Sessions

Concurrent Session
Pressure, Pain & Politics: What Keeps HR Pros Up at Night
Congressional B
Monday 03/13/2017 01:45 PM - 03:15 PM   Add to calendar
1.50 SHRM PDCs | Competencies: HR Expertise, Business Acumen | Intended Audience: Mid-Level
Workplace Application:
Learn the latest legislative and regulatory trends impacting HR policies, programs and practices. 

What keeps you up at night? Paid leave mandates? Wage and hour reform? Regulatory rules restricting what you can tell employees to do, how or when? The pressure and pain of legislation, regulation and political maneuvering impact HR policies, programs and practices on a daily basis. In this session, review HR's top headaches, current trends and tips for advocacy to shape these important public policies. You will learn:

  • Current legislative trends at the federal and state levels that are impacting HR practices.
  • Hot HR topics on which regulatory agencies are focused.
  • Recent court decisions impacting HR practices.
  • Steps you can take to advocate and shape these important public policy issues.
Christine V. Walters, JD, MAS, SHRM-SCP Photo
Presenter:
Christine V. Walters, JD, MAS, SHRM-SCP, Independent Consultant & Author,
FiveL Company