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State Legislation Federal Legislation Legal News Resources
State Legislation
2010 WA Legislative Session (concluded)
HR-Related Bills Update: (As of March 31, 2010)
SUCCESS ALERT!! SUCCESS ALERT!!
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PROPOSED LEGISLATION UPDATE
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| 2444 (4 hours unpaid leave of children's educational activity) |
Failed |
| 2764 (Pandeminc Flu leave) |
Failed |
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For disposition other HR bills, see AWB Wrap Legislative Up presentation slides: click here
For AWB detailed summary PDF: click here
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Legislator Districts & E-Mails:
Find your legislator here
Federal Legislation
Elected U.S. Officials:
| U.S. House of Representatives - WA |
U.S. Senate - WA |
- Baird, Brian, Washington, 3rd
- Dicks, Norman D., Washington, 6th
- Hastings, Doc, Washington, 4th
- Inslee, Jay, Washington, 1st
- Larsen, Rick, Washington, 2nd
- McDermott, Jim, Washington, 7th
- McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Washington, 5th
- Reichert, David G., Washington, 8th
- Smith, Adam, Washington, 9th
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511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
173 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2621
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HR-Related Bills:
The following federal bill trackers relate to Human Resource-related legislation:
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Legal News
* March 2010 Report from Washington State Council Leg. Director, Teri Ano:
"The historic actions of the House and Senate with regard to Health Care was definitely the primary focus but we also covered a lot of other ground. For instance, the tax code section 127 is set to expire at the end of 2010. This is an important piece of the tax code that allow employers to provide training and educational assistance to their employees without a tax consequence (up to $5250). The section 127 has been extended 8 times and we are advocating for it to be made a permanent part of the tax code. We spoke to a number of senators (and their aides) about sponsoring or cosponsoring a bill to accomplish this. Please make sure you watch for this legislation and let your representatives in Washington DC know if you support it!
SHRM is launching a new Advocacy program this year (in May 2010) and has chose the State of Washington as one of the "10 pilot states"! This is an exciting opportunity for us to really get involved in advocacy and to get a lot of help from SHRM. They will be providing us with more information over the coming months and we will be looking for volunteers. We will be trying to identify a "champion" for each of the legislative districts so that we can mobilize our troops whenever situations arise that require an advocacy component. SHRM will provide us with training and tools to make sure we are able to respond quickly and effectively. What a wonderful endeavor they are embarking on and we are lucky to be among the first to participate. We will be helping to shape the future of our country!
The SHRM advocacy website, as always, is a great resource. It provides links to your legislators (both federal and state) as well as sample letters for you to send. They are also now tracking pending state legislation in a variety of areas. Here are some of the Key HR Issues that they are tracking for both state and federal legislation:
- Health Care Reform
- Employer Provided Educational Assistance
- Workplace Flexibility/Leave Benefits
- Labor-Management Relations
- Civil Rights Protections
- Credit Checks
- Weapons in the workplace
- Discrimination in the workplace
- Domestic Partner benefits
- Military Leave
Please visit the website frequently for updates and tools. www.shrm.org click on the Advocacy tab to the far right."
Learn More
Get involved in the legislative process by visiting www.shrm.org/government. You can look at SHRM’s position on proposed federal legislation, or write to your legislators by utilizing information and templates available in the HRVoice section of the SHRM website. HRVoice ( http://www.shrm.org/government/hrvoice/ ) assists you in taking proactive steps in shaping public policy affecting the HR profession. SHRM members, through the HRVoice program, can play an instrumental part in influencing legislation on the national and state levels.
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