Next Work Pays Meeting 

April 16, 2010

10AM-2PM

Baton Rouge, LA

Meeting Address 

To Be Announced

click on meeting minutes on side bar for details on the September Work Pays Meeting

WORK PAY$ CREDO

Statements of Principle

 Mission

WORK PAYS is a consortium of agencies working together to increase the employment opportunities of persons with disabilities in Louisiana.

Vision

To address the employment barriers and obstacles to employment in Louisiana by understanding the available resources and services of the consortium agencies.

Philosophy

To promote a central message by communicating and demonstrating that people with disabilities make valuable contributions to Louisiana through employment.

Why Hire Individuals with Disabilities?

Individuals with disabilities are a large and growing consumer segment representing approximately $175 billion in discretionary purchasing power

• They are a large pool of competitive individuals who are qualified and motivated to work, but are often overlooked.
• They are responsible and loyal individuals who are looking for a long term career - not just a short term job.
• There are many programs that support businesses who hire qualified individuals with disabilities.

Individuals with disabilities are looking for the same opportunities, no more or less, as other people in society.  Just like all members of society they are looking for the chance to work in competitive, gainful employment and thereby enhance the quality of their lives and their communities.

Source:  Louisiana Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG 2008).

Need Benefits Planning Help?

WIPA is available to answer and provide assistance on how work affects 

Social Security benefits. 

Click on the link below to go to the on-line 

WIPA Referral form:

Click Below on WIPA Online Referral Form-

WIPA Online Referral Form

See below for the .pdf WIPA Referral form.  You may also print and Fax referral forms to David Gallegos at dgallegos@advocacyla.org

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TOWN HALL MEETING

The U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will host two days of town hall meetings in New Orleans, LA on Mar 17 and Mar 18 to provide an opportunity for interested parties to weigh-in on proposed changes to regulations and programs involving the responsibilities of federal contractors for employment of veterans, individuals with 

disabilities and women and minorities in construction.

 

The free “listening sessions”, chaired by OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu, Washington D.C., will convene on Wednesday, Mar 17 at University of New Orleans, Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center, in New Orleans at 10 a.m. and will continue that day until 4 p.m.  The Wednesday session, at 10 a.m. will cover the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act.  The afternoon session will cover the Affirmative Action & Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and 

Subcontractors under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation 

Act which addresses opportunities for persons with disabilities.

 

On Thursday, Mar 18, the 10 a.m. listening session will cover suggested and proposed changes to the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act and potential amendments to that Act.  At 2:00 p.m., the conversation will change to possible amendments to the regulations for construction contractors’ affirmative action requirements.  Each session will last approximately two hours.

 

Please see below for registration information.

 

OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS 

Please join OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu and OFCCP Acting Regional Director Melissa Speer as they host a Town Hall Meeting to provide a critical opportunity for stakeholders to provide suggestions to enhance the agency’s existing regulations and improve compliance.  Further details and registration information are listed below.

 March 17& 18th 2010

Location:  University of New Orleans, Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center, 2045 Lakeshore Drive, auditorium 152, New Orleans, LA  70122

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Location:  University of New Orleans, Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center, 2045 Lakeshore Drive, auditorium 152, New Orleans, LA  70122

REGISTER:   Please call the New Orleans Area Office at (504) 589-6575 or register via email at

olivarez.linda@dol.gov.  

If you require an accommodation, please advise at the time of registration