Dee Anna Hays serves as the Director of Legislative Affairs for HR Tampa, a SHRM local chapter. She enjoys keeping HR professionals on the cutting edge of evolving labor and employment laws that affect their workplaces. She regularly speaks at SHRM chapter seminars, and presented several webinars in 2020 to discuss legislative updates and best practices for handling novel COVID-19-related workplace issues. Dee Anna also launched HR Tampa’s first Legislative Affairs Committee.
Her day job is as a Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, which is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Dee Anna is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Florida Bar. She has been representing employers across many industries in labor and employment law compliance and litigation for over 12 years.
One of the highlights of Dee Anna’s career has been advocating on behalf of HR professionals. Dee Anna is legal co-counsel for the HR Florida State Council, the state affiliate for SHRM. She represents HR Tampa at HR Florida’s annual Legislative Conference, meeting with lawmakers to discuss employment-related legislation. On the federal level, Dee Anna is a member of SHRM’s Advocacy Team (A-Team) and participates in its annual Capitol Hill Advocacy Day alongside other members of HR Florida. She is watching to see what changes 2021 will bring for employers under the new presidential administration.