We begin our examination of the policies and practices by each member of the National Organization on Disability’s (NOD) “Fine Nine” introduced in yesterday’s post. The list recognizes companies that have made the hiring of employees with disabilities a priority. Number one, at least in the Business Management Daily (BMD) rundown, is Sam’s Club. The [...]
Last year closed with several positive strides for people with disabilities seeking jobs. Unemployment figures dropped as corporations made conscious efforts to recruit and hire more people with disabilities into their workforce, while the U.S. Labor Department’s proposal to instill accountability measures into the recruiting practices of government contractors offers a spark of hope that [...]
If you have the urge to make a fresh start in 2012 by cleaning the clutter out of your house, keep in mind that a lot of the things tucked away in basements, attics, crawlspaces, and storage sheds can be refurbished for continued use or recycled to keep toxic materials out of landfills, including your [...]
What would you buy if someone walked up and gave you $704 in cash to do some holiday shopping? The CEO of an new online retailer recently approached shoppers in New York with that very amount of money, along with a challenge to spend it only on American-made products. The benefactor is David Seliktar, founder [...]
A proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor that asks government contractors to set goals for hiring people with disabilities is being praised as a major opportunity for integrating more of these people into the work force. Some 200,00 businesses count on federal government contracts for at least a portion of their revenue, according to [...]