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Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System
July 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CDT
How can unemployment insurance (UI) support alternatives to layoffs when business is slow? A little-known provision of the UI system, “shared work” or “short-time compensation,” provides benefits to workers who have their hours reduced. In this virtual event, economic and policy experts will offer new insights on how the program is working and how states are working with employers to make use of shared work.
The event ties into the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis’ research series examining UI policies and their impact on low- and moderate-income workers. Join us as we learn from research, data, and practitioner perspectives on shared-work trends.
Speakers
- Jim Hegman, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Leonidas Murembya, Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
- Ryan Nunn, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- Alene Tchourumoff, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- Till von Wachter, California Policy Lab
Agenda
12:00 – 12:07 pm CT
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speaker: Alene Tchourumoff, Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
12:08 – 12:09 pm CT
Presenter Introduction
Speaker: Ryan Nunn, Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
12:10 – 12:24 pm CT
New Data from Michigan on Shared Work
Speaker: Leonidas Murembya, Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
12:24 – 12:39 pm CT
Differences and Similarities in Research Findings from California Data
Speaker: Till von Wachter, California Policy Lab
12:40 – 12:55 pm CT
A Leader’s Perspective of Shared Work on the Ground
Speaker: Jim Hegman, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
12:56 – 1:00 pm CT
Closing Remarks
In Person