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Currently, companies in Ohio are allowed to apply for a waiver from the state minimum wage to hire people with disabilities. But Ohio has multiple options to increase employment of people with disabilities without paying them less, writes columnist Rob Moore.

A program implemented at the University of Kentucky is focused on keeping Kentuckians in jobs.

A program implemented at the University of Kentucky is focused on keeping Kentuckians in jobs.

Starting in October, RETAIN Kentucky is expanding to serve more than 3,000 employees across Kentucky. The free program is open to employees 18 and older who have non-occupational illnesses or injuries that prevent them from performing their jobs.

$22M federal grant goes to D-H group aiming to get people back to work after disability Modified: 5/14/2021 9:27:57 PM LEBANON — A team of occupational medicine specialists at Dartmouth-Hitchcock is set to expand a project to help Vermonters get back to work through a four-year, $21.6 million federal grant, according to a news release from the Lebanon-based health system. The funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to the Vermont Department of Labor will go to support the second phase of a ...

May 8, 2021 May 8, 2021 Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced Thursday the state has received a $21.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to boost efforts to help newly injured and ill employees remain at or return to work. "We know that maintaining work is so important," said Gov. Beshear. "When people leave Kentuckys workforce because they become sick or have an injury, it can be detrimental - not only to them, but to their families, employers and...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 6, 2021) — Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced today the state has received a $21.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to boost efforts to help newly injured and ill employees remain at or return to work. “We know that maintaining work is so important,” said Gov. Beshear. “When people leave Kentucky’s workforce because they become sick or have an injury, it can be detrimental — not only to them, but to their families, employe...

The North Star State was one of five states to receive the grant. Written By: Prairie Business | × Getty Images The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help keep ill and injured employees in the workforce. Minnesota was one of five states to receive the award, called Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Phase II grant. It is a four-year $19,518,509 grant through DOL’s ...

Protecting America’s Workers Act Upcoming Congressional Hearing Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates.  On Thursday, April 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for  Ms. Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and  Ms. Seema Nanda to serve as Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor.  In opening remarks, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-North Caroli...

Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:53pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Labor announced today that Vermont has been awarded a four-year, $21.6 million grant from the US Department of Labor to help Vermonters who develop a potentially disabling health condition remain at or return to work. “Supporting the needs of working Vermonters and providing support to those who are looking to return to work, are key functions of the Department of Labor. But when an illness or injury impacts ...