Pay for your Membership Renewal Now! The membership fee shall be $75.00 per calendar year, with renewals due January 1 of each following year. All memberships expire December 31st each year. Membership dues for new members will be $75.00 for the remaining calendar year; however, memberships paid Oct. 1 or later will run through the entire […]
LHRMA Members! In support of the annual Toys for Tots campaign, we are asking LHRMA members to bring an unwrapped toy to the November 12th meeting at the Isles Reception Hall. Toys should be purchased for kids up to age 12. The best thing to do when considering an appropriate gift for the Toys for […]
Is your company a Best Place to Work in Lincoln? Find out by participating in Lincoln’s Best Places to Work competition! Woods & Aitken LLP would like to invite you to participate in the 2019 Best Places to Work in Lincoln survey, which measures employee satisfaction and engagement in the workplace. All winners are determined […]
SHRM is offering a deal for SHRM members and chapter members to recertify with a discount prior to Dec 31st SHRM membership plus LHRMA membership is a perfect combination. But for you, as a SHRM-certified professional, tis the season to snag a good deal. Act now! Don’t let your credential expire! We are nearing the […]
Legislative Director Update 10/15/18 A brief Legislative Director update below. DOL: The U.S. Department of Labor announced a public hearing on October 17 in Washington DC beginning at 10:00 a.m. to address the Obama-era rule expanding overtime eligibility under the FLSA. Alexander Acosta has indicated that he is open to raising the threshold and, previously, […]
Legislative Director Update 7/30/18 A brief Legislative Director update below. NLRB: The General Counsel’s office of the NLRB recently released additional Advice Memorandums. One of the memos focuses on an organization’s rules restricting the use of intellectual property and app user’s information. The General Counsel’s office found the rules restricting the use of intellectual property […]
Legislative Director Update 7/03/18 A brief Legislative Director update below. Supreme Court: The U.S. Supreme Court term that ended June 2018 included decisions on many topics important to workplace law, including class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements, public-sector “agency shop” arrangements, and the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “automobile dealer” overtime exemption. The Court also […]
Supreme Court Strikes Major Blow to Unions Despite the 5-4 ruling’s focus on union fees in the public sector, it may end up being “the most important labor law decision … possibly ever [and] at least in decades,” Phillip Wilson, president and general counsel of the Labor Relations Institute, told attendees at a recent conference. […]
Legislative Director Update 5/24/18 The Supreme Court of the United States earlier this week held that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. The Supreme Court’s decision resolves the circuit split on whether class or collective action waivers contained in employment arbitration agreements violate the National Labor Relations […]
Below is a link to the latest Legislative Update. Also provided are a few other updates below for your quick reference: As you can see from the attached summary, we have seen very little movement on the attached bills over the past few weeks. Today is the 45th day in the 60 day legislative session. […]