8/18/2010
The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported that Axiom Staffing Group of Virginia Inc. will pay $35,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit.
As part of the resolution, ASGV agreed to increase training of its hiring personnel specific to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
With the amendment to the ADA effective Jan 2009, and new directives issued recently, we will see more of these lawsuits if companies do not have a proactive process. Disability discrimination charges reached a record level of 21,451 during 2009 - an increase of 10 percent from the prior year. Be proactive now, rather than reactive - when it's too late! HirePotential can help, by providing compliance, accessibility, and staffing solutions.
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Why OFCCP is looking at OUTREACH for people with disabilities?
ReplyDeleteOn August 25, 2010 the Dept of Labor released new stats on the unemployment for people with disabilitities. 8 out of 10 people with disabilities are unemployed and 3 out of 10 people without a disability are unemployed!
I can see why this has become a raised issue with OFCCP. With are aging workforce this population is only going to grow. People with disabilities is the LARGEST minority group and the least talked about in diversity conferences. I don't think many businesses realize this.
You can read more at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/disabl.nr0.htm