Employers committed to the inclusion of qualified people with
disabilities in the competitive workplace and as consumers

Benchmarks

The OBLN has identified  the following key benchmark areas and performance measures that it committed to improving in Oregon.

OVERALL BENCHMARK AREAS:

·        Increased employment rates for people with disabilities in Oregon (currently 60-75% depending on the database)

·        Decreased cost of time loss days due to short or long term disability on the job ($85 million in 2003)

·        Decreased number of long term disability from on-the-job injury

·        Decreased incident of workers comp related litigation

·        Decreased workers compensation costs

·        Increased use of accommodation and adaptive technology

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Measures for Return to Work

Bottom line measures:

• Reduction in Insurance costs.

• Reduction of time loss days and associated costs.

• Reduction in litigation.

• Saved cost in rehire/training.

Process measures:

• Increased use of re-employment incentives·       

• Increased use of accommodation measures

• Increased use of light duty

Measures for Hiring

• Increased tax credit use for Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

• Increased use of State tax credit use and other State incentives for re-employment.

• People with disabilities are hired.

• Conduct an employer survey for best practice around hiring people with disabilities.

• Have recruitment measures targeted to people with disabilities.

• Have diversity plans that include people with disabilities or that collect the information.

Measures for Recruitment

• Diversity efforts include disabilities

• Actively recruit people with disabilities at job fairs, networks, job placement specialists, referrals or other means.

• Specialized jobs recruiting people with disabilities

Measures for Retention

• Internal employee groups include disabilities (Intel, KP, PGE, Nike).

• Demonstrated culture of inclusion: serving in leadership roles, promotion, career development, etc.

• Clear ways to request accommodation or provide ongoing accommodation.

• Accessible workstations with IT support.

• Promotions happen for people with disabilities.

• Turn over rate is low for people with disabilities.

• Increased wages (collected through State surveys, and wage records).