by Jaime Costilow | Oct 22, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance, Partners
Each October we celebrate the many contributions of America’s workers with disabilities as part of Disability Employment Awareness Month. The theme of this year’s campaign, “My disability is one part of who I am,” could not ring more true. People are not defined by...
by DirectEmployers Association | Oct 21, 2015 | Networking and Education
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is hosting their Diversity & Inclusion Conference & Exposition in Boston October 26-28th, 2015. This event is designed to help HR professionals make the business case for diversity through sessions that will...
by DirectEmployers Association | Oct 21, 2015 | Press Release
To benchmark diversity recruitment strategies of top employers and provide education around the topic, American Heart Association and DirectEmployers release a new white paper demonstrating how organizations have embraced workplace diversity. American Heart...
by Kacie Koons | Oct 21, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance, Recruitment Marketing
For most employers, diversity and disability hiring are often thought of as separate initiatives, but despite the differences of disclosure and accommodation, disability simply is diversity. In fact, people with disabilities make up the largest minority group in the...
by DirectEmployers Guest | Oct 20, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance, Partners
The following post was authored by Martha C. Artiles and is being shared with permission from our partner, C5 Consulting LLC. This post is the first post of a two-part series focusing on helping employers build a pipeline for talent with disabilities. We are all in...
by DirectEmployers Association | Oct 19, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts
OFCCP created a new “Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation” pocket card. The pocket card helps applicants, employees and other interested parties understand the process for requesting a reasonable accommodation. The card uses simple language and answers these four...
by Candee Chambers | Oct 19, 2015 | Week In Review (WIR)
The “OFCCP Week in Review” is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment published every Monday. Here are this week’s developments: October 13, 2015: Hospira Signs $400,000 Conciliation Agreement (“CA”) With OFCCP To...
by DirectEmployers Guest | Oct 16, 2015 | Job Seeker Advice
The following blog post originally appeared on EasterSeals.com and being shared with permission. A recap of our Facebook chat on launching a career Easter Seals hosted a Facebook panel discussion on launching a career for people with disabilities in October of 2014....
by DirectEmployers Association | Oct 14, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance, Recruitment Marketing
Employers open to accommodating the needs of their workers often have very happy, loyal and productive employees. What company wouldn’t want this scenario? Surely all companies do, but it typically boils down to a lack of experience in working with individuals with...
by DirectEmployers Association | Oct 13, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts
In conjunction with the Department of Labor’s celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has posted a short video entitled Disability Inclusion Starts With You. This public service...