DOL Launches Database of “Ready-for-Hire” Candidates with Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity recently launched the 2013 Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) database.

The database contains nearly 3,000 profiles of postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities, including veterans. According to a press release announcing the launch, the candidates have been interviewed and pre-screened by federal recruiters.

Private sector employers can access the WRP through ODEP’s national Employer Assistance and Resource Network’s website or by making a toll-free call to 855-275-3276.

Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Editor/Staff Counsel

California has pending regulations that discuss an employer’s obligations relating to recruiting disabled job applicants. To learn more about these pending regulations, and also about recently approved pregnancy disability regulations, sign up to attend CalChamber’s 90-minute live webinar on Tuesday, December 18.

Special guest presenter Ann M. Noel, Executive and Legal Secretary with the Fair Employment and Housing Commission, and CalChamber’s employment law experts will review disability discrimination regulations that are pending final approval.

CalChamber Webinar: Conducting Workplace Investigations

CalChamber's employment law experts will hold a live webinar on workplace investigations to help California employers understand the investigation process, disciplinary actions and other issues related to conducting investigations that meet legal requirements.

Whether handled internally or externally, workplace investigations into allegations of harassment or other misconduct require thorough planning, impartiality and confidentiality.

The Conducting Workplace Investigations Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CalChamber’s employment law experts will discuss:

• Investigation basics
• Planning the investigation
• Who should conduct investigations
• Third-party investigations
• Recordkeeping and confidentiality
• And much more

Registrants for the live webinar may submit questions to CalChamber's employment law experts during the event and will receive downloadable webinar slides.

Registration information for live webinars and seminars is available at the CalChamber store (click on "Training" under "Shop By Category"). Products are available for purchase by any business; CalChamber preferred and executive members receive a 20 percent discount.

The on-demand webinar, available beginning November 29, offers downloadable webinar slides and a recording of the live event. Customers who purchase the on-demand webinar will not be able to submit questions. Customers purchasing the kit (both the live and on-demand webinars) receive downloadable webinar slides and a recording of the live event.

For more information, or to register, call (800) 331-8877.

CalChamber to Offer Webinar on Employee Discipline

At some point, every manager faces an employee discipline issue.

CalChamber employment law experts will conduct a live webinar explaining key factors to consider before disciplining employees, and will discuss the steps needed to handle employee behavior problems effectively and resolve unsatisfactory performance.

The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., and attendees will learn:

• Exceptions to at-will employment
• When to conduct investigations
• Proper documentation and recordkeeping
• The disciplinary process

Attendees of the live webinar will be able to submit questions during the webinar.

Customers purchasing the kit (both the live and on-demand webinars) receive downloadable webinar slides and a recording of the live event.

Registration information for the seminars is available at the CalChamber Store. Products are available for purchase by any business.

CalChamber preferred and executive members receive a 20 percent discount. For more information or to register, call (800) 331-8877 or go directly to the Employee Discipline Webinar page.