With the arrival of the Obama administration and its fast start in revamping workplace regulation, HR professionals have their work cut out for them. They are being called upon to track and react to an array of new laws and proposals, including measures affecting compensation, sick-leave benefits and labor relations. The biggest issue is the debate over health care reform, with the possibility of massive changes in how employee health care plans are structured. As one expert put it, 2009 promises to be one of the most active congressional cycles for HR public policy issues in the past 30 years.
All this augurs more work for HR consulting firms. “As regulatory mandates evolve, consultancies are called upon not only to keep organizations informed of changes to legislation but also to implement these edicts in balance with their client’s talent management perspectives and goals,” according to Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory.
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