Learn what implicit bias is and how to reduce its influence. Join the Minnesota Department of Human Rights for a webinar on Implicit Bias at 2 p.m. on Oct. 25. The webinar is part of the MDHR Workforce Series, which will continue through 2018. Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our Continue Reading Understanding implicit bias and its influence (webinar)
A Global Untapped Talent Pool: Employees with Disabilities
NEW YORK, October 12, 2017— A first-of-its-kind study published by the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) in partnership with US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) finds that far more people than expected have a disability: In the U.S., 30 percent of college-educated employees working full-time in white-collar professions. CTI’s report Disabilities and Inclusion has uncovered that employees with disabilities make up an enormous global talent pool that employers overlook far too often- Continue Reading A Global Untapped Talent Pool: Employees with Disabilities
Disability Inclusion Summit & Career Fair
Minnesota Business Leadership Network (MNBLN) and BetterWorkforce are co-hosting a collaborative Disability Inclusion Summit & Career Fair event at Xcel Energy on October 13, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., bringing college students/grads with disabilities and employers together to think through best practices related to disability inclusion at work. This event will feature a Reverse Job Fair Continue Reading Disability Inclusion Summit & Career Fair
Request for Information: Potential Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Demonstration Projects
Social Security and the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy are seeking public input for Information on Potential Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Demonstration Projects. Through this research, we hope to identify effective strategies for supporting workers who want and are able to keep working while living with a disability. Specifically, we are asking for recommendations on Continue Reading Request for Information: Potential Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Demonstration Projects
ADA Under Serious Attack!: URGENT ACTION NEEDED
Tell the House of Representatives to OPPOSE H.R. 620 H.R. 620 (The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 and similar ADA notification bills are gaining more steam in Congress than ever before. If any passes, it will take the heart out of the ADA by denying people with disabilities the power to enforce its Continue Reading ADA Under Serious Attack!: URGENT ACTION NEEDED
State of Minnesota Career Fair
Join us for our second State of Minnesota enterprise-wide career fair. The event will bring together representatives from every state agency to connect Minnesotans with opportunities in state government. Attendees will learn about current job openings, network with state leaders, and attend resume and application workshops. State of Minnesota Career Fair Saturday, October 14, 2017, Continue Reading State of Minnesota Career Fair