Government Affairs Update Lisa Horn ▪ February 25,2012 Regional Council Summit February 24 – 25, 2012 Grapevine, TX

1.HR public policy Get Out the Vote (GOTV) – Have a Voice campaign 3.Military employment initiative Overview

HR Public Policy H.Con. Res. 101 – Retirement Security Resolution Sponsored by Reps. Jim Gerlach (R- PA) and Richard Neal (D-MA) Supports existing tax incentives for employer-sponsored plans Important given Congressional interest in debt reduction and tax reform SHRM members largely responsible for 106 co-sponsors  1,131 letters to Congress  60 phone calls to committee staff  275 office visits during SHRM Leadership Conference

HR Public Policy Employer-Provided Educational Assistance Section 127 of the IRC to allow EEs to exclude from income up to $5,250 in educational assistance is set to expire December 31, 2012 Bill to permanently extend Section 127 of the IRC to be introduced by Reps. Sam Johnson (R-TX) & Richard Neal (D-MA) in March SHRM leads Coalition effort to preserve this important benefit

HR Public Policy Sponsored by Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) Under the Congressional Review Act, passage of resolution would block the NLRB’s “quick election” rule Only requires majority vote (51 votes) in the Senate to pass SHRM members to advocate in support of resolution during Employment Law & Legislative Conference Hill Day 03/07/12 H.J. Res. 103 / S.J. Res. 36 – Congressional disapproval of NLRB rule on union election procedures

HR Public Policy Rules implement changes required by 2009 legislation, that affect both the military leave provisions and the application of certain FMLA provisions to airline flight crews Deletes key SHRM provision that allows employers to record leave in the increment in which other leave is recorded provided that increment is no greater than one hour Comments are due April 16, 2012 SHRM State Councils and Chapters will be invited to support this effort Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Get Out the Vote – Have A Voice! Taking action and exercising your voice is neither difficult nor complex. SHRM’s new “Have a Voice!” campaign can help! SHRM’s non-partisan “Have a Voice!” campaign aims to motivate HR professionals to exercise their constitutional right to vote in the primaries and November Presidential election. SHRM will launch its “Have a Voice” website, during the 2012 Employment Law & Legislative Conference, Mar. 4-7, The website has many great resources, including information to: Successfully orchestrate a voter-education campaign Assist you (and your employees) in registering to vote Inform you of your voting rights Teach you how to host your own “Returns Party” Provide you with great HR Votes 2012 gear

Goal 100% SHRM State Council and Chapter signatories for ESGR Statements of support  List updating in progress  Final will be posted on the VLRC  To set up a signing,  Let us know you’ve signed and send us your pictures!  or SHRM Foundation DVD and Webcast  Developed in collaboration with ESGR and due to generosity of Ohio State Council  Covers Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) & effective practices from HR and organizations that do it right  Webcast to occur mid-March Military Employment Initiative Louisiana State Conference Nov. 11, % signed

Resources  HR Toolkit – Branding, Outreach & Successful Engagement of Military-Connected Talent--released at Talent Management  Myth-Buster & Resource one-pager on PTSD/TBI Employment Law & Legislative Conference  America’s Skills Gap: A Panel Discussion -- March 5 at 2:00pm  Panel highlights veterans as resource for filling skills gap Military Employment Initiative

Questions? Lisa K. Horn Senior Gov’t Relations Advisor Co-Leader, SHRM’s Workplace Flexibility Initiative Duke Street Alexandria, VA