CUPAHR Online Public Policy Information

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CUPA-HR Online Public Policy Information

• Keeping our members up-to-date on the latest
  legislative, legal and compliance news affecting
  higher education HR.

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What public policy resources does CUPA-HR offer?

• The CUPA-HR Public Policy Committee provides a
  mechanism to respond to fast-breaking, critical
  legislative, regulatory, or public policy issues
  of concern to CUPA-HR members. This information
  is distributed to our members via
• Capitol Hill Report
• Legal Watch
• Washington Insider Alerts
• Online DOL Compensation Compliance Library
• Advocacy
• Webinars

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Capitol Hill Report
Written by CUPA-HR's government relations
consultant, this column discusses actions and
political maneuvering taking place on Capitol
Hill of concern to CUPA-HR members. This
online, password protected report is made
available to CUPA-HR members around the first of
each month. It can be only accessed through the
members-only section of the CUPA-HR Web site.
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Capitol Hill Report

• The Capitol Hill Report is also part of the
  CUPA-HR News Online. Members are e-mailed each
  month when the latest newsletter is released and
  can access this report by clicking on a link in
  the e-mail and entering their members-only
  password.

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Capitol Hill Report

• Here is an excerpt from one of the latest Capitol
  Hill Reports
• Congressional Committees Address Two Topics of
  Importance to HE HR Professionals The H-1B visa
  program has drawn some attention over the last
  several months as the cap on the number of H-1B
  visas available (65,000) for FY05 will soon be
  reached. Over the last several months, some
  members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have
  been discussing potential H-1B visa amendment
  language to an immigration bill. It currently
  does not appear that the bill will pass this
  year, though that situation could change.

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Legal Watch

• Written monthly by Ira Michael Shepard, CUPA-HR
  general counsel, this column describes and
  reports outcomes on high-profile cases of
  interest to the higher education HR profession.
• This online, password protected column is made
  available to CUPA-HR members around the first of
  each month. It can only be accessed through the
  members-only section of the CUPA-HR Web site.

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Legal Watch

• The Legal Watch column is also part of the
  CUPA-HR News Online. Members are e-mailed each
  month when the latest newsletter is released and
  can access this report by clicking on a link in
  the e-mail and entering their members-only
  password.

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Legal Watch

• Here is an excerpt from one of the latest Legal
  Watch columns
• Pension Deferrals for 403(b) and 457 Plans
  Expanded, 403(b) Plan Assets May be Subject to
  Bankruptcy Court Control ... The Sixth Circuits
  decision in Rhiel v. Adams , 302 B.R. 535 (6th
  Cir. 2003), has taken the benefits community and
  403(b) participants by surprise. Previously,
  participants who had built up retirement savings
  in 403(b) plans believed that those monies were
  exempt from their bankruptcy estates. Section
  541(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a
  debtors beneficial interest in a trust that
  restricts transfers and is enforceable under
  non-bankruptcy law will not become part of the
  bankruptcy estate. The Rhiel court, after
  examining the 403(b) plans in question and the
  underlying contracts, found...

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Washington Insider

• These breaking news alerts give real-time status
  updates on public policy issues being closely
  monitored and advocated by CUPA-HR. Members
  receive an e-mail with a summary of the alert.
• This online, password protected information is
  made available to CUPA-HR members whenever a hot
  topic arises. The full article or information is
  e-mailed to CUPA-HR members and also made
  available through the members-only section of
  the CUPA-HR Web site.

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DOL Compensation Compliance Library

• More than just a library... This online tool
  will help you manage compliance on your campus.
  The compensation compliance library is an online
  gateway to published and unpublished legal
  authorities and assessments tools which
  specifically examine the exempt status of higher
  education positions. This site serves as an
  important research tool which is regularly
  updated for the HE HR professionals who are
  members of CUPA-HR.

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DOL Compensation Compliance Library

• This online library is divided into the following
  sections
• Overtime and Exemptions Generally
• Assessment Tools
• Legal Authorities
• Recent Developments
• DOL Compliance Resources

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Advocacy

• The association's government relations
  consultant, located in Washington, DC, attends
  key government meetings, press conferences at
  U.S. offices, and works in conjunction with other
  higher education and human resource lobby
  coalitions to push its agenda. With CUPA-HR
  leaders' direction, the consultant prepares and
  represents CUPA-HR's support on worthwhile
  advocacy efforts, such as CUPA-HR member
  letter-writing and phone campaigns and national
  advertising efforts with coalition members.

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Advocacy

• Some recent advocacy documents include
• NCAA Bulletin (8/23/04)
• FLSA Clarification Letter to DOL (8/18/04)
• Letter Opposing Harkin Amendment (4/30/04)
• Murray Amendment Letter (3/23/04)

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Webinars

• One of our most popular career development
  opportunities, the CUPA-HR Audio
  Conference/Webinar Series allows human resource
  practitioners to learn more about some of the
  most important and timely topics in higher
  education without leaving the office. And
  beginning this year, all programs offer both
  audio (via phone) and visual (via Web) components.

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Webinars

• The Webinar series is devoted to bringing the
  best information to HE HR professionals through
  the phone and over the Web. While many of the
  topics in this series are not strictly
  legislative or legal in nature, they do assist HE
  HR professionals in dealing with various campus
  challenges. Some past and upcoming Webinars
  include
• Sex Offenders on Campus New federal requirements
  mandate campus notification about the presence of
  registered sex offenders who are students,
  faculty, or staff. As a result, colleges and
  universities are challenged to balance their
  campus communitys need for information and the
  right to know with the rights of convicted sex
  offenders...
• Pre-Employment Background Checks Lessons from
  the Trenches ... This session will examine
  federal and state laws regulating these checks,
  explore approaches used to gain organizational
  buy-in, and describe the implementation
  challenges faced by one private college and one
  public university.

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What public policy resources does CUPA-HR offer?

• Whether you need to know the latest compliance
  regulations, court rulings, or how specific
  legislation affects your campus, CUPA-HR offers
  public policy information in an efficient manner
  thats easy to access online.
• CUPA-HR provides a variety of public policy
  communications to keep members up-to-date on the
  latest happenings in Washington and CUPA-HR's
  advocacy efforts through the Capitol Hill Report,
  Legal Watch, Washington Insider alerts, and
  Webinars.