• Virtual

Recent Developments in Unemployment Insurance Modernization

April 13, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Join the UI Technology Coordinating Coalition, part of the Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, to discuss recent developments in unemployment insurance (UI) modernization efforts on April 13, 2023 at noon (ET). Members of the team from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of UI Modernization (OUIM) will join us to describe their work with states to help them improve timeliness, increase equity, and prevent fraud. We will also be joined by a senior official from the Illinois Department of Labor to talk about how states are working with OUIM.

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This is an opportunity to learn: 

  • How the American Rescue Plan Act’s $2 billion appropriation to improve timeliness, increase equity, and prevent fraud in the UI system is being deployed.
  • How a new office (OUIM) is spearheading change within DOL and with state labor agencies, including through ​​technology and policy guidance to improve service delivery, specialty teams called “Tiger Teams,” and equity grants. 
  • How a state has been using these resources to transform the experience for UI claimants.

Meet the panelists:

  • Andrew Stettner, Deputy Director for Policy, Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization, U.S. Department of Labor
  • Laurence Bafundo, Deputy Director for Technology, Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization, U.S. Department of Labor
  • Jennifer L. Phillips, Assistant Deputy Director, Service Delivery, Illinois Department of Employment Security
  • Moderated by Adam Bobrow and Marcus Courtney, co-conveners of the UI Tech Coordinating Coalition, Digital Benefits Network, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University

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