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Girls in Technology Mentoring Program

November 16th, 2011
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Today marks the last day for the fall 2011 Girls in Technology Mentor Protégé Program. Throughout this program, members of the GIT committee which includes Women in Technology members and other professionals have partnered up with local high school-aged girls to discuss STEM career paths. The STEM Model is part of the STEM Education & Modeling Project, which is designed to help increase the number of students who pursue majors and careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

In each session, GIT had guest speakers, panel discussions, and time to individually pair up to discuss specific career interests. Organizations such as Pamela Ray & Associciates, LLC, UNANET, AT&T Government Solutions, 3 Ways Digital, SAIC, CGI Federal and the WIT Education Foundation all participated as guest speakers. AT&T was the program host and Symantec as the program underwriter. From October to November, the Mentors and Protégés met bi-weekly to develop an ongoing relationship which is intended to last with the help of social media and ongoing Mentor Protégé program including a spring session in 2012. Helios HR has had the opportunity to be a part of the Mentor Protégé programs for both Women in Technology and Girls in Technology and look forward to another exciting season to come.

Helios is pleased to congratulate Girls in Technology for being invited by the White House Council on Women and Girls to take a tour of the White House and engage in a discussion with the staff on the importance of mentorship and opportunity!

For more information on how you can get involved in the spring Girls in Technology Mentor Protégé program, please visit: www.womenintechnology.org/git.

For more information on The White House’s stance on membership as a staple of improvement for our nation, please visit: www.whitehouse.gov/cwg.

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1099 or W2?

November 15th, 2011
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“If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”

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Use the Federal 20 Factor Test and Common Law to determine independent contractor or employee status in Virginia:


  1. Is the worker required to comply with instructions about when, where and how the work is done?
  2. Is the worker provided training that would enable him/her to perform a job in a particular method or manner?
  3. Are the services provided by the worker an integral part of the business’ operations?
  4. Must the services be rendered personally?
  5. Does the business hire, supervise, or pay assistants to help the worker on the job?
  6. Is there a continuing relationship between the worker and the person for whom the services are performed?
  7. Does the recipient of the services set the work schedule?
  8. Is the worker required to devote his/her full time to the person he/she performs services for?
  9. Is the work performed at the place of business of the company or at specific places set by the company?
  10. Does the recipient of the services direct the sequence in which the work must be done?
  11. Are regular oral or written reports required to be submitted by the worker?
  12. Is the method of payment hourly, weekly, monthly?
  13. Are business and/or traveling expenses reimbursed?
  14. Does the company furnish tools and materials used by the worker?
  15. Has the worker failed to invest in equipment or facilities used to provide the services?
  16. Does the arrangement put the person in a position or realizing either a profit or loss on the work?
  17. Does the worker perform services exclusively for the company rather than working for a number of companies at the same time?
  18. Does the worker in fact make his/her services regularly available to the general public?
  19. Is the worker subject to dismissal for reasons other than non-performance of the contract specifications?
  20. Can the worker terminate his/her relationship without incurring a liability for failure to complete the job?
Need help writing independent contractor agreements? Check out these Ten Tips for Drafting Independent Contractor Agreements. Need additional help in determining if your contractor should be an employee? Contact Helios at 703-471-8338 or info@helioshr.com.

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In honor of our Veterans

November 11th, 2011
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  1. The American Freedom Foundation Festival and job fair is this Saturday, November 12, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax! Please stop by the Chamber booth to pick up our available positions from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m! We look forward to seeing you there.
  2. Helios is also partnering with Easter Seals Veterans Employment Program to provide Interviewing Skills, Resume Writing workshops and Employer Panel discussions to discuss current openings. The first workshop will be in Silver Spring, MD on December 15th. Please check back for more information soon.
  3. A united Senate emphatically approved legislation Thursday intended to help unemployed veterans and companies doing business with the government, endorsing a measure that includes the first small slice of President Barack Obama’s jobs plan that is likely to become law. Read more from BenefitsPro.


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Give to the Max Day!

November 10th, 2011
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Helios pledged to donate packaged meals for Reston Interfaith’s Thanksgiving Food Drive. We more than doubled our company goal on Give to the Max Day and are thrilled to hear that Reston Interfaith has surpassed their goal of 1,300 meals for our community! Donations will be collected Thursday, November 17th and Friday, November 18th. To find out more about the Thanksgiving Food Drive, please visit the Reston Interfaith website.

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2011 VETS 100 Filing Cycle

November 4th, 2011
Matt Walker | email author

The Department of Labor has issued a special announcement regarding the 2011 VETS 100 filing cycle.

Special Announcement: VETS100 ONLINE REPORTING APPLICATION NOW LIVE

Contractors may now submit their VETS100 and/or VETS100A reports using the VETS100 reporting application for the 2011 filing cycle. Contractors must use the 2011 form provided below (see Forms Section).

While the filing cycle timeframe has changed, the timeframe for information used to complete a VETS100/100A report (known as the reporting period) will still remain the same. Question 16 in the FAQs provides more information about the reporting period.

Contractors will have up to 60 days to submit their report(s) from November 1, 2011 to December 30, 2011. Reports will not be accepted for the 2011 filing cycle after December 30, 2011.

Contracting Officers should not withhold from obligating funds to contracts because a contractor has not filed a report for the 2011 filing cycle because the 2011 filing cycle is still open. Any report submitted after December 30, 2011 for the 2011 filing cycle may be handled by a contracting officer according to VETS 100/100A regulations.

*** Please note: Any report filed on a 2010 form or any 2011 report submitted to the Service Desk PRIOR to November 1, 2011 MUST be resubmitted by the Contractor on the 2011 form using the VETS100 reporting application. ***

For more information: 2011 VETS 100 Filing Cycle

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