Commuter Benefits for a Better Chicago

Commuter Benefits for a Better Chicago
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Commuter Benefits for a Better Chicago
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Commuter Benefits for a Better Chicago

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A roundtable breakfast discussing tax savings through transit benefits. Employers learned how to provide employees with a greener commute options through a federal tax law that saves payroll taxes. 

Learn about how these programs work, hear what other cities are doing to work with employers and how your business can save while offering a real benefit to employees. The roundtable featured other top executives from the Chicagoland area, local elected leaders, Members of Congress, and other national leaders.

Speakers included:
-Congressman Danny K. Davis  (D-IL)|
-The Honorable Manuel Flores,  Alderman, 1st Ward, City of Chicago
-The Honorable Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
-Stephen Schlickman, Executive Director,  Regional Transportation Authority
-Jacky Grimshaw, Vice President of Policy, Center for Neighborhood Technology
-Stuart Baker, Special Projects Manager, Accor Services
-Bev Ecker, HR Director, World Book Inc Chicago

Recorded Monday, September 14, 2009 at Downtown Omni Hotel.