Financial Incentives for Employers
IPS Employment Specialists are a resource to local employers and maintain knowledge around financial incentives available to businesses. Some of the financial incentives available include the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Federal Bonding Program, and On the Job Training (OJT) Reimbursements available through Vocational Rehabilitation, the Oregon Employment Department’s Veteran’s program, and some TANF programs. More information is available via the podcasts below and the following websites:
Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Federal Bonding Program
Oregon Department of Human Services Jobs Plus Program
May, 2020
TOPIC Reasonable Accommodations and Taking Leave during COVID-19
Presenter: Matthew Serres, Disability Rights Oregon
Materials: 05.12.20.Disability Rights Oregon Presentation on RAs and Leave During COVID-19 (Uodated)
Reasonable Accommodations & Taking Leave during COVID-19
January, 2019
TOPIC Serving Clients with Justice System Involvement and the Federal Bonding Program
Presenter: Tammy Guest, OSECE
Downloads:
Helping-People-Find-Jobs-in-Spite-of-Justice-System-Involvement PPT
The Federal Bonding Program PPT
Federal Bonding Program & Serving Clients w/ Justice System Involvement
February, 2017
TOPIC Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Presenter: David Ross, Oregon Employment Department
Downloads:
WOTC Brochure Blue
WOTC Program Brochure
Q & A about WOTC
Advice for Employers
Claiming a WOTC Credit
Reasons the Credit Gets Denied for Group E
WOTC Certification Categories and Credit Amts 001
For additional information click HERE.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
January, 2016
TOPIC Recently Enacted House Bills – “Ban the Box” and “Setting Aside Judgment of ‘Guilty Except for Insanity
Presenter: Ted Wenk, Disability Rights Oregon
Download:
"Ban The Box" & "Setting Aside Judgment of Guilty Except for Insanity"
August, 2015
TOPIC Legalization of Marijuana and Workforce Laws
Download:
Legalization of Marijuana & Workforce Laws
June, 2015
TOPIC Section 503 of the Rehabilitation ACT
Presenters: Benjamin Van Vleet and Aleksandra Snyder, Compliance Officers with the US Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs