The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is conducting a number of free training events. They are all archived so if you miss the live event you can view at your convenience.
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By Teresa Goddard M.S., Senior Consultant, Sensory Team, and Burr Corley M.S.W., Consultant, Motor Team, Job Accommodation Network We all know how important it is to make workplace accommodations. Effective accommodations can bring about many benefits beyond ADA compliance. Most of the employers who contact JAN for accommodation ideas are very motivated to do the
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On August 27, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a Final Rule that makes changes to the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503) at 41 CFR Part 60-741. You can view the Final Rule on the OFCCP Web site
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In August 2013, the Department of Labor published new regulations for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment assistance Act (VEVRAA). Section 503 prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from engaging in employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities, and requires various affirmative action practices in recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention of
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Joe Wilson, a military veteran and Pearl Interactive Network employee, was recently the subject of a feature story in Search & Employ magazine. Click here to view (page 35).
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This story is a repost from The Winchester Sun: Photo submitted | Posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 2:38 pm Employees of Pearl Interactive Network of Winchester donated more than 5,500 cans of food and other items to the Clark County Community Services to help Clark County families with their Thanksgiving meals. The food donated totaled
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The following article is a partial repost from the Columbus Chamber website. THREE BUSINESSES, THREE BUSINESS LEADERS RISE TO TOP Columbus, OH – The Columbus Chamber today announced the finalists for its 2014 Small Business Awards. The awards include the Small Business Award of Excellence, which will be given to a small business that has substantiated
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By Rita Price – Repost from The Columbus Dispatch – Monday September 9, 2013 Companies that do business with the federal government are being told to recruit and hire more people with disabilities. Although labor officials stop short of calling the new rule a quota, there is a magic number: Most federal contractors will soon
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“There are so many challenges facing our service men and women,” said Williams, a recruitment specialist for Pearl Interactive Network (Pearl). “The transition to civilian employment is not an easy one for so many coming out of the military.”
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Tony LaBona, 36, of Stanton, Kentucky, was not just looking for an opportunity to be successful, but to also work for a company committed to giving its employees the tools to be successful. He found that – and more – at Pearl Interactive Network. LaBona, a senior supervisor for the company’s new Winchester, Kentucky facility,
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