 Later she became legislative and political action director for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, working on policy issues affecting working men and women.From 1981 to 1984, Hamos served as legislative counsel and policy advisor to then-State's Attorney Richard M. Daley, advocating for the first-ever laws and policies on domestic violence and sexual assault.She was appointed in 1984 as director of the child support division, with oversight of 300,000 child support cases.