Federal Legislative Director Update 12/20/17 Please find below a brief update: NLRB: Two weeks after the newly appointed NLRB General Counsel signaled his intent to ask the Board to consider overruling many union-friendly precedents of the Obama-era Board, the NLRB has beat him to the punch. Over the course of two days (December 14 and […]
Federal Legislative Director Update 12/07/17 Nebraska Legislature: The 105th Legislative Session (2nd Session) will reconvene on January 3, 2018 and is scheduled to conclude on April 18, 2018 (Day 60). As you likely know, the Unicameral operates on a biennium schedule (1st session concluded in the Spring and the 2nd session will begin in January) […]
Below is a brief Federal Legislative update: · Sexual Harassment: Based on recent reports, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its sexual harassment guidelines. The recently updated guidelines were approved by the Commission on November 7th and, following approval from the Office of Management and Budget, will be released to the public. We will keep […]
Find out by participating in Lincoln’s Best Places to Work competition! Woods & Aitken LLP would like to invite you to participate in the 2018 Best Places to Work in Lincoln survey, which measures employee satisfaction and engagement in the workplace. All winners are determined exclusively on the basis of their employees’ responses to an […]
LHRMA members! In support of the annual Toys for Tots campaign, we are asking LHRMA members to bring an unwrapped toy to the November 14 meeting at the Country Inn and Suites. Toys should be purchased for kids up to age 12. The best thing to do when considering an appropriate gift for the Toys […]
CHAPTER MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL OPENING The Lincoln Human Resource Management Association, an organization of approximately 400 HR professionals in and around Lincoln, is looking for part-time administrative support for our organization. This position offers a great deal of flexibility, including the ability to work from home. Click here for the job description. Interested individuals must submit […]
A brief Legislative update below: · EEO: The U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed an Obama-era federal government policy of protecting transgender workers from discrimination in a Memo released earlier today. In this Memo dated October 4, 2017, the Attorney General stated “the sole issue addressed in this Memorandum is what conduct Title VII prohibits […]
SHRM Recertification Dollars! LHRMA is eligible to receive financial support from SHRM for every member who recertifies their SHRM-CP or SCP between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. You may submit your completed recertification application after one year into your recertification cycle. If you complete your recertification cycle early, your current cycle end date […]
You’re invited to Nebraska VR’s ADA and 503 Training Available in Kearney, Lincoln or Omaha at no cost! Who Should Attend Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Training? If you want to know your compliance obligations under the ADA as well as your rights as an employer, this session will provide an overview of the main […]
Legislative Director Update for 9/22/17 below: · DACA: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is being rescinded. The DACA program was implemented in 2012 by an executive order signed by President Obama. Under the program, certain individuals who arrived in the United States as children are eligible for CACA protection and corresponding employment […]