Events
Georgetown Law's Workplace Flexibility 2010 and the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security release a new report, "Family Security Insurance: A New Foundation for Economic Security."
December 14, 2009
Flexible Work Arrangements: Working for America’s Employers and Employees
Congressional Briefing
At this briefing, employers, workers and union representatives described why flexible work arrangements have been effective business and workforce strategies, and the hallmarks of successful flexible work arrangements.
At this briefing, a diverse group of business, employee and consumer representatives discussed why flexible work arrangements are important for their family members and the issues they represent.
Workplace Flexibility 2010 co-sponsored this briefing to highlight the research of the Work, Family & Health Network.
Workplace Flexibility 2010 and the New America Foundation hosted this briefing to examine the particular need for workplace flexibiltiy among low-wage workers.
Workplace Flexibility co-hosted this briefing with the New America Foundation and the American Psychological Association on the relationship between workplace flexibility and mental health.
This event marked the release of Workplace Flexibility 2010's comprehensive set of policy solutions to expand Americans’ access to flexible work arrangements such as compressed workweeks, predictable schedules, and telecommuting.
Workplace Flexibility 2010 hosted this briefing to highlight how workplace flexibility is a necessary part of the response to the work-life challenges faced by military families.
Workplace Flexibility 2010 and the New America Foundation presented this briefing on the importance of a flexible workplace to religious observance.
Workplace Flexibility 2010 hosted the 2008 conference for grantees of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Workplace, Work Force, and Working Families Program. Conversation focused on research, business practice and public policy developments in the work-family field.
Workplace Flexibility 2010 co-director Chai Feldblum testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging about how workplace flexibility could be used by the federal government to respond to the needs of older workers.
Workplace Flexibility 2010 hosted this briefing at Georgetown Law to discuss the role of workplace flexibility in reducing barriers to employment for workers with disabilities.
September 29, 2006
Promoting Children’s Well Being: The Need for Workplace Flexibility
Congressional Briefing
Co-sponsored by Senators Mike Dewine (R-OH) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Workplace Flexibility 2010 and New America Foundation brought together a panel of experts for a briefing on the implications of work-family tensions on children, with a particular focus on the role of fathers.
May 1, 2006
Meeting the Needs of Today’s Families: The Role of Workplace Flexibility
Congressional Briefing
Co-sponsored by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Workplace Flexibility 2010 and New American presented a briefing on the implications of the mismatch between the structure of work and the needs of the workforce for American families.
July 18, 2005
What an Aging Workforce Can Teach Us About Workplace Flexibility
Congressional Briefing
Workplace Flexibility 2010 presented this briefing on the role that flexible workplaces can play in responding to the challenges of an aging workforce.
April 22, 2005
Resetting The Clockwork: Possibilities for Healthy Employees, Retirees, Families, Businesses and Com
Research and Policy Forum
Workplace Flexibility 2010 Director Chai Feldblum spoke at a research and policy conference at the University of Minnesota that examined how workplace flexibilty could be used to respond to the needs of the workforce and expand opportunites for employment.
AARP broadcast this radio report on the need for workplace flexibility among older workers.
March 3, 2005
The Great American Time Squeeze: The Politics of Work and Family in a 24/7 World
Panel Discussion
Workplace Flexibility 2010 Director Chai Feldblum participated in a March 2005 panel discussion about families, work, and public policy at the Russell Sage Foundation and the CUNY Center for Urban Research.
Workplace Flexibility 2010 hosted this panel discussion to help define the contours of a new national policy on workplace flexibility.
In this report, Patti Giglio examines the concept of the billable hour and efforts to provide flexible schedules to partner-track lawyers.