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 offered new insights on how the program is working and how states are working with employers to make use of shared work.
Professor Till von Wachter, faculty director of the California Policy Lab’s UCLA site, presented on CPL’s research on short-time compensation.
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
The event is July 15, 2025 from 10:00am to 11:00am (PT).