On Thursday, April 28th, we joined the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for an online roundtable, “Untapped Potential: Reimagining Equity for Workers with Gaps in Employment History,” to discuss challenges workers face as they re-enter the workforce after periods of unemployment.
Panel participants included Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director, Jenny R. Yang; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair, Charlotte A. Burrows; Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Eve Hill; President of Mission: Launch, Teresa Y. Hodge; the American Association of Retired Persons’ Senior Advisor for Financial Resilience, Heather Tinsley-Fix; and A Better Balance Vice President, Elizabeth Gedmark.
Watch this event below: