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Join the Minnesota Department of Human Rights for a webinar on Implicit Bias at 2 p.m. on Oct. 25. Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions and decisions in an unconscious manner. Employers, business owners, human resource professionals, state contractors will gain a better understanding of the impact implicit bias has in employment and how to address the issue through awareness and training.

“A first-of-its-kind study published by the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) in partnership with US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) finds that far more people than expected have a disability: In the U.S., 30 percent of college-educated employees working full-time in white-collar professions. CTI’s report Disabilities and Inclusion has uncovered that employees with disabilities make up an enormous global talent pool that employers overlook far too often- to their own detriment.”

Minnesota Business Leadership Network (MNBLN) and BetterWorkforce are co-hosting a collaborative Disability Inclusion Summit & Career Fair event at Xcel Energy on October 13, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., bringing college students/grads with disabilities and employers together to think through best practices related to disability inclusion at work.

Social Security and the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy are seeking public input for Information on Potential Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Demonstration Projects. Through this research, we hope to identify effective strategies for supporting workers who want and are able to keep working while living with a disability.

H.R. 620 (The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017) and similar ADA notification bills are gaining more steam in Congress than ever before. If any passes, it will take the heart out of the ADA by denying people with disabilities the power to enforce its requirements. We must counter the business lobby, which wants to make it much more difficult to attain accessibility when businesses such as stores, restaurants, hotels, etc. disregard their ADA obligations. We can stop this bill, with your help!

Join us for our second State of Minnesota enterprise-wide career fair. The event will bring together representatives from every state agency to connect Minnesotans with opportunities in state government. Attendees will learn about current job openings, network with state leaders, and attend resume and application workshops.