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SHRM’s Mike Aitken, on what the elections mean for HR

By Guest Blogger on November 3, 2010 | 58200 Comments2010-11-03+15%3A53%3A00Guest+Blogger

This guest post is by Mike Aitken, director of government affairs for the Society for Human Resource Management. While the outcome of several federal and state races remain undecided, the results of last night’s election are clear: Republicans will govern the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress with at least a 40 seat majority, [...]

Tags: Mike Aitken, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, SHRM
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If You Can Get to Just 1: A preview of SHRM’s Employment Law and Legislative Conference

By Mary Ellen Slayter on March 5, 2009 | 4480 Comments2009-03-05+17%3A20%3A27Mary+Ellen+Slayter

Today I’m pleased to introduce a regular SmartBlog feature called If You Can Get to Just 1. Each month we will select from scores of upcoming HR/management conferences and will feature the one we feel will be most beneficial to SmartBrief on Workforce e-newsletter readers. This month’s featured conference, the Society for Human Resource Management‘s [...]

Tags: card check, employment law, Mike Aitken, Society for Human Resource Management
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