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SHRM Member Advocacy: What Is It & What Are We Advocating? Bob Carragher

SHRM Member Advocacy: What Is It & What Are We Advocating? Bob Carragher Buffalo · Niagara HRA – February 21, 2007. Highlights for Tonight’s Discussion. SHRM’s Government Affairs Team What is Member Advocacy State Trends in HR Legislative Issues SHRM’s Major Focus on Capitol Hill.

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SHRM Member Advocacy: What Is It & What Are We Advocating? Bob Carragher

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  1. SHRM Member Advocacy: What Is It & What Are We Advocating? Bob Carragher Buffalo · Niagara HRA – February 21, 2007

  2. Highlights for Tonight’s Discussion • SHRM’s Government Affairs Team • What is Member Advocacy • State Trends in HR Legislative Issues • SHRM’s Major Focus on Capitol Hill

  3. Michael Aitken Director, Governmental Affairs 800-283-7476 ext. 6027 maitken@shrm.org Anita Dennison Governmental Affairs Coordinator 800-283-7476 ext. 6028 aedison@shrm.org Kenya N. Wiley Manager, Regulatory and Judicial Affairs 800-283-7476 ext. 6026 kwiley@shrm.org Governmental Affairs Team

  4. Governmental Affairs Team Lisa Horn Michael Layman Manager, Health Care Manager, Labor & 800-283-7476 ext. 6352 Employment Law lhorn@shrm.org800-283-7476 mlayman@shrm.org(also will handle Workforce Readiness) Nancy Hammer Manager, Tax & Benefits 800-283-7476 ext. 6030 nhammer@shrm.org

  5. Bob Carragher Manager, Government Relations 800-283-7476 ext. 6268 rcarragher@shrm.org Bernard Coleman Member Advocacy Specialist 800-283-7476 ext. 6260 bcoleman@shrm.org Kathleen Coulombe State Affairs Specialist 800-283-7476 ext. 6061 kcoulombe@shrm.org Governmental Affairs Team

  6. Federal Public Policies State Public Policies Member Advocacy SHRM Governmental Affairs The SHRM Governmental Affairs Team (GAT) is responsible for monitoring and, when appropriate, advocating on certain federal and state issues that have the potential of impacting HR professionals, their companies, and the workplace.

  7. Two Ways to Effectively Advocate • Grassroots Letter Writing Campaigns • Relationship Building

  8. Example Alert – New York (Mandated Benefits)

  9. Example Alert – New York (Mandated Benefits) Cont.

  10. Relationship Building Activities Day Inside the Beltway (DITB)  Day Inside the District (DITD) Just two examples of how SHRM’s Governmental Affairs Team can help you and your fellow members become advocates for the HR profession.

  11. Day Inside The Beltway - Tampa Chapter(May 2006)

  12. Day Inside The District

  13. Other Relationship Building Activities • State Advocacy Day (Tom Minnick, NY State Leg. Director) • New York has an HRVoice Day in Albany scheduled for April 16 - 17, 2007. By participating in such events, legislators can put a face behind the letters and calls they receive from the HR community. • Personal Relationship Building • Attend a Member’s Town Hall Meetings • Invite an Elected Official to your Business or Chapter Meetings • Attend SHRM Labor & Leg. Conference in March

  14. State Trends in HR Legislation

  15. State Trends • Workplace Safety / Weapons Policies • Immigration Reform • Health Care Reform

  16. Workplace Safety / Weapons Policies Laws Enacted Defeated in 2006 Pending in 2007

  17. Workplace Safety / Weapons Policies • Generally speaking, these bills (with the exception of the Illinois bill): • Restrict most employers’ rights to establish workplace safety policies prohibiting employees from bringing weapons onto an employer’s place of business; • Limit an employer’s ability to exercise his or her individual rights as a property owner to determine what’s best for his or her establishment; and • Could subject employers to criminal penalties and fines, as well as civil actions and damages brought as a result of a death or injury to an employee or customer caused by a firearm.

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