Showing posts with label Listening Sessions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Listening Sessions. Show all posts

Monday, August 22, 2011

AAAA Participates in Listening Session with OFCCP on Higher Ed Issues

AAAA will participate in a listening session conference call with OFCCP Director Patricia A. Shiu. The session will take place on Thursday, September 8, from 3-4:30pm (Eastern). The purpose of the call is to provide the academic community an opportunity to speak directly with Director Shiu about compliance issues that concern you. If you would like to participate in the call, please provide Marilyn Schuyler with your name, title, affiliation/employer, and email address by Friday, September 2, and she will provide you with the call in information.

The session is being organized by Marilyn Schuyler, DC State Coordinator for AAAA and co-chair of the Washington Metro ILG. You may email Marilyn at: schuyler@schuyleraap.com

Please distribute this message as widely as possible to your colleagues in the academic community.

Monday, February 15, 2010

DOL's ODEP Continues Listening Sessions

Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy continues its listening sessions around the nation. The next one is in San Francisco on February 16, 2010:

A New Day: We’re Listening
On February 16 in San Francisco, California, ODEP and its Federal partners will continue with the fourth in a series of six disability employment Listening Sessions. Each Listening Session is an opportunity for members of the public to provide input to senior Federal officials on their ideas for more effective ways to employ all people with disabilities, including women, Veterans and minorities with disabilities and what is currently working in their regions to increase employment of people with disabilities. ODEP seeks input particularly from:
Individuals & Consumers: youth and adults with disabilities, parents and caregivers
Employers: public and private
Service Providers & Advocacy Organizations (such as Employment Services and Partners): Independent Living Centers, One-Stops, State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
The dates for the remaining Listening Sessions are:
February 16 – San Francisco, CA February 24 – Atlanta, GA March 3 – Boston, MA
The registration and comment periods for the San Francisco, Atlanta, and Boston sessions are now open. For Listening Session details, a message from Assistant Secretary Kathleen Martinez, registration information and live streaming video during each event, visit A New Day: We're Listening.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/

Monday, February 1, 2010

Office of Disability Employment Policy Hosts Listening Sessions

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy(ODEP) is hosting listening sessions around the nation. See below for the information posted on its website:

A New Day: We’re Listening
On January 21 in Dallas, Texas, ODEP and its Federal partners began a series of six disability employment Listening Sessions. Each Listening Session is an opportunity for members of the public to provide input to senior Federal officials on their ideas for more effective ways to employ all people with disabilities, including women, Veterans and minorities with disabilities and what is currently working in their regions to increase employment of people with disabilities. ODEP seeks input particularly from:
Individuals & Consumers: youth and adults with disabilities, parents and caregivers
Employers: public and private
Service Providers & Advocacy Organizations (such as Employment Services and Partners): Independent Living Centers, One-Stops, State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
The dates for the Listening Sessions are:
January 21 – Dallas, TX
January 27 – Philadelphia, PA
February 11 – Chicago, IL
February 16 – San Francisco, CA
February 24 – Atlanta, GA
March 3 – Boston, MA

The registration and comment periods for the Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco sessions are now open. For Listening Session details, a message from Assistant Secretary Kathleen Martinez, registration information and live streaming video during each event, visit A New Day: We're Listening.
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http://www.dol.gov/odep/

Monday, January 18, 2010

OFCCP Continues its Listening Sessions

On January 20, 2010, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will host another online listening session, this time for construction contractors. The information follows:

Wed, Jan 20, 2010 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST - Construction Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements. OFCCP regulations at 41 CFR Part 60-4, require Federal and federally assisted construction contractors to provide equal opportunity in all construction trades. Projected Publication date for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): 1/2011
For the audio portion of this listening session, please call 800-369-1722, (outside United States call 517-308-9423). This passcode will be required to join the call: 6341500. (Restrictions may exist when using a mobile telephone.) To submit comments, suggestions, or feedback please email: OFCCP-Regulatory-Agenda-EO-Construction@dol.gov