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The CHRO's Voice in Washington

Policy is written in Washington, and the CHRO Association is the CHRO’s Voice at the Table.

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The CHRO Association represents the CHRO’s perspective to Congress and federal agencies, focused on how public policy actually impacts the CHRO role and the HR function.
Changes to health benefits, retirement rules, immigration, labor law and workplace AI all reach employees the same way – through HR.

We show policymakers what a proposal will mean in practice: what it will take to implement, what it will change for employees, and where it conflicts with programs already in place.
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As the CHRO’s Voice in Washington, the Association aims to advance workplace policy that supports job growth, employment security, and competitiveness – and that works for the people who run it.

How We Represent CHROs

Our positions start with practice. Member CHROs and their teams run benefits, compensation, talent and labor programs for millions of employees. We bring that experience straight to policymakers in Washington.
  • Grounded in Practical Experience. When a proposal would change plan design, reporting obligations, or workforce programs, we use our members’; experience to demonstrate the impacts directly to policymakers.
  • One View from the Largest Companies. Policymakers get a single, considered perspective from our member companies rather than dozens of separate ones.
  • Non-Partisan. Health and workforce policy works best when the employers who fund and run these programs have a seat at the table. We work with both parties and with the agencies that write the rules.
  • Partnering with Washington Teams. Members and their government relations teams hear what is moving early enough to plan for it, and their experience shapes what we say next.

Our Policy Agenda

Our Public Policy agenda focuses on one thing – What impacts the role of the CHRO and the HR function.

Compensation & Benefits

CHROs design and fund the health, retirement and pay programs that federal law governs. Changes to ERISA, tax treatment or disclosure rules directly affect those programs.
  • Employer-Sponsored Health Care
  • Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs
  • Employee Benefits and ERISA
  • Executive Compensation
  • Retirement Savings

Talent & Workforce

Immigration rules, leave mandates and limits on non-competes determine how CHROs hire, retain and develop people.
  • Employment-Based Immigration
  • Paid Family and Medical Leave
  • Non-Compete Agreements
  • ESG, DEI
  • Workplace Skills and Training
  • Wellbeing and Education Assistance

Governance & Compliance

Labor law, disclosure requirements and proxy advisor practices shape how CHROs manage employee relations and what they report to boards and shareholders.
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Corporate Governance
  • Proxy Advisory Reform

Innovation & AI

Rules on AI in employment decisions and on employee data are being written while practice is still settling. We bring the experience of HR leaders deploying these tools at scale.
  • Workplace AI
  • Data Privacy
  • Technology and Workforce Change

For policymakers and their staff

We give Congress and federal agencies a unified, practical view of how proposed workplace laws and regulations will work inside large organizations, from the people responsible for implementing them: CHROs and the HR functions they lead.

The Washington Representatives Program

Government relations professionals at member companies work where HR practice meets federal policy. The Washington Representatives Program connects them with one another and with our policy team, enabling the CHRO’s perspective to reach Washington through every channel a member company uses.
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The Program is led by Chatrane Birbal, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Government Relations. Participants receive:

  • Regular updates on legislative and regulatory activity affecting the workplace
  • Training and talking points for engaging policymakers on workplace issues
  • Policy presentations for the CHRO, executive team and other internal stakeholders
  • Support for testimony, leadership updates and media talking points
  • A peer network of government relations leaders at other member companies

Participation is included in membership, with no limit on the number of people from each company. To join or nominate a colleague, contact Chatrane Birbal at [email protected].