On February 5, Executive Director Michael Sanderson testified before the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee in opposition to HB 203 – Labor and Employment - Training Repayment Agreements - Prohibition.  This bill would broadly prohibit employers, including county governments, from entering into training repayment agreements with employees. Mr. Sanderson emphasized that these agreements, signed openly by both parties, are often an essential tool in recruiting and retaining public sector staff, notably in public service professions.…

On January 27, Associate Policy Director Karrington Anderson submitted written testimony to the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee in opposition to HB 86 – State and Local Employees - Cancer Screening - Paid Leave.  This bill would mandate that state and local governments, as public employers, provide four hours of paid cancer screening leave, separate from any existing leave policies. Under current law and county practice, cancer screening is an allowable and appropriate use of…