BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170609T120000Z DTEND:20170609T133000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Government Affairs - June 2017 - Family Medical Leave - Barriers & Benefits - Learn the Facts DESCRIPTION:The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee invites you to attend a facilitated discussion with a panel of experts who will address the Family and Medical Leave options currently being debated in the NH State Legislature. \n\n\n\nOur panel includes:\n\n\n\nKristin Smith of the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy\, is a family demographer and research associate professor. She has published a co-edited book\, Economic Restructuring and Family Well-being in Rural America\, and her work has been reported in the NY Times\, LA Times\, Washington Post\, and the Boston Globe\, among others. Kristin's extensive experience will be invaluable to our discussion.\n\n\n\nAmanda Sears is the Director of the Campaign for a Family-Friendly Economy for the Civix Strategy Group\, an advocacy organization based in Concord. Amanda works to build momentum for policies that help New Hampshire people make ends meet and to be there for their families when they are in need. She has been very involved with the pending Family Medical Leave legislation\, and will bring that perspective to the discussion.\n\n \n\nSenator Martha Fuller-Clark has also been very involved with the pending legislation and will join the panel\, schedule allowing.\n\n\n\nThis issue impacts our community in many ways\, including our ability to attract and retain our workforce with growing and ageing families. Businesses of all sizes - small to very large - will want to understand the barriers and benefits and how family medical leave - paid or unpaid - could impact their bottom line. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee invites you to attend a facilitated discussion \;with a panel of experts who will address the Family and Medical Leave options currently being debated in the NH State Legislature.  \;
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\nOur panel includes:
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\nKristin Smith of the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy\, is a family demographer and research associate professor.  \;She has published a co-edited book\, Economic Restructuring and Family Well-being in Rural America\, and her work has been reported in the NY Times\, LA Times\, Washington Post\, and the Boston Globe\, among others.  \;Kristin'\;s extensive experience will be invaluable to our discussion.
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\nAmanda Sears is the Director of the Campaign for a Family-Friendly Economy for the Civix Strategy Group\, an advocacy organization based in Concord. \; Amanda works to build momentum for policies that help New Hampshire people make ends meet and to be there for their families when they are in need. \; She has been very involved with the pending Family Medical Leave legislation\, and will bring that perspective to the discussion.
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\nSenator Martha Fuller-Clark has also been very involved with the pending legislation and will join the panel\, schedule allowing.
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\nThis issue impacts our community in many ways\, including our ability to attract and retain our workforce with growing and ageing families.  \;Businesses of all sizes - small to very large - will want to understand the barriers and benefits and how family medical leave - paid or unpaid - could impact their bottom line.
\n \; LOCATION:TYCO Visitors Center at the Strawbery Banke Museum. Figtree Kitchen Caf (next to our meeting room) will be open at 7:30 a.m.\, serving scones\, breakfast wraps\, quesadillas\, fruit\, juice\, and coffee\, all available for sale. Come early\, come hungry! UID:e.1659.31569 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260412T072023Z URL:https://business.portsmouthchamber.org/events/details/government-affairs-june-2017-family-medical-leave-barriers-benefits-learn-the-facts-31569 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR