WASHINGTON -- The Committee on Small Business announces the following hearing this week:
Now Hiring: How the Opioid Epidemic Affects Small Businesses
Full Committee Hearing
Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH)
September 13, 2018 - 11 AM - Rayburn 2360
This hearing will explore the effects of the opioid crisis on small businesses. Specifically, the hearing will examine the decline in the labor force participation rate due to the epidemic and the challenges that small businesses experience in finding qualified workers as a result.
Witnesses
Mr. Ben Gitis
Director of Labor Market Policy
American Action Forum
Washington, DC
Ms. Cathy Walsh
Ohio Small Business Development Center Director
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH
Ms. Lisa Allen
President & CEO
Ziegenfelder Company
Wheeling, WV
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