On Wednesday, July 8, 2009, Workplace Flexibility 2010 and the New America Foundation presented a briefing titled "Flexible Work Arrangements and Low-Wage Work." Panelists presented "the latest research on scheduling challenges faced by low-wage workers, [. . .] common sense solutions that have been implemented by businesses and [. . .] how public policy can enhance access to FWAs for low-wage workers." David Gray, Director of the Workforce and Family Program at the New America Foundation, moderated the panel:
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Susan J. Lambert
Associate Professor, University of Chicago -
Jennifer E. Swanberg
Executive Director, Institute for Workplace Innovation
Associate Professor, University of Kentucky -
Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy -
Liz Watson
Legislative Counsel, Workplace Flexibility 2010 -
John Wilcox
VP of Operations, Corporate Voices for Working Families
Materials:
Improving Work Schedules in Hourly Jobs, Susan J. Lambert
Flexible Work Arrangements and Low-Wage Work: Presentation by Liz Watson, Liz Watson
Webcast of Flexible Work Arrangements and Low-Wage Work, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center