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WA DEI Empowerment Conference is slated
for Wednesdays in June

This is an opportunity to engage with racial equity work happening across state agencies

By the OFFICE OF EQUITY AND BELONGING
And the OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

The Washington State DEI Empowerment Conference (also known as the WA DEI Summit) will be held each Wednesday in June on Zoom and is free for all state employees. This year's theme is "Bridging Gaps and Leaning into Action."

This is a great opportunity to engage with racial equity work happening around the state. Conference attendance could also be a good way to support our DEI competencies as a part of professional development.

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WA Cares long-term care deductions will start July 1

Editor's note: We will provide more information through our Insurance and Benefits IntraCOM webpage, future digest articles and a Real Talk on June 14. By WA CARES FUND and PAYROLL The WA Cares Fund is a new program that will give working Washingtonians access to long-term care coverage when they need it. WA Cares is designed to help you live independently in your home as long as possible. Benefits can be used for a wide range of services, such as in-home care, paying a family caregiver, home safety modifications, home-delivered meals, transportation and more. Workers, including folks at Commerce, will contribute to the WA Cares Fund only while working. Once you retire or if you leave the workforce temporarily, contributions will stop. Read more.

HR Weekly: Manager Dashboard
is a handy tool for supervisors
to track past due trainings

By SABRENA NEFF
Training manager

If you are a supervisor and haven't had a chance to check out the Manager Dashboard tools in The Learning Center (TLC), you might want to. Today, we'll review a handy tool that can be used to search for past due trainings for team members. How to get to the Manager Dashboard:

1. Go to TLC.
2. On the homepage on the upper left, select “my team" and then “Manager Dashboard."
3. The default view will show your team, tasks and any past due trainings. You will see a list of anyone from your team with past due trainings. Select a name to see details.
4. You will now be on the detailed exception report by user page. This page shows the name of the past due trainings, the assignment date and due date. From this screen, you can easily export the report and send it to your direct report as a reminder to complete the training.

I hope this tip helps. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Break-time updates: Meditation gets new link, and we are canceling Oly Lunches and Monday virtual walks

By DAWN GELUSO Internal communications and community support manager Commerce is committed to providing opportunities for our folks to connect on break times, as desired. As we try things in our hybrid work world, we adapt based on user engagement and feedback. Here are some updates on our spaces: Virtual walks and Oly Lunch: Due to low participation, we are canceling the Monday afternoon virtual walk breaks as well as Oly Lunch in headquarters. We will take the feedback back to the drawing board. Read more.

Commerce is hiring

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Commerce community calendar

• Coffee with Kendrick, 8 to 8:15 a.m. weekdays, Zoom
• What’s Cookbookin’, Commerce? 12:30 to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, Zoom
• Real Talk with the Tribal Resource Group, 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, Zoom
• Toastmasters, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, Zoom
• Virtual Stretching and Cardio, 7:50 to 8 a.m. Thursday, May 4, Zoom
• “Coordinating a Competitive Process” in-person class, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, headquarters, B5-110 Columbia Room, register
• Let’s Meditate (break time), 10:45 to 11 a.m. Friday, May 5, Zoom
• PSRW Mariners game with Coffee Sportsball Host Anna Batie Kuka, 6 p.m. Saturday, May 6, T-Mobile Park, Seattle
• “Purchasing Training: Using Statewide Contracts with Diverse Vendors,” 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, register
• Olympia PSRW in-person lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, headquarters, register
• PSRW Meet and Greet Real Talk with Director Mike Fong, 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, Zoom
• Seattle PSRW in-person lunch, noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, Seattle office, register
• PSRW Commerce Family Feud: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 11, on Zoom
• Spokane PSRW in-person lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, Underhill Park, Spokane, register
• Let’s Meditate (break time), 3 to 3:15 p.m. Thursday, May 11, Zoom
• PSRW off-hours Olympia hike with Health and Wellness, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 13, Millersylvania State Park, RSVP
• PSRW off-hours Spokane hike with Health and Wellness, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 13, Phillips Creek Trailhead, RSVP
• Olympia headshot session, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, headquarters R432, tips
• Fun Books Lunchtime Club (break time), noon to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, Zoom
• Virtual Pilates, 7:50 to 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, Zoom
• Toastmasters, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, Zoom
• BIPOC Discussion Space on “Who We Are” documentary, 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 18, learn more, request a meeting invitation
• Equity Learning Community on “Who We Are” documentary, 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, Zoom, learn more (add to calendar)
• Tribal Resource Group, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, Teams
• Myth Mitigators, 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, Zoom
• Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, Commerce offices closed
• Olympia headshot session, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 1, headquarters R432, tips
• BIPOC Discussion Space on “Who We Are” documentary, 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 8, learn more, request a meeting invitation
• Cultivating Connections (break time), 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, Zoom
• Equity Learning Community on “Who We Are” documentary, 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, Zoom, learn more (add to calendar)

Please send your calendar postings to IntraCOMeditor@commerce.wa.gov. Any item included must be open to all Commerce team members.

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