Despite ADA protections, federal tax incentives, and private sector opportunity programs, millions of individuals with disabilities looking for work remain unemployed.
As businesses continue to grapple with a national workforce shortage, one source for talent employers should consider is people with disabilities. Businesses can give themselves a competitive edge and demonstrate their commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Our America Works Data Center captures national workforce trends and the talent pools that make up our labor force. This data deep dive examines the relationship between employers and job seekers with disabilities and neurodivergence.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law in 1990, defines what constitutes a disability, protects the rights of individuals with disabilities, and prohibits discrimination.
The ADA defines disabilities as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Thirteen percent of all Americans, and one in four adults, have a disability.
When it comes to the workplace, the ADA provides a balanced approach in ensuring that job seekers with disabilities can gain suitable employment. Specifically, employees must be able to perform job duties with or without accommodation, and employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, except in cases...
AIDS Healthcare Foundation will pay $1.44 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by submitting false or invalid codes to inflate payments from the Medicare Advantage program. ...