Leading People. Leading Organizations Diversity Best Practices in SHRM Chapters and State Councils Greater Miami Chapter for Human Resource Management Transitioning our Veterans into the Workplace, a workshop 2009 Diversity Best Practices in SHRM Chapters and State Councils Greater Miami Chapter for Human Resource Management Transitioning our Veterans into the Workplace, a workshop Office of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Leading People. Leading Organizations. 2 “Transitioning Our Veterans into the Workplace” Chapter or State Council: Greater Miami SHRM Program/Project Description: The Greater Miami SHRM (GMSHRM) seized an opportunity to educate HR professionals on the special needs of the thousands of veterans returning to the workforce and the benefits available to their employers. GMSHRM offered a diversity and inclusion workshop entitled “Transitioning Our Veterans into the Workplace,” with speakers from Miami’s Veterans Center, the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Department of Labor, Florida’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, and Miami-Dade College. The program covered topical issues such as: Federal programs and tax benefits for employers, employer responsibilities under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, veteran readjustment challenges, business imperatives for hiring veterans, and available government resources. The program also offered attendees the opportunity to meet with representatives of Miami Dade College’s MEED program which assists disabled employees and their employers. The workshop successfully met SHRM’s stated goal to support President’s Obama’s directive to help transition returning veterans into the community and workplace. It also spotlighted the value of HR professionals in the community, and improved relationships with veterans’ organizations. Participants reported that the workshop’s information and materials were well-received within their organizations. Additionally, this program inspired other chapters to develop similar events using the GMSHRM model. Contact: Zoe Wolfe Contact Information: ,

Leading People. Leading Organizations. 3 Please contact us If you have a Best Practice that you’d like to tell us about, please contact Eric Peterson, SHRM’s Manager of Diversity & Inclusion As always, thank you for all of the great work you do! Eric C. Peterson, MSOD Manager, Diversity & Inclusion Society for Human Resource Management phone: