More states are considering paid family leave bills, and lawmakers said they want to hear from human resource professionals about how these laws might affect the workplace.
“When there are bills related to employment law … you really need to reach out to your legislators,” said Delaware Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, at the 2019 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Employment Law & Legislative Conference on March 18. “You might say, ‘What are you thinking?’ ‘What are you doing?’ or ‘We’re here to help.’ “
