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Melissa Hughes: “As general counsel of a company with 900 employees, [I…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Wisconsin Disability Caucus 2026 Governor Candidate Forum

Published | Video Starts at 15:23

Thank you. Thank you. Mitzi Hughes, do you want to go next? Sure. Thank you, Adam. My experience, I think that is best for this question is As general counsel of a company with 900 employees, [I ensured] employees with disabilities had the best opportunity to participate fully in work. fully in work, making sure that they had the accessories and the accessibility that they needed in order to be at work and to make accommodations if there were instances when changes need to be made. (15:23–15:40)

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Asserts that Melissa Hughes ensured accessibility and accommodations for employees with disabilities in a company of 900 employees.

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