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Tania Lavin - Market Research

The Job Report: Modest job gains across most industries and an unemployment rate that refuses to budge continue to be the norm for the U.S. economy. In January, total non-farm payroll employment increased by 157,000 and the unemployment rate grew by a...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2013 4:31 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Unemployment, Employment, VA, Veterans, healthcare, transportation, warehouse, job growth, temporary work, retail industries, construction, job report, business services, manufacturing, graduates
Modest Job Growth Continues, Unemployment Rate for People with Disabilities Remains Unacceptably High

Figures just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor indicate that modest job growth continues, with 155,000 jobs added in the United States during the month of December. The overall unemployment rate in December remained...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2013 4:20 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Unemployment, Employment, U.S. Deparment of Labor (DOL), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Disability, Love, Sex … and Jobs: A Novel Perspective

Interview with New Author Bob Rudney Lovers Lame is the novel that makes disability sexy," quips Bob Rudney, the author and long-time disability advocate who's just published his first fiction work ( Booklocker, $16.95, paperback, $8.99 electronic...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2012 8:24 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, wheelchair, multiple sclerosis, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), relationships, Lovers Lame, love, Bob Rudney, paralysis, sex
Employment References and Letters of Recommendation

We recently asked Alana Suarez, Career Transition Coach at FastTrack, to give us some pointers on requesting references and letters of recommendation. Here’s her advice: Most employers will request references at some point in the hiring process...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2012 4:38 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, references, job hunting, career advice, Alana Suarez, FastTrack, letter of recommendation
Earnings Restrictions for Those Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

We get many questions from members of the GettingHired.com Jobseeker community who are receiving Social Security disability (SSDI) benefits and would like to work, but are concerned about how earnings from work might affect the amount they receive from...

Published Wed, May 05 2012 4:29 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, visual impairment, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Upcoming Conference: APSE 2012 National Conference

Following is a reminder from our friends at APSE about their upcoming National Conference to be held on June 27-29, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. APSE supports the only annual national conference focused solely on the advancement of integrated employment...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2012 9:15 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, Conference, APSE, National APSE Conference, Arlington VA
Onboarding A Differently Abled Workforce

By Shelly Goldman, Career Coach and Recruiter How new employees feel when joining a new hiring organization can make a big difference in their overall effectiveness on the job. The sooner they feel welcome, accepted, and equipped for their new role, the...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2011 3:42 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, mentoring, productivity, new job, career advice, profitability, onboarding, employing people with disabilities
The View from Someone Else’s Boots: The Value of an Organizational Mentor Program

By Edward Crenshaw When you consider some of the unique challenges facing a returning veteran who is transitioning from years of military service and multiple combat tours to his or her first civilian job, you will understand that their new world can...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2011 4:34 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, VA, military, mentor, uniform, combat, crisis management, suicide prevention, veteran, transitioning, The View from Someone Else’s Boots
OFCCP Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise VEVRAA and Strengthen Employment Protections for Veterans

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance of the US Department of Labor recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (Section 4212), commonly...

Published Tue, May 05 2011 4:47 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, Iraq, Afghanistan, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor, vietnam, Notice of Rulemaking (NPRM), VEVRAA, Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
OfficeMax executives pay a visit to Ray Graham center

We saw the following article highlighting two members of the GettingHired.com community, OfficeMax and the Ray Graham Association. One hundred executives from OfficeMax, an employer member of GettingHired.com, participated in a recent program affirming...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2011 5:00 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, diversity, community service projects, GettingHired.com, Illinois, equal employment, Ray Graham Association, DuPage County, Chicago, developmental disabilities, OfficeMax
Traumatic Brain Injury and the Purple Heart

It is an unfortunate fact that we have an unprecedented number of military men and women returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan with disabilities. Many of these are not immediately obvious, injuries and impairments including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2010 3:08 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Veterans, military, National Public Radio
Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on February Employment Numbers

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the February 2010 Employment Situation report released today: "This past February, the economy lost 36,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2010 11:47 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: Department of Labor, Employment, Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemploymentment rate, Pathways Out of Poverty, Energy Training Partnerships, Hilda L. Solis, Congress, U.S. Secretary of Labor
Kathy Martinez Confirmed as ODEP Assistant Secretary

At Gettinghired.com, we want to congratulate KATHY MARTINEZ on her confirmation as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Office of Disability Employment Policy. We join Justice for All, the American Association of People with Disabilities, and many in...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2009 2:38 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, DOL, U. S. Department of Labor, ODEP, Office of Disability Employment Policy, blind, Kathy Martinez, international development, gender issues, WID, independent living, diversity, asset building, World Institute on Disability, Senate confirmation
Gettinghired.com Congratulates Indianapolis, IN, Named Most Disability-Friendly City in America in 2009!

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITY ANNOUNCES INDIANAPOLIS, IN AS 2009 WINNER FOR DISABILITY FRIENDLY CITY Mayor to accept $25,000 Accessible America Award on behalf of Indianapolis WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2009 Indianapolis, Indiana has been chosen...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 4:44 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Employment, people with disabilities, TX, education, Phoenix, Accessible America Award, benefiting residents and visitors, accessible programs, independent lifestyle, CO, Pasadena, best practices, VA, most disability-friendly city, Sioux Falls, Denver, MA, Houston, SD, CT, Surprise, Venice, CA, Louisville, Irvine, FL, Cambridge, AARP grant, aging population, Indianapolis, National Organization on Disability, AZ, Alexandria, Berkeley, services and facilities, New Haven, NOD, KY
GettingHired Celebrates Nomination of Kathy Martinez for Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy: Congratulations, Kathy!

On March 20, President Obama announced the nomination of Kathy Martinez, as Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy in the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), Department of Labor. Blind since birth, Kathy Martinez is an internationally...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2009 1:11 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Department of Labor, Employment, ODEP, blind, Kathy Martinez, reduce poverty among people with disabilities, international development, Access to Assets, U.S. Institute of Peace, gender issues, WID, Latinos with disabilities, independent living, disability rights advocate, Proyecto Visión, Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, nominee, diversity, asset building, DisabilityWorld, World Institute on Disability

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Tania Lavin - Market Research

Modest Job Growth Continues, Unemployment Rate for People with Disabilities Remains Unacceptably High

Disability, Love, Sex … and Jobs: A Novel Perspective

Employment References and Letters of Recommendation

Earnings Restrictions for Those Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits

Upcoming Conference: APSE 2012 National Conference

Onboarding A Differently Abled Workforce

The View from Someone Else’s Boots: The Value of an Organizational Mentor Program

OFCCP Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise VEVRAA and Strengthen Employment Protections for Veterans

OfficeMax executives pay a visit to Ray Graham center

Traumatic Brain Injury and the Purple Heart

Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on February Employment Numbers

Kathy Martinez Confirmed as ODEP Assistant Secretary

Gettinghired.com Congratulates Indianapolis, IN, Named Most Disability-Friendly City in America in 2009!

GettingHired Celebrates Nomination of Kathy Martinez for Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy: Congratulations, Kathy!

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