On December 18, 2008, Workplace Flexibility 2010 brought together a panel of experts on the data, law, and practical experiences of military families.  Speakers identified the needs of military families, the relevant research, and the continuum of work-life challenges these families face during and after military service.  The briefing also highlighted how workplace flexibility is a necessary part of the response to these issues.

Workplace Flexibility 2010 Co-Director and Georgetown Law Professor Chai Feldblum moderated the panel:

• Shelley MacDermid, Ph.D., Director, Military Family Research Institute and the Center for Families, Professor, Purdue University

• Patricia Kempthorne, Founder and Executive Director of the Twiga Foundation

• Sheila Casey, Chief Operating Officer, The Hill

• Kelly B. Hruska, Deputy Director, Government Relations, National Military Family Association

• Barbara Thompson, Director, Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, Military Community and Family Policy, Office of Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

• Marcy Karin, Legislative Counsel, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law

Media:

• Video of the Briefing

• Video of Subsequent Question and Answer Session

Press:

• "Workplace flexibility discussed at forum," by Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes

Materials:

• An Overview of USERRA and the FMLA's Provisions for Military Families

• A Sampling of Workplace Flexibility Laws and Programs for Military Personnel