Conversations with the Fed: Worker’s Experiences with Unemployment Insurance
A public event that explored workers’ real-world experiences with unemployment insurance systems, focusing on barriers, inequities, and policy insights from their perspectives.
This discussion brought together workers, researchers, and experts to share personal stories and data about challenges in accessing and navigating unemployment insurance — from eligibility confusion and administrative burdens to delays and technology gaps.
It aimed to highlight how design, process, communication, and policy structures affect people’s ability to receive benefits when they need them most and to surface ideas for improving the system. The event also connected lived experiences with broader evidence and policy conversations to inform researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working on unemployment insurance modernization and equity.
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