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NY IARP ANNOUNCES WEBINARS FOR APRIL – JUNE
April 21, 2020
8 a.m. Eastern Time
Title 1 of the ADA and Disability Disclosure
LaWanda H. Cook, PhD, CRC
LaWanda Cook is an Extension Faculty Associate with the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability in Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. In this role, she designs and delivers training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and engages in research and teaching related to disability identity, the well-being of individuals with disabilities, and the inclusion of people with disabilities in work and leisure settings. Her work explores an array of issues that influence the lives of individuals with disabilities including the intersection of disability with other characteristics such as race, gender, and age, as well as concerns such as workplace bullying and harassment.
Presentation Summary:
This session will provide a brief overview of the employment provisions under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will address the implications of disability disclosure for both employees and employers.
Agenda
- Brief Overview of Title I (Employment Provisions)
- Disability Disclosure
- Implications for Job Seekers and Employees
- Protected Choice vs. Required
- Potential Consequences
- Helping Job Seekers and Employees with Disclosure Decisions
- Implications for Employers
- Reasonable Accommodation
- Protected Information
- Disclosure vs. Self-Identification
May 13, 2020
Noon. Eastern Time
BLS Resources for Vocational Rehabilitation: Sources of BLS information about jobs
Bruce Bergman, Regional Economist, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, New York – New Jersey Information Office
Bruce works in the BLS New York City Information Office, where he assists the public with obtaining and understanding data on jobs, pay, and working conditions in New York and New Jersey. Earlier in his career, he worked in the BLS national office, where he helped produce compensation and safety statistics.
Presentation Summary:
Sources of BLS information about jobs
How these might help you, and where you can get these free resources:
- Occupational Outlook Handbook and its occupational profiles
- Occupational Employment Statistics-national profiles of jobs
- Occupational Employment Statistics-area wage distributions
- Employment Projections occupation/industry matrix
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Data Viewer
- Current Population Survey worker characteristics
- Occupational Safety and Health Statistics injury/illness profiles
- BLS Area Economic Summaries
Questions?
- Tips for working with the ORS dataset in MS Excel
- A live walkthrough screen-share on how to obtain data
- Questions
June 10, 2020
Noon. Eastern Time
BLS Resources for Vocational Rehabilitation: The Occupational Requirements Survey
Bruce Bergman, Regional Economist, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, New York – New Jersey Information Office
Bruce works in the BLS New York City Information Office, where he assists the public with obtaining and understanding data on jobs, pay, and working conditions in New York and New Jersey. Earlier in his career, he worked in the BLS national office, where he helped produce compensation and safety statistics.
Presentation Summary:
- Where to go for more information
- What is the BLS Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS)?
- Background: Job levelling in the BLS National Compensation Survey
- How ORS is collected
- How jobs are classified for ORS
- The 4 requirements described by ORS
- Categories and estimates related to each requirement.
- Finding and using ORS data
- Accessing other publications and supplemental materials, including fact sheets
- Changes from 2018 to 2019
- Future plans