disability hiring

State Department officer fights his way back from disease that left him permanently disabled

Collin Walsh was fully abled until one day, he wasn’t. After a difficult two-year process of reinvention, he’s now on his way to becoming a commissioned…

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Promotions, mindsets, encouraging environments: 3 workplace improvements for people with disabilities

Workforce Rights/Governance

Air Force wants to show airmen how to fuel themselves up

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EEOC flags hiring, retention issues for federal employees with disabilities

Workforce

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Federal government lacking expertise in AI and cybersecurity, GAO reports

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Biden’s DEIA strategy seeks to better understand federal employees’ challenges

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AbilityOne seeks to end minimum wage exception for disabled workers at nonprofit contractors

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AbilityOne program looks to end subminimum wage for federal contract workers with disabilities

Contracting

For federal accessibility managers, adding ‘A’ to new DEIA initiative is a welcome change

Management

Nonprofits employing workers with disabilities have different procurement rules from other companies

Contracting

Former top EPA official turned whistleblower is suing the agency for retaliation

Federal Newscast

FILE-In this June 21, 2018 file photo, a job applicant looks at job listings for the Riverside Hotel at a job fair hosted by Job News South Florida, in Sunrise, Fla. The Labor Department is expected to issue its new regulations on overtime in 2019, which employees must be given overtime, and which are exempt. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Federal contractors could get favorable treatment for hiring disabled workers

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Labor Department is looking to reward four contractors who make an effort to hire qualified disabled people.

Federal Newscast

EEOC, experts offer guidance on reaching disability hiring goals

Experts from the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission and the Employer Assistance and Resource Network held a Twitter chat on April 19 to discuss problems…

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Agencies beat five-year goal on disability hiring

Workforce

Federal employees with disabilities made up 14.4 percent of the workforce in fiscal 2015, an improvement over 2014’s 13.6 percent. Agencies also hired more employees with disabilities, 26,466 new hires compared with 20,618 new hires in 2014. The latest report from the Office of Personnel Management on the topic shows record disability hiring among agencies over the past 35 years.