the much hardertograsp"essence"of ProgramtoSuccess,thisbookisnotfor thecompany,thelearned,shared,tacit you. Nor arethe benefitsto be gained assumptions on which people base from acquiringthe depth ofknowledge theirdailybehavior.Theseassumptions andinsightneededtounderstand,work Take a Look at the Nevv^Workers' Compensation Courtroom The new courtroom \e operational and beln^ put to q^ood uee. 3eeldee the courtroom, we now have a functional waiting room we can uee when witnesses are sec^ues- tered. Inside the courtroom we have epace for six wit- nesses and/or observers. If you'd like to observe one of the proceedln^e In the court, contact Mickey Lind^ren at444-7794. VOLUMEVII,ISSUE3 Pages Employee Profiles Jerri Miller, 40years. Inhercommunity,Jerriisknownas Workforce Services theultimatevolunteer.Keytoherservice philosophyisherabilityanddesireto Division collaboratewithothercommunitygroups toachievedesiredresultsinallofher civicengagements. Jerricontributes KathySteil-Overton 110%toallofhercommitments,andher JerriisaMontananative,having diligencehasnotgoneunnoticed. Jerri beenbornandraisedinGreatFallsand wasrecentlyrecognizedastheOut- Fairfield. SiiemovedtoClydePark18 standingLocalJobServiceEmployers' yearsagoandbeganworkingforJobSer- Committee(JSEC)Coordinator. Herabil- viceinMay,1989.Jerristartedasare- itytoincludethewholecommunityin ceptionist,whichwasupgradedafter JSECactivitiesisrareandshowsher aboutsixmonthstoanEmploymentAs- amazingnetworkingability. sniasttoarnti.nNSohveebmebcearm1e9a89locaanldJhSaEsChceolorddi- natioJnearlri"Wwoamserne'csentPleyahcoenpoorweedrwFiotuhntdhae- thepositioneversince. In1997she tionAmigasAward"forherworkwiththe Jerri Miller,WorkforceSen/icesDi- wacanatdse.ptrhIonemnJouiltnye2d200t00o20E,tmJopelraroiyBwmuoseninnttehCseosnOAsudutvl-ot-ant ScirleeansteWaitwnaersesnePsrsogorfadmo,mdeesstiigcnaebdutsoe.in- vision.PhotobyKathySteil. standingLocalJSECCoordinatoraward Jerrihasalsobeenselectedasa forhergreatworkasthecoordinatorin finalistfortheGovernor'sAwardsforCivic Livingston. Engagement. She'llfindoutifshe'sthis year'sawardrecipientattheendofOcto- Herpastworkexperienceincludes ber. over3yearsasacross-countrytruck driverandwasthefirstfemaleall-line InJerri'ssparetime,shegardensin buildingmaterialssalesrepresentativefor thesummerandknitsallyeararound. BoiseCascadebasedoutofSt.Louis. Shehastwokittens.CookieandJake, Jerrihasbeenintheworkforceforover whichareherprideandjoy. Shespends everypossiblevacationdaywithherhus- Shaunda Hildebrand, Centralized Services Division KellyChapman While the legislature usually meets Shaunda Hildebrand has always for only 90 days every other year, likedwhitepicketfences,andhasalways Shaunda is involved in legislative activi- wantedtohaveoneofherown. Sheset tiesyear-round. "WorkingwiththeLegis- outtogetherveryownwhitepicketfence lature is exciting because it is neverthe byusingthetried andtrue methodsshe same. It'salwaysachallengetonavigate has used to obtain most of her goals: theprocess, butit'sverysatisfying,"says planning, hard work, and perseverance. Shaunda.Sheworksverycloselywiththe Sofar,it'sworkinggreat-she'sbuiltand Governor'sOfficeofBudgetand Program painted 375 feet offence and only has Planning, the Legislative Services Divi- about200feetlefttocompletethisgoal. sion,andeachdivisioninthedepartment tocoordinate,track,andfacilitatelegisla- Shaunda graduated from MSU- tiveactivitiesaffectingDLI. Shealsotesti- Bozemanin 1998withaB.S. inBusiness fies for the department - a task that is withafinanceoption. Herfirststatejob notforthefaintofheart. Shaundastrives was with the Department of Natural Re- to maintain good relationships with all When Shaunda is not at work, she sourcesandConservation,andshecame stakeholders and values the opportunity loves to spend time with her husband, to DLI in March of 2000 as the depart- toworkwithgroupsandteamstodevelop Dean, and her two kids, Lexi (9) and ment's budget analyst. However, thebestoptionsforthedepartment. Her Chance (11). The Hildebrands enjoy "legislativewhiz" mightbea moreappro- budget expertise provides insight into equine activities, especially 0-Mok-See priatetitlefortheworkShaundaperforms possible solutions that make the most events. forthedepartment. sense(orcents!). LABOR&INDUSTRYNEWS Bruce Duenkler, Business Standards Division LisaJohnson Bruce has been with the State of Bruce was bom in Cleveland, Ohio. Montanaforjustover20yearsnow. He He moved with his parentsto Santa Fe, is currently continuing as a Licensing NewMexico,attheageof12andgradu- InvestigatorfortheBusinessandOccupa- ated from Santa Fe High School. Heat- tional Licensing Bureau ofthe Business tended New Mexico State University Standards Division in the Departmentof whereheobtainedaBachelorofScience Labor and Industry. He provides his in- degree in Secondary Education with an vestigative skills for approximately 8 li- emphasis on mathematics. He then censingprograms. WhileBrucehasdone taught math in the Las Vegas, Nevada avarietyofinvestigations,hehasbecome schoolsystemfor9years. an expert in the real estate industryand providesavaluableservicetothecitizens BrucemovedtoHelenaandin 1980 of Montana by conductingthorough and hebecamethebusinessmanagerforthe impartialinvestigations. BruceDuenkler,BusinessStandarde Children'sClinic,asmallgroupofpediat- ricdoctors. Bruceenjoystravel,goodfood, read- Division.PhotobyLisaJohnson. ing, hiking, canoeing, and playing pi- In 1982 Brucewenttoworkforthe nochlewithhisfriendsatlunch. StateofMontanaasanAccountingTech- nician forthe DepartmentofCommerce. Afewmonthslaterhestartedworkingfor theBoardofRealtyRegulationasaTrust AccountAuditor. In 1988 he became a LicensingInvestigatorfortheProfessional and Occupational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce. He has done investigationsforapproximately35 differentlicensingboards. Tina SmoUack, Employment Relations Division TinaSmollack likemyjobandthepeopleIworkwith. At regioBnosrnofanPdennrsayilsveadniian,thdeaucgohatlermionfinag wwgaaaitnthterutniotniglrsettIihhreeeyaurrnetptiileroe.mplyeN7so0at'yismnego.rth8e0Iy'sdc,oann'o'trt tcohaelumnisnaefre,aTnidnaunlheeaarnletdhyecaorlnydiotinonasbouunt- umnotriel,I"csaanynsotTipnea.rfoTrimnamylojookbsdatuteieaschaniyn-- der which miners worked. Miners that spection as a learningventure. She en- weren't killed at work had a worse fate joys researching, networking, andfinding awaitingthem -the probabilityofa long answerstoproblemsofworkerwellbeing slowdeathduetosilicosisorblacklung. intheworkplace,andfindsgreatsatisfac- Tina earned a bachelor of science tioninsolvingtheseproblemswithlowor (BS) degree in Occupational Safety and no costto the employer. Or, to provide Health and a master ofscience (MS) in simplesafetyand healthfixesthat, ifnot Industrial Hygiene both from Montana fixed, could costtheworkers" healthand Tech. She has a love of learning and bigbucksatsomefuturedate. claims she was the biggest nerd in col- Tina and herhusband, Charles, and lege. "Iwastheonewhosaid, 'Teacher, have been married 30 years. He sup>- ydiodun'ftordgootmtuochgivfeorumsyhopmoepuwloarrkit,y","whsiacyhs Tpionratedapphreercitahtreosugthhoeutmcaonlylegseacyriefaircsesanhde Tina. has made over the years. Tina and Tina has worked for the Safetyand Charleshavetwodaughters. Bothdaugh- Health Bureau,for3V6years - firstasa ters and a son-in-laware engineers who TinaSmollackandherhue: Safetyand Health Specialist now as an allliveoutofstate. industrialHygienist AnIndustrialHygien- Tina"s hobbies are reading, garden- Charles. aisntdadhderaeltshs.e"s thFeorheianlstthanpcaer,t aofss'essasfientgy cinagn, saanydmpylajyoibngctohmeespicalnoos.et"oAbnedinyges,myI scthreemsis,calergeoxnpoomsiucrses,,annodisem,uchheatmoorre.col"dI hobby,"saysTina. VOLUMEVII,ISSUE3 The Rest of the Story NanNail Lavonne Gilliam continued her ef- thecommunity. HatsofftoLaVonneand In the Summer/Fall 2000 Issue of fortstofindajobforFlora,whowashired tothegenerouspeoplewhorespondedto tSheirsvinceewsElemtptleoryImerneptorStpeedcioalnisBtillLiangvsonJnoeb sbyamUel amsonatnhAtdhmienidsetnrtaatlivweorAsksiwsatsantcotmh-e hheerrcpalelrsfoervehrelapn.ceAlason,dhfaotrsomfafitnotaFilnoirnagfoar Gilliam'seffortstofindemploymentfora pleted. "I actuallystarted with Ul before positive outlook in thefaceofseemingly clientwhohadallthenecessaryjobskills theworkwascompleted,"states Hensel. insurmountableobstacles. butwasunabletofindajob. Theproblem "I was lucky fate sat me at her desk. was that LaVonne's client was missing Lavonne wentabove and beyond for me nearly all her front teeth. "I never saw and I'm very grateful." Today, Flora anyone working harder to find a job," Hensel is happily working as a Claims statesLaVonne. "Itjustwasn'tenough." Assistant for the Unemployment Insur- She had applied with 75 employers and anceTelephone Center in Billings. Flora been to 10 interviews, with no success. waspromotedtoClaimsAssistantonJuly As a last desperate attempt LaVonne 29"^ofthisyear. Hensel, atrue believer wrotea lettertotheBillingsGazettehop- that when one door closes another one ingsomeone could help. The letterwas opens,considersthistohavebeenawon- published Sunday, July 16,2000. The derful experience. "Itjusttickles me to response rangedfrom cash donationsto deathtothinkaboutit." twdehonrrtekiestbmsuotnotfFfhlesorriafnogrHetcnoosmdeplol'estthiseomniwlooerfkt.hhaesIdtebtneoteoanlk taojhoebLlpasVeteohiknsenreclirGeeintltu.lrinaHimnegwretenoftftorththeselreaexbstourrlatfemodirlcieen restored. andbecomingaself-sufficientmemberof Employee Resource Committee Seeks Members ReneeWuertley ChristmasFoodDrivenextquarter. to all nominees and recipients. ERC is Our long-time member Bob Moes Thislastquarterwehad manynomi- always looking for nominations. Send retired 08/30/02. Heand hisbearswill nations for the Employee of the Month your nominations byemail ofthose peo- bemissed. Weneedtohaverepresenta- (EOM). The recipientsofthe EOMswere ple who have served above and beyond tivesfromalloftheremainingBureausif Deborah Derrick Gass, Skip Shiver, and thecallofdutytoanyERCmember(Lori possible. Potential ERCmembersshould Windy Knutson for the 3'" quarter of Carlson - 444-2048, Nancy Wheeler - talktotheirsupervisoraboutbecominga 2002. The other nominees included: 444-0889, and Karmel Duffy - 444- member, and after receiving approval, John Reardon, Kim Lindstrom, Jerry 0561). contactanERCmember. Ifwehavesuffi- Miller, Darcee Moe, Kim Capps, Polly cientsupportwe'll hold ourThanksgiving Boyer, Nancy Dunagan, Bryan Bird, Jody Fundraiser and assist lAPES in their Tucek, and Barb Green. Congratulations >Kg.t^/yyW.Wg^^cu^^r, Inside the INSIDER—insider.dli.state.mt.us running, users should post events, such allowyoutobrowseeventsandfindmore KellyChapman asfundraisers,announcements,andspe- extensive details about the entries that wddcouoaeosntprlteakyirTintihfsumomeenrepenrItastoNore'vSlvseymIerDetciaEehonlRetmtepstmrlpinoeeteaerntal.ietmo,hwdeihsbcbauassttlioltbtyeher.teeeonvtacTehomhaanpemrtditwnuihupale--tl ytttceiioonhonateufliigronrsersifeatmtcoeattdr.urtiemuvisplioeyaytndiorewutsiatm,lboolefonrsuctnaeth.tenehwwcdeIhkrtiaiomntntufa'ghtosyartnpmthheaaaertekpii-eopIomdeNnsainSicoailImndiDngndeoE,getRtiditbcfmhuetoeestor tavadivhonenateupdiecalrsharmOeibettsaniremtln,eeiyiytnsoyotoumtuf,.oohtfertsehofue.feocxrthsmmetonsaasstsietuvsteteuhrsdelaeivfstettulhrilarnjvgouefuasletgnaihetdfouixucropatenetslintioshnnoee,ef vpiDilnedofpeyoaerTremahsta.emtuiesoineNnnrtot-efwonorftfitehionaLnfdttalebtytrhoheefrseotIrIaNuaNnSmnSdIdIDDfIoEEnnrRRedcuaiiescssstcsruteiyopstsyapeirnmntod-go- ttIHohaNepSkpIeedSDenepEippeRnaay'rfk"otei.umanetagnupTtrpho,eirfssiaswafenheddavaittor'uifttsru'ceasulhrciarbaspuelpldlnleeteednsteiiivnn"gegWnn,bhetoadsattr'htidseon sdopinaoslrmtytreimoSbtenuacntrtotitshoitennngeIoswfNawsSvtiliIhteneDhtgEtnstReehrwesasinltwneied.eltlxtatTelrhl.iibosseswwuieflp,lourbtplhrfioeasvshidtedeede-r Pa<*« LABOR&INDUSTRYNEWS Congressman RehbergVisits the Butte Job Service Workforce Center RepresentativeDennisKehbe—rq recentlydroppedbytheDutteJobServiceWork- forceCenterforatour. Left ManagerS>rer\da HippwelcomesKep.Rehbergto theCenter. Above,Kep.Rehberg meetswith localworkforcepartnersIntheCen- ter'sclassroom. lAPES Provides Opportunities for Professional Development NancyElliott year, the Fall Institutewasa District • lAPES provides up-to-date information. TspkporrhnooneoffnweeeAIsslrnssitetiiieoonprnnyrnEaaooallmuvtpiioldoadneroweasgyavlamresneAeltisanozstatptoethmcSiaetieotnrcanautt?yirioniouitpnnyrDg,ohiodfgaabevrntPeaydteomeruaa?r- XttfO(ooIAhcrnlVet)aaosIjbnkonoeatsier,htxnieceIt1reddu8lta.tlehcehohne,hIateVpMOllctrodeoeenmnrgbftisoeneanrrn,seiGannrafcemnreaDdeo.itmsmWtbFrameiasoclrhtlsssithnXoigIonp-Vf TTaommcthaowthetnoieitsorohenn,nlseytswaesatbrrlseaevesgteciwathsetrealordp-lsitpnesragratorsasve.tipedepbeaeunsnbdttldihinesigphnrletaaedlctretengosiaitnctseilisoaanntfaiobblvriy.e-- known as lAPES, is the professional The Professional Development Pro- Ifyouareinterestedinjoining,please organization for employees in Work- gram is available to assist you in contactanylAPESmemberforinformation, force related occupations. Itisopen learning information thatwill enable orvisitourlAPESwebpageavailablethrough to all employees of Department of youtomove upthe professionallad- theInsider. Laborand Industry, and membership der. WorkforceServicesDivisionand hasalsobeenextendedtopartnersin Unemployment Division haveagreed the workforce environment. Why to count each test passed as six join? months education or experience. • tliAePs.ESEpraocvhidyeeatrraianinFaglloppInosrttiutnuit-e ePaarsnsiangPOaPsMearsiteesrocefrtfiofuicrattioens.ts will and Spring Conference is held Finally, the Logan S. Chambers and which providesexcellenttraining Montana lAPES educational grants opportunities. For example, the are available to assistyou with fur- Helena subchapter, with the theringyoureducation. sponsorship of Department of Labor and Industry, was fortu- lAPESalsoprovidesanopportunityto cr> nate to have Dr. Ben Bissell meet others. The organization pro- speakasan openingtothe Fall vides the venue for networkingwith IKnasltiistpuetlel. TihneclSupdreidngwInosrtkitsuhtoepisn wotohrekrisnginwityhoutrheprsoafmesesiiosnsuewsh.oTahries Wecanall learnsomenewtricks designed to help organize your better allows seamless services for through lAPES! personal and professional life. your customers. It also brings new Educational leave can be taken friendships. to attend these events. This VOLUMEVII,ISSUE3 John Andrew Elected to ILSA Executive Board John Andrew, Labor Standards Bureau Chief, was recently elected to the executive board of the Interstate Labor Standards Association(ILSA). ILSAisanassociationwhosememberstatesare involved in enforcement of minimum wage, overtime, child labor, prevailingwageandwagepaymentlaws. Asa board memberJohn will representthewestern region ofILSAwhich iscomprised ofthe states ofAlaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Mon- tana, Nevada, NewMexico, Oregon,Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyo- ming,andtheterritoryofGuam. Congratulations,John! JohnAndrew, Labor^tandardeBureau,Employment RelationsDivision. Mark Maki Elected NASTAD President MarkMaki,SupervisoroftheMontanaApprenticeshipandTrain- ingProgram, WorkforceServices Division, Departmentof Laborand IndustrywaselectedPresidentofNASTADattheorganization'sSum- merConferenceheldinSanDiegoinAugust. NASTAD, which stands for "National Association of State and TerritorialApprenticeshipDirectors",isa30stateandterritoryorgani- zation made up ofState Directors ofApprenticeship, that represent statesthatoperateindependentlybutare recognized bythe Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship. NASTAD was established in 1950 to achieve an effective and beneficial national apprenticeship system encompassingeachstateandterritorythathaslawsand regulations governingregisteredapprenticeshipandtrainingprograms. NASTAD'sprimarymissionistoshareinformation,exchangenew concepts, technologiesand to provide legislative and administrative assistance to it's members. As President of NASTAD, Maki will be appointedtotheFederalCommitteeonRegisteredApprenticeship,by theU.S.SecretaryofLaborandwillalsorepresenttheorganization in interaction with the Federal Bureau ofApprenticeship, International UnionsandIndustrialAssociations. MakihasrepresentedMontanainNASTADforfiveyearsandhas heldthepositionofVice-Presidentforthelastthreeyears. MarkMaki,ApprenticeshipandTraining,Workforce ServicesDivision. LABOR&INDUSTRYNEWS Longevity Sv^arde MISTICS Receives Compass Award, $25,000 KellyChapman TheUiemploymentInsuranceDivisionkickedoffaseasonof high-levelrecognitionforthedepartmentwhen itwasannounced thattheMISTICSprojecthadbeenselectedatthe2002winnerof theCompassAward:LeadingToolsandTechnology. Nomineesfor thisawardfacestiffcompetition from all acrossthecountry-not onlyisitquiteanachievementtoreceivenationalrecognition,but theCompassAwardcomeswitha$25,000prize! Ulwillusethis moneyforcontinuedUlprogramimprovements. Commissioner Wendy Keating, Keith Kelly, and Joanne Loughney-Finstad receivedtheaward (an actualcompass)atthe fall meetingofthe NationalAssociationofStateWorkforceAgen- cies. High Fives "Jerri[Miller]isashiningexampleof "[MarkMaki]Yourpersonalandpro- anneBullardandDaleSieglewere thegreatnumberofpeopleofallages fessionaldesiretostrengthenthe suchassetsinthedesignandim- andbackgroundswhoareoutthere [apprenticeship]programforemploy- plementationoftheentireproject. workingtoensurethatMontanacom- eesandemployersistobeadmired. We'dalsoliketorecognizethe munitiesarehealthy,safe,andstrong. Thankyoufortheopportunitytosee workthatLynnLongdid.Shedida "-DougBrown,CommissiononCom- ourgovernmentinactionwiththe wonderfuljobfacilitatingthepanels munityService ypaorutitcoiopkattorhye,seadcmhianinsgtersattihvreoufguhn.c"ti-on aetmitehse."[W-orCkoflolreceen2C0a2ll0a]haAnc,adM-on- "Iampleasedtoinformyouthatthe WilliamR.Price,CIC tanaChamberFoundation,and DepartmentofLaborandIndustryhas DavidSmith,BozemanAreaCham- beennamedafinalistinthecategory "DianeLetendreandDaveLaberwere berofCommerce ofBestMissionCriticalApplication integralpartsofourteamsandboth Solution[forMISTICS]."-CarenR. didanoutstandingjobdevelopingthe Libit,PeninsulaStrategyPartners CommunityResourceGuides. Rox- Unterreiner Receives Heartwell Award KellyChapman Joe Unterreiner, President of the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, recentlyjoinedtheranksofU.S.Senators,CongressionalRepresentatives, Governors, and elite business leaderswhen hewas named asthe 2002 recipientoftheWilliamL.HeartwellAward. Unterreiner was nominated by the Flathead Job Service Workforce Centerforhiseffortsinworkforcedevelopment. Unterreinerwasadriving force behindtheWorkforce2020grantawarded bythe U.S. Chamberto engagethebusinesscommunityineffortstoimprovetheaccessandavail- abilityofskilledworkers. Thisgrantwasoneofsixawardednationally,and theworkresultingfromtheFlathead'sWorkforce2020programhasbeen usedasamodelforfutureprogramsinMontanaandacrossthenation. TheHeartwellawardispresentedannuallybytheNationalAssociation ofStateWorkforceAgenciestoan individualoutsidetheworkforcedevel- opmentsystemwhohasmadeasignificantandsubstantialcontributionto thesystem. Mike5hoo[u\et, ManageroftheFlatheadJob ServiceWorkforceCentercongratulatesJoe UnterreineristhefirstMontanantoreceivethisprestigiousaward. UnterreineroftheKalispellChamberofCom- merceonwinningtheWilliam L. Heartwell Page10 LABOR&INDUSTRYNEV^S

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