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HR Issues Update 
 

Public Policy News for the HR Professional     
6/14/2012   
 
 

Workplace Discrimination

Congress Considers Protected Classes for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
On June 12, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing titled “Equality at Work: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).” The bill, S.811 introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. [ More ]

NLRB Developments

Social Media New Workplace Policy Frontier
Federal and state policymakers have undertaken numerous efforts to restrict the use of social media for employment purposes in recent months. Two primary questions are at the heart of the social media debate in the employment arena: whether employers can access and consider information found on employee social media websites, and whether employers can prohibit employees from disclosing certain information on social media websites. [ More ]

Skills Shortage—Manufacturing

SHRM to Sponsor Pre-Conference Event Addressing the Skills Shortage in Manufacturing
At this year’s annual conference, SHRM has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to present a half-day summit focused on the skills gap in the manufacturing industry. [ More ]

Workplace Flexibility

When Work Works Update
Recently, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) congratulated all winners of the 2011 Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility! The senators submitted this congressional record statement recognizing the 2011 award winners. [ More ]

HR’s GOTV Effort

Raise Your HR Voice in the 2012 Elections!
With the 2012 election season under way, SHRM is encouraging its membership to get involved in the process. SHRM members are encouraged to visit http://haveavoice.shrm.org/ to stay up to date on SHRM’s efforts throughout the 2012 election cycle. [ More ]

SHRM Health Care Reform Page 

Get Up-to-Minute Updates from SHRM on the Fate of Health Care Reform
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon issue its decision on legal challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As soon as the Court's ruling is known, SHRM will provide complete coverage and analysis you can use to help prepare your organization for the next phase of health care reform, including:

  • Articles and analysis from the SHRM website.
  • A SHRM special report and webcast briefing on the court's findings will be available within hours of the decision.
  • Shortly after that, SHRM will host a 90-minute webcast, featuring full analysis by leading authorities on health care form and employee benefits.

Keep up to date with all the developments by following SHRM's Health Care Reform Page, available at www.shrm.org/healthcare.  
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