Government Affairs UpdateLisa Horn ▪ February 25,2012

Regional Council Summit

February 24 – 25, 2012Grapevine, TX

1. HR public policy

2. 2012 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) – Have a Voice campaign

3. Military employment initiative

Overview

HR Public Policy

H.Con. Res. 101 – Retirement Security Resolution

• Sponsored by Reps. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Richard Neal (D-MA)

• Supports existing tax incentives for employer-sponsored plans

• Important given Congressional interest in debt reduction and tax reform

• SHRM members largely responsible for 106 co-sponsors

1,131 letters to Congress 60 phone calls to committee staff 275 office visits during SHRM

Leadership Conference

HR Public Policy

Employer-Provided Educational Assistance• Section 127 of the IRC to allow

EEs to exclude from income up to $5,250 in educational assistance is set to expire December 31, 2012

• Bill to permanently extend Section 127 of the IRC to be introduced by Reps. Sam Johnson (R-TX) & Richard Neal (D-MA) in March

• SHRM leads Coalition effort to preserve this important benefit

HR Public Policy

• Sponsored by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY)

• Under the Congressional Review Act, passage of resolution would block the NLRB’s “quick election” rule

• Only requires majority vote (51 votes) in the Senate to pass• SHRM members to advocate in support of resolution during

Employment Law & Legislative Conference Hill Day 03/07/12

H.J. Res. 103 / S.J. Res. 36 – Congressional disapproval of NLRB rule on union election procedures

HR Public Policy

• Rules implement changes required by 2009 legislation, that affect both the military leave provisions and the application of certain FMLA provisions to airline flight crews

• Deletes key SHRM provision that allows employers to record leave in the increment in which other leave is recorded provided that increment is no greater than one hour

• Comments are due April 16, 2012 • SHRM State Councils and Chapters will be invited to support

this effort

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Get Out the Vote – Have A Voice!

Taking action and exercising your voice is neither difficult nor complex. SHRM’s new “Have a Voice!” campaign can help!

SHRM’s non-partisan “Have a Voice!” campaign aims to motivate HR professionals to exercise their constitutional right to vote in the primaries and November Presidential election.

SHRM will launch its “Have a Voice” website, www.haveavoice.shrm.org, during the 2012 Employment Law & Legislative Conference, Mar. 4-7, 2012.

The website has many great resources, including information to:

•Successfully orchestrate a voter-education campaign

•Assist you (and your employees) in registering to vote

•Inform you of your voting rights

•Teach you how to host your own “Returns Party”

•Provide you with great HR Votes 2012 gear

• Goal 100% SHRM State Council and Chapter signatories for ESGR Statements of support List updating in progress Final will be posted on the VLRC To set up a signing, email

Tom.Bullock@osd.mil Let us know you’ve signed and

send us your pictures! William.Campbell@shrm.org or

nancy.hammer@shrm.org

• SHRM Foundation DVD and Webcast Developed in collaboration with ESGR and due to generosity of

Ohio State Council Covers Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment

Rights Act (USERRA) & effective practices from HR and organizations that do it right

Webcast to occur mid-March

Military Employment Initiative

Louisiana State ConferenceNov. 11, 2012 -- 100% signed

• Resources HR Toolkit – Branding, Outreach & Successful Engagement of

Military-Connected Talent--released at Talent Management Myth-Buster & Resource one-pager on PTSD/TBI

• Employment Law & Legislative Conference America’s Skills Gap: A Panel Discussion -- March 5 at 2:00pm Panel highlights veterans as resource for filling skills gap

Military Employment Initiative

Questions?

Lisa K. HornSenior Gov’t Relations AdvisorCo-Leader, SHRM’s Workplace Flexibility Initiative

Lisa.horn@shrm.org

+1-703-535-6352

1800 Duke StreetAlexandria, VA 22314

Twitter: @SHRMLobbystLisa