On Wednesday, April 30, 2008, Chai Feldblum—Georgetown Law Professor and Co-Director of Workplace Flexibility 2010—testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging at a hearing titled, "Leading by Example: Making Government a Model for Hiring and Retaining Older Workers."
Professor Feldblum's testimony outlined the ways in which the federal government has already successfully pioneered workplace flexibility programs—and is uniquely positioned to establish innovative workplace structures that enable older workers to remain active in the workforce.
Materials:
Appendix A: "Definition of Workplace Flexibility", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Appendix B: "Federal Employees Part-Time Career Employment Act of 1978", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Appendix C: "The Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act (FEFCWA)", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Appendix D: "Some Background Information on Workplace Flexibility in Federal Agencies", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Appendix E: "Telecommuting: A Case Study in Public Policy Approaches", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Appendix F: "A Sampling of Government Reports on Workplace Flexibility", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center
Selected Events on Workplace Flexibility in the Federal Government, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center