Former BLS Commissioner Discussing Economic Impact of COVID-19 at WCRI Conference

The Workers Compensation Research Institute announced that Katharine Abraham, a former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner and member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, will deliver the opening keynote at the 37th annual WCRI Issues & Research Conference in March. Abraham will talk about the impact of COVID-19 and the shutdown on the labor market. She will discuss how the shutdown and recovery is different from previous recessions, as well as the potential for, and the impact of, long-term unemployment. And Abraham will share her insights on the dispa...