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Shiu: Contractors who miss disability goals face debarment

A proposed Labor Department rule to mandate 7 percent of federal contractors' workforce be disabled people is aimed at elevating the importance of disability hiring to the level of affirmative action for race and gender, a Labor official said.

Tags: Labor , disabilities , contracting , workforce , hiring , affirmative action , Federal Drive

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Labor sets disabled worker hiring goal for contractors

The Labor Department is proposing a rule to mandate that seven percent of federal contractors' workforce is people with disabilities.

Tags: Labor , workforce , hiring , disabilities , Trey Hodgkins , TechAmerica , industry

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Agencies collaborate against discrimination

AFGE legislative conference will focus on ensuring departments and contractors are abiding by civil rights laws. The union also will march on Capitol Hill to Tuesday in support of federal employees.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , civil rights , discrimination , Department of Labor , Department of Justice , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , AFGE , John Gage , Meg Beasley

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