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Leveraging New Government Regulations to Partner with Employers

Leveraging New Government Regulations to Partner with Employers. November 12, 2013 The Hon. Katherine McCary Martha Artiles Managing Partners C5 Consulting, LLC www.consultc5.com. C5 Consulting, LLC Certified WBE, Disability Owned and Operated.

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Leveraging New Government Regulations to Partner with Employers

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  1. Leveraging New Government Regulations to Partner with Employers November 12, 2013 The Hon. Katherine McCary Martha Artiles Managing Partners C5 Consulting, LLC www.consultc5.com C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  2. C5 Consulting, LLC Certified WBE, Disability Owned and Operated Managing Partners, The Hon. Katherine McCary & Martha Artiles, with a combined expertise of more than 65 years in Corporate America, founded C5 Consulting, LLC to address the significant need for collaboration of all those engaged in inclusion strategies to move the employment opportunities forward for individuals with disabilities and gain return on investment for talent and shareholder value. To change the landscape of diversity, disability must be included as a strategy. C5 takes a collaborative approach to moving the needle to full inclusion, benefiting business through innovation, access to talent, increased market share and supplier diversity, therefore improving organizational performance. Consultants to DEBLN, DC Metro BLN, Silicon Valley BLN, Kansas BLN Katherine.mccary@consultc5.comMartha.artiles@consultc5.com www.consultc5.com C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  3. Overview Your business savvy and understanding of the regulations will showcase you and your network as the “Go To Expert” for meeting new hiring goals. Objectives: • Get comfortable with the new regulations • Locate federal contractors • Listen for employer needs to take lead role in regulation related relationships • Learn how to think/respond to corporate procurement requests like a true approved business vendor C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  4. Agenda • OFCCP Regulations for Federal Contractors • What is Section 503 • Why it matters to employers • Partnering with Employers to support their Section 503 Compliance • Locate Federal Contractors • Create Relationships to Support Compliance Needs • How to speak “Procurement” • Resources C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  5. Terminology • OFCCP: Office of Federal Contract Compliance , US Department of Labor • Vendor: entity that supplies good or services to a business • Federal (and sub) contractor: has contractual vendor relationship with the federal government • Procurement: division responsible for vendor contracts C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  6. OFCCP Regulation Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • Prohibits employment discrimination • Requires affirmative action • Recruit • Employ • Train • Promote C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  7. CHAT Who has heard about 503? Where did you here about it? C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  8. Revised Regulation Why Section 503 Changes occurred: • Workforce participation for Individuals with Disabilities (IDW) is low • Unemployment rate for IDW high • Median household income for IDW is low • Poverty rate C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  9. Revised Regulation Highlights of the Final Rule • Establishes a 7% utilization rate • Job applicants are invited to self disclose • Employees are invited to self disclose • Several quantitative measures to gauge progress • Applicants • Hires C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  10. Why It Matters While Section 503 currently has no penalty for failure to reach the 7% goal- It is likely that OFCCP will look to the successes or lack of to further examine other affirmative action contractor policies. C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  11. Also… • Disability is a diversity component • Social responsibility • Community engagement • Attract top talent • Employee engagement C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  12. Partner with Employers to Support Compliance Efforts Finding Federal Contractors • Register on the Federal Procurement Data System site: https://www.fpds.gov C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  13. Register C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  14. Search by Company or Location C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  15. Partner with Employers to Support Compliance Efforts Results oriented outreach efforts for IWD • Track records with other employers • Reporting and documentation are KEY • Continuous improvement C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  16. Corporate Procurement Responsible for selection and pricing for goods and services for the company, revising, negotiating, problem solving,canceling or renewing contracts C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  17. Corporate Procurement • A potential major player when selecting vendors who can provide a pipeline to talent with disabilities. • Likely to become engaged with 503 compliance as tracking and reporting are key. C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  18. HR Role May be asked by procurement to provide potential vendor names or input during the selection process and be called upon as deemed necessary. C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  19. HR Role Typically connect with procurement when selecting Search or Staffing firms, HRIS, or other external products and services pertaining to the Human Resources or Compliance function. C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  20. Benefits Not all CBO relationships will move to a procurement process, however: • CBO’s can benefit by a written agreement or MOU • Clear written rules of engagement • Defined problem solving processes • Relationship remains when staff changes C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  21. How to Speak “Procurement” • Procurement functions • Typical Services/Products • Supplier Diversity • How they work with Vendors • Request for Proposal (RFP) • Selected vendors invited to present • Vendor selected • Vendor reporting established C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  22. Your Role • Understand the procurement process • Be ready to respond to RFP, RFI, IFB • Refine your elevator speech • Know the business’s specific needs • Build a relationship with procurement • Is Supplier Diversity an advantage for you? C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  23. Chat Staffing forms may have a contractual relationship with the employer and a great way to provide candidates, alternatively or in addition to, a direct contract. Have you connected with a staffing firm to partner for talent? How did you make the connection? C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  24. Resources • Section 503 Final Rule • www.dol.gov/ofccp/503Rule • Federal Procurement Data System • https://www.fpds.gov C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

  25. C5 Consulting, LLC Our Mission C5 Consulting helps organizations change their culture to include people with disabilities in the workforce to ensure diversity and business success Our Services Private and Public Sector, Community Based Organizations, Government, Business Leadership Network Affiliates Contacts Martha Artiles, Managing Partner Martha.Artiles@ConsultC5.com Katherine McCary, Managing Partner Katherine.McCary@ConsultC5.com www.ConsultC5.com C5 Consulting LLC - Proprietary

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