Oregon Employment Initiative: Tools for Employers

• Federal & state benefit programs
• Find an employee
• Incentives
• Job orders
• Other information

Federal and state benefit programs

• JOBS - An overview of Oregon's JOBS welfare-to-work program.

• Oregon Disabilities Commission - Facts About Disability-Related Tax Provisions (Source: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

• US Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• Unemployment insurance - Unemployment insurance benefits information from the Oregon Employment Department.

Find an employee

• Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services - The DHS Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Employer Services web page.

• Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) - In the FY2001 Department of Labor appropriation, Congress approved an Office of Disability Employment Policy to be headed by an Assistant Secretary. ODEP's mission is to provide leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. ODEP is a federal agency in the Department of Labor. Its customers include: Individuals with disabilities and their families, private employers and their employees, federal, state, and local government agencies, educational and training institutions, disability advocates, and providers of services and government employers.

• The Oregon Commission for the Blind - Services for businesses are designed to help hire and retain valued, visually-impaired employees.

• Oregon Employment Department - Oregon Employment Department's employer services web page.

• National Business & Disability Council - The NBDC is the leading national corporate resource for hiring, working with, and marketing to people with disabilities.

Job orders

• Oregon Employment Department - Post a job opening with the Oregon Employment Department.

• America's Job Bank - America's Job Bank is a partnership between the US Department of Labor and the state operated public Employment Service. This web page allows employers to post job openings and set up automated resume searches.

• JobAccess companies can post job descriptions, essential duties and contact information and also search the online resume bank

Incentives

• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) - A tax credit for employers who hire qualified individuals.

• JOBS - An overview of Oregon's JOBS welfare-to-work program.

• Preferred Worker Program (PDF) - An incentive program for employers and those injured on the job.

• Social Security Administration (SSA) - information on the Social Security Disability Program.

Other information

• California State University Northridge Career Center's "Succeeding Together: People with Disabilities in the Workplace" - A resource manual for employers that covers various topics related to hiring and supervising people with disabilities. Topics include: ADA, information on specific disabilities, job descriptions, disabilities related language, interview techniques, reasonable accommodation, glossary of terms and useful telephone numbers.

• The Able to Work Consortium - A consortium of business leaders focused on facilitating a fundamental shift in attitudes and awareness about the abilities of people with disabilities. Able to Work is managed by the National Business & Disability Council, a national resource for the successful integration of persons with disabilities into the workforce and consumer marketplace.