The Road to an Inclusive Workforce: How Driver's License Suspension Reform Will

Event type: 
Other
When and where
Date: 
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Time: 
530 PM EST
Location: 
National
What

Millions of Americans have suspended driver’s licenses simply because they can't afford to pay fines or fees. These suspensions are not about public safety, but rather about compelling payments for government debts. Debt-based driver’s license suspensions make it harder for Americans to get and keep employment and provide for their families. This policy places unnecessary barriers on those reentering as they work to achieve a real second chance.

Join legislators, business executives, and nonprofit leaders for a conversation on the need to end the policy of debt-based driver’s license suspensions.

Featured speakers include:

  • Michele Blackwell, Senior Public Policy Manager, Uber
  • Mike Curtin, CEO, DC Central Kitchen
  • Alexis D'Amato, Government Affairs Director, Small Business Majority
  • Maha Jweied, CEO, Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
  • Priya Sarathy Jones, Deputy Executive Director, Fines & Fees Justice Center
  • Joanna Weiss, Co-Executive Director, Fines & Fees Justice Center
  • Shea Zwerver, Workforce Relations, Flagger Force

Hosted by Fines and Fees Justice Center, the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, and Uber.

More Information / Register
Contact: 
Awesta Sarkash
Event topic: 
Second chance