As the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions gradually lift, returning to work is not as simple as it seems for some people, due to childcare issues, lingering fear of infection, re-start challenges for businesses, government subsidies, and other reasons. How are these issues are affecting our state and local workforce, why are women more affected, and what can expect this summer? There is also be a general COVID-19 update.
Produced by the Community Health Roundtable and the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership.
Panelists
- Alison Dickson, senior instructor in the Labor Education Program in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Chris Hembrough, president and CEO of The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
- Rachel DeVries, vice-president of human resources for the Hospital Sisters Health System, Illinois Division
- Gail O'Neil, director of the Sangamon County Department of Public Health
Moderator
- Molly Lamb, UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership executive director
Thanks to Bruce Sommer for making the audio available to us.
