Government Relations

PURPOSE:

The Government Relations Committee is responsible for keeping abreast of legislation that affects human resource issues on a national, state, and local level. They keep LHRMA apprised of relevant state and national legislative issues, make recommendations to the LHRMA Board, write letters, testify on behalf of LHRMA, or take other appropriate action based on LHRMA’s position.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  •  Provide legislative affairs reports to members at chapter meetings.
  • Maintain contact with state legislators and members of Congress.
  • Monitor state and local government activities and provide timely information on public policy issues to his/her chapter president, chapter members, and the State Legislative Affairs Director.
  • Initiate action in response to SHRM legislative alerts.
  • Issue legislative alerts to members on state and local issues.
  • Work in close cooperation with the State Legislative Affairs Director, Area Legislative Affairs Director, and the SHRM National headquarters staff.

 

RECENT INITIATIVES:

  • Monitored the introduction of the legislative bills from the 104th Legislative session and prepared a summary for members, which was posted on the LHRMA website.
  • Selected bill hearings were monitored by committee members.
  • Posted updates of the bill progress provided by the State Legislative Director throughout the legislative session.
  • Provided legislative updates at monthly chapter meetings.
  • Prepared a newsletter article to summarize the impact of the 2015 Legislative session.

 

STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION UPDATES:

Click below for full summaries of the employment-related bills:

 

LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES:

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Members of the Government Relations Committee assist with reviewing introduced legislation, prepare bill summaries, monitor and summarize state bill hearings, write letters to elected representatives about the potential impact of proposed legislation and attend committee meetings during the legislative season. Government Relations Committee members:

 

CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CHAIR:

Are you interested in volunteering on the Government Relations Committee?

Do you have questions about legislation?

Contact the Government Relations Chair at govt.relations@lincolnhr.org.

Upcoming Events

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4:00 pm December LHRMA Member Social
December LHRMA Member Social
Dec 10 @ 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm
December LHRMA Member Social When: December 10th, 4:00pm-7:30pm Where: The DelRay Ballroom, 817 R St, Lincoln, NE 68508 What: Member social event. The event is FREE but please RSVP below so we know how many to expect. Fun giveaway prizes! Refreshments and drinks will be available along with appetizers/finger foods! Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms BLT Dip with Toasted Crostini Market Fresh Seasonal Fruit Vegetable Crudites with Roasted Garlic Hummus Sweet Chili Sauce Meatballs Specialty Cheese Tray Bite Size Assorted Gourmet Sweets FacebookLinkedinTwitteremailPrint
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13
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8:00 am The Lincoln Circle by joe gerstandt
The Lincoln Circle by joe gerstandt
Dec 13 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
*Event From The Lincoln Circle* The Lincoln Circle by joe gerstandt December 13th Event Lincoln Chamber of Commerce 128 Lincoln Mall, #100, Lincoln, NE 68508 8:00am-8:30am Join us for our December 13th meeting. You can RSVP here. Coffee, tea, water and continental breakfast items will be provided. Description of The Lincoln Circle We are a community of people involved in designing, organizing, supporting, and leading Organizational Diversity and Inclusion efforts in and around Lincoln. We believe strongly in the power and the importance of Diversity and Inclusion, for our organizations and for our community. We meet to support each other, share resources and information, and to move this work forward. We meet monthly for 90 minutes, and we try to do four things with our meetings: We try to make it easy for folks doing this work to find and connect with other folks doing this work. We try to learn from what local organizations are doing and have done relative to Diversity and Inclusion. We try to help each other get better, by sharing our experiences and expertise. We try to love each other. joe gerstandt Inclusion Strategist  FacebookLinkedinTwitteremailPrint
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9:00 am The Omaha Circle by joe gerstandt
The Omaha Circle by joe gerstandt
Dec 20 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
*Event From The Omaha Circle* The Omaha Circle by joe gerstandt December 20th Event Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center 6400 University Drive South, Omaha, NE 68182 9:00am-10:30am Join us for our December 20th meeting. You can RSVP here. Coffee, tea, water and continental breakfast items will be provided. Description of The Omaha Circle We are a community of people involved in designing, organizing, supporting, and leading Organizational Diversity and Inclusion efforts in and around Omaha. We believe strongly in the power and the importance of Diversity and Inclusion, for our organizations and for our community. We meet to support each other, share resources and information, and to move this work forward. We meet on the 3rd Friday of each month from 9:00 – 10:30am and we try to do four things with our meetings: We try to make it easy for folks doing this work to find and connect with other folks doing this work. We try to learn from what local organizations are doing and have done relative to Diversity and Inclusion. We try to help each other get better, by sharing our experiences and expertise. We try to love each other. joe gerstandt Inclusion Strategist  FacebookLinkedinTwitteremailPrint

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