State Street provides a centralized recruiting fund to support managers and influence the culture in the workplace for departments who wish to hire interns with disabilities and don’t have the financial budget to support an intern expense, as all internships at State Street are paid. This first year “seed” [...]
Southwest Airlines’ White Glove Support is a dedicated technology service for employees who are blind and low vision. It includes real-time technology assistance including a dedicated phone line that connects them directly to help desk support and informational support on software and applications. Additionally, employees now have a dedicated [...]
Reed Smith LLP includes a job accommodations request process as part of their benefits orientation for new hires. Their tailored support ensures each individual receives the correct adjustments designed specifically around them. And all of this information on reasonable accommodations is reinforced in their disability etiquette and awareness training [...]
The Quest Diagnostics ADA Team provides training for all people leaders on the ADA and plans a follow up training. Both are also available in their learning management system for future use. Each time a case is opened a link to the training will be included in the communication [...]
All Prudential employees can access a Workplace Accommodations Intranet Site containing resources for accommodation and work support. They have a centralized and consistent process so that all employees have the right tools and work environment to effectively perform their jobs. As well, individuals with disabilities have the workplace adjustments [...]
Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities, subsidiaries of PPL Corporation, have a partnership with the Kentucky Office for the Blind to assist and advise the companies on accommodations for candidates and employees with vision-related disabilities. Specifically, LG&E and KU offer alternative arrangements for candidates who are blind or [...]
PG&E has a formal transitional return to work Task Bank Program that targets injured employees (Industrial and Non-Industrial) whose temporary work restrictions cannot be accommodated/no light duty work available in their base department. The program provides a temporary, transitional task assignment for employees with both industrial and non-industrial injuries [...]
Over the past three years, the company has put into place a centralized Workplace Accommodations organization consisting of specialists who work with employees, managers, and outside organizations to ensure that employees, applicants, visitors, etc., are provided with the accommodations they need to enable them to fulfill their role within [...]
Microsoft has a team of dedicated Benefit Business Partners aligned by distinct organizations, which provides a high level of personal support, advice and education to employees and managers with regard to all types of leaves of absence, worker's compensation, workplace accommodations, ergonomic accommodations, communicable disease issues, and assists with [...]
Merck partners with their Long-Term Disability vendor Cigna on a Stay At Work program. By referring employees to this Cigna program, the employees connect with a Cigna Vocational Coach to talk through the needs of the employee and their disability. Cigna then helps Merck provide employees with recommended accommodations [...]