That applause you heard for the president's State of the Union message was definitely not coming from the offices of the Society for Human Resource Management or the National Business Group on Health, two trade associations that have closely followed the government's strategy for overhauling the U.S. health care system.
SHRM took strong exceptions to several issues raised by President Obama, issues that have long had the president and SHRM policymakers at odds.
The Big Three human resources-related items on the president's SOTU checklist were paid leave of absence, which Obama said should be expanded; overtime eligibility, which he said should be liberalized; and, of course, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which he defended. Here are SHRM's responses to those issues:
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
