Announcements

November 20, 2018 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is pleased to announce the release of a joint memorandum with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to all federal Chief Human Capital Officers. The joint memorandum highlights revisions to OPM’s SF-256 Self-Identification of Disability Form. The revised SF-256 was designed to assist federal…read more

EARN is pleased to be a member of the Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE), a collaborative effort among several leading disability and business organizations committed to changing attitudes about disability and employment. Like EARN, the CDE is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. The CDE is centered around a series…read more

The Working Works PSA: Communicating the Value of Work It is a challenge that can face a business of any size—a valued employee steps down due to injury or illness. Every year, millions of working-age Americans acquire disabilities or chronic health conditions, and when these events occur, they are often faced with difficult choices about…read more

A new innovative campaign sponsored by the National Organization on Disability in collaboration with several leading employers encourages businesses to “Look Closer” at the attributes of people with disabilities when hiring new talent. Unveiled on the giant screens outside Morgan Stanley’s headquarters in New York City’s Times Square, the multi-media initiative illustrates the value of…read more

Employees, both with and without disabilities, may sometimes have questions related to work and government benefits. Benefits.gov can help, and it recently redesigned its website to help users find the information they need more quickly and easily. The Federal Government’s official benefits website, Benefits.gov seeks to increase citizen access to information and reduce the expense…read more