Employer Resources and Financial Incentives
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
August 2021
TOPIC: Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
Presenters: Aleksandra Snyder, Compliance Officer with US Dept of Labor
Resources: Presentation and Federal Procurement Data System website
May 2021
TOPIC: Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Presenters: Loren Petersen and Alan Beeler, OED
Materials:
WOTC Program Brochure
WOTC Presentation
Advice For Employers
WOTC Tax Credit Calculation Chart
Form 8850
Form_9061
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 w/ Justice System Involvement & 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
Worksheet-for-Job-Seekers-Eng
Tips-For-Employment-Specialists
employer-survey
WOTC_Program_Brochure
Federal Bonding Program & Serving Clients w/ Justice System Involvement
January 2016
TOPIC: Recently Enacted House Bills: “Ban the Box” & “Setting Aside Judgment of GEI”
Presenter: Ted Wenk, Attorney for Disability Rights Oregon
Download: PowerPoint
"Ban The Box" & "Setting Aside Judgment of GEI"
August 2015
TOPIC: Legalization of Marijuana and Workforce Laws
Presenters: Dan Coozer, Willamette Valley NORML & Kay Osgood, Laurel Hill Center
Download: Vocational Rehabilitation – Marijuana & Employment