The year 2009 may become one of the most pivotal years for the human resources sector, as industry professionals find their companies thrust into some of the most potent public policy issues to date. Passage in January of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 set the stage for an aggressive HR agenda this year, and U.S. employers are hurrying to put policies in place that will fend off any future charges of discrimination in the workplace. Business and industry groups have galvanized their members in opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act—legislation with the potential to reignite unions across the country. And the debate over universal health care will no doubt… Read More