Addressing workforce needs during the COVID-19 pandemic should include providing training to close skill gaps among American workers, according to the National Skills Coalition. Lawmakers have floated a bipartisan bill seeking to expand and modify employer educational assistance programs. The Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act, introduced Aug. 4 by Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Todd Young, R-Ind., aims to assist employers in hiring and retaining workers who lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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