The National Academy of Social Insurance Unemployment Insurance Task Force, comprised of 24 leading UI experts from across the political spectrum, began its work in late 2020 in the midst of the chaos that the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked on our nation’s Unemployment Insurance system to find solutions to build a more stable system that would not be susceptible to the myriad failures experienced during the pandemic. The purpose of this Task Force was to review and analyze issues that the UI system has faced both historically and during the pandemic, as well as potential policy solutions, how those solutions might work, and might be perceived.
The 26th annual workers’ compensation report produced by the Academy provides the only comprehensive data on workers’ compensation benefits, coverage, and employer costs for the nation, the states, the District of Columbia, and federal programs.
Past Events
Lunch and Learn on SSA’s Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Check out our first National Academy of Social Insurance lunch-and-learn discussion to learn more about the DOT, which hasn’t been updated since 1991 (most occupations have not been updated since 1979), and efforts to replace it with the ORS.
This lunch and learn was conducted by a panel of experts:
- Jeanne Morin, President of Public Policy Advisors,
- Kevin Liebkeman, Division Chief at Legal Services of New Jersey
- David Weaver, former SSA executive and professor at the University of South Carolina
- Michelle Aliff, Vocational Expert.
Our expert panel discusses the current state of play, including how the ORS differs from the DOT; what needs to be done before SSA can officially replace the DOT with the ORS; and what can be done in the meantime to assure that claimants’ ability to perform work in the national economy is based on jobs as they exist today.
