Changes in the workforce and the economy over the past several decades have contributed to the evolving employer-employee relationship. The Great Recession also altered the environment in which workers, job seekers, businesses, and governments operate.
However, the financial well-being of families in the United States is still largely driven by the labor market and by the relationships workers have with their employers. The contribution employers make to households’ financial security goes beyond wages and salaries to include benefits—such as paid leave and health insurance—that are designed to help workers manage and prepare for financial challenges.
In addition to a transforming economy and labor market, legislative changes such as the Affordable Care Act affect the context in which employers choose which benefits to offer their workers. Together, these issues also have a profound effect on the financial security of employees and their families.
Please join us for a series of discussions highlighting the state of employer-sponsored benefits; the impact of shifts in the benefits landscape for firms and workers; the role of research, policy, advocacy, and philanthropy in an evolving field; and what we can expect from the future of work.
This page will be updated as speakers are confirmed.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
| Agenda | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 – 9 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9 – 9:10 a.m. | Introduction |
| 9:10 – 9:30 a.m. | Keynote: Employer-Sponsored Benefits: A Lay of the Land Clinton Key, The Pew Charitable Trusts |
| 9:30 – 10:40 a.m |
Panel 1: Employer-Sponsored Benefits and Family Financial Security Moderator: Jonnelle Marte, The Washington Post Janet Boguslaw, Brandeis University Matthew Rae, Kaiser Family Foundation Tony Cheng, Working America John Hart, Opportunity Lives |
| 10:40 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Panel 2: A Changing Benefits Landscape: Employer Impacts Moderator: Kimberly Adams, Marketplace Holly Wade, National Federation of Independent Business James Klein, American Benefits Council Erik Rettig, Small Business Majority |
| 11:45 a.m. – Noon | Break |
| Noon – 1:25 p.m. | Lunchtime Panel: The Future of Work and the Employee-Employer Relationship —What Is Left to Learn? Moderator: Sarah Sattelmeyer, The Pew Charitable Trusts Arne Kalleberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Angela Rachidi, American Enterprise Institute Richard Luss, Willis Towers Watson Aditi Vaidya, Solidago Foundation and See Forward Fund |
| 1:25 – 1:30 p.m. | Closing |
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