Born out of a need to serve businesses struggling with the impacts of COVID-19, the Workforce Rally Webinar Series was designed to present content on a variety of topics, including:

· COVID-19 Disaster Resources

· CARES Act Updates

· FMLA for Employees

· Shared Work

· Local Workforce Development Opportunity: Unemployment Resources

· COVID-19: Impacts on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development

· ACT Work Ready Communities—a framework to align Education, Workforce, and Economic Development

· Work Ready System Recovery for COVID-Resilient Workforce Ecosystems

· Fiduciary Duties for Employers to Remember Related to Cobra, Group Health Plans and Pension Plans

· ACT Work Ready Rock Stars

The presentations leveraged the expertise of a number of major stakeholders in the economic development community. By collaborating with statewide partners, the team was able to focus on delivering a high volume of information at a critical time during the pandemic.