Legislative Update

Indiana

With the close of the 2007-2008 General Assembly Short Session the main threat to the HR profession was Senate Bill 335 – The Illegal Immigration Bill. It passed both the Senate and House in the General Assembly but due to differences in the bills and growing opposition the bill was not passed. Many Indiana SHRM members communicated to their Legislators the many reasons why the bill was not good for Indiana.

HR professionals should be vigilant in the next Assembly as there will be another move to pass an illegal immigration bill.

Federal

Our Congress continues to consider many issues and bills. It is expected that the majority of the bills will be held over until after the election and considered in the next Congress. In March 2008 SHRM members from every State visited Capitol Hill and visited Representative and Senate offices. There were three areas discussed. The topics included the support of the New Employee Verification Act (NEVA) HR5515, the Family Medical Leave Act & the ADA Restoration Act HR 3195.

SHRM helped with and supports NEVA for more information on NEVA you can obtain the position paper by clicking here. You can also obtain more detailed information on NEVA by clicking here.

SHRM supported the DOL intended changes to FMLA. You can obtain a copy of the position paper by clicking here. For more in depth information on FMLA click here.

SHRM is against the ADA Restoration ACT. The act dilutes ADA to the point where a person wearing glasses could be considered disabled. For a copy of the ADA position paper click here.

Further information on all these subjects may be found at various links provided on this web site and at www.shrm.org.

Download the PowerPoint Presentation from the 2007 Indiana State Human Resouces Conference Government Affairs Summit.

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