HR Day on the Hill - Olympia

Limited Openings
February 10, 2010

WA Legislative session begins January 11, 2010 for a short 60-day session.

SHRM Washington State Council and Association of Washington Business are organizing “2010 HR Day on the Hill” for HR professionals to converge on Olympia.

This all day event is scheduled February 10, 2010 at the Association of Washington Business office in Olympia.

The event is presented to assist HR Professionals in understanding the political process and get up to date information on key legislative issues currently being proposed and voted on in the 2010 legislative session.

Click here for summaries of AWB's focus this year ( http://www.awb.org/legislativeactioncenter/legislativeobjectives.asp )

If you want to attend, please contact the SHRM WA Council Legislative Director, Teri Ano at teridano@msn.com.

Help for Haiti - SHRM Provides Guidance

A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) member in Haiti is appealing to the international community to send relief quickly to that country after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rattled it on Jan. 13, 2010. The quake reportedly left tens of thousands dead and most of Port au Prince, that nation’s capital, in ruins. 

Americans can help by donating cash to established relief agencies. To read more about how to help, click here.

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of the Society for Human Resource Management is a key component for career success in the HR field.

Where else can you network with colleagues from a wide variety of companies, stay on top of exciting new HR strategies, get the inside scoop on local HR news, or find out about a thinly advertised dream job?

The Seattle SHRM chapter supports professionals who lead the people side of business. Through education and networking, we elevate the value of HR professionals as partners in developing and executing organizational strategy.

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Featured Articles:

House Votes to Extend COBRA Subsidy, Unemployment Benefits

The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Dec. 16, 2009, that would extend for six months a federal subsidy to help unemployed workers acquire health insurance through their former employers’ health care plans. 

Click HERE to read more.

Supreme Court to Examine Privacy of Workers’ Text Messages

The U.S. Supreme Court, Dec. 14, 2009, agreed to hear a case raising the question of whether text messages sent by public employees on company-provided equipment are entitled to constitutional privacy protections. 

The high court agreed to review a decision of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which sided with an Ontario, Calif., police officer who argued that the police department violated his rights under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the California Constitution by reviewing text messages sent from and received by his electronic pager. 

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Update for Employers on Domestic Partnership and Same-Sex Marriage Laws

Despite a November voter referendum in Maine that overturned the state's same-sex marriage law and a recent rejection of same-sex marriage by the New York State Senate, 2009 saw progress for the legal recognition of same-sex marriage and domestic partnerships. The following is a summary of recent developments in this fast-evolving area of the law. 

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Certification: Did You Know?

You can accumulate up to 20 recertification credit hours through webcasts. SHRM offers an archive of FREE webcasts that are approved for recertification credit.

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