Just 3 in 10 autistic workers disclose their condition to HR, according to a new survey. Learn how a multitude of factors, including social stigmas, influence their… Read more »
?Jessica Dueñas was determined to keep her secret. In 2019, Dueñas was a special education teacher at a middle school in Louisville, Ky., who had just been named the Kentucky Teacher of... Read more »
?Traversing a big city like Washington, D.C., can be difficult for people with disabilities—just ask Amy Scherer. Scherer, a senior staff attorney with the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), uses a wheelchair... Read more »
?Traversing a big city like Washington, D.C., can be difficult for people with disabilities—just ask Amy Scherer. Scherer, a senior staff attorney with the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), uses a wheelchair... Read more »
?While workers with disabilities are landing jobs at record rates, they continue to deal with unique challenges, such as physical barriers and social stigmas associated with their condition, that can make work... Read more »
?As layoffs and hiring freezes flood the news cycle, new federal data shows that people with disabilities are landing jobs at record numbers. In 2022, about 21 percent of people with a... Read more »
?The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently sued the United Labor Agency (ULA), a workforce development organization in Cleveland, for allegedly denying an employee with breast cancer reasonable accommodations and forcing... Read more »
?HR professionals must recognize when it is legally acceptable to ask applicants health-related questions—including whether they have a hearing disability—and if they need job-related accommodations, according to updated guidance from the U.S.... Read more »
?About 18.6 million workers in the U.S. have a disability, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. And only 21 percent of people ages 16 and older with disabilities are employed or... Read more »
?Circle K Stores Inc. agreed to pay $8 million after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused the company of failing to provide reasonable accommodations to and retaliating against workers with... Read more »