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Revisiting 2008 Top Lobbyists: More hustle on the Hill

Some of the top industry advocates named by CEO Update in last year’s Top Lobbyists Special Report say their work since then has become more frenzied than ever, the result of a new administration eager to enact an agenda. “The pace has been frenetic,” said Michael Aitken, director of government affairs for the Society for Human Resource Management. “I have talked to other colleagues who … remember the times when you had breaks, down time.” Aitken said he’s been especially busy because the administration and Congress have been more active than they have been in 20 or 25 years on workplace issues, like the Employee Free Choice Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, health… Read More