Leveraging New Government Regulations to Partner with Employers

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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

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• 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_at_consultc5.com
Martha.artiles_at_consultc5.com
www.consultc5.com
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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

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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

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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

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OFCCP Regulation

• Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Prohibits employment discrimination
• Requires affirmative action
• Recruit
• Employ
• Train
• Promote

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CHAT

• Who has heard about 503?
• Where did you here about it?

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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

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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

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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.

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Also

• Disability is a diversity component
• Social responsibility
• Community engagement
• Attract top talent
• Employee engagement

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Partner with Employers to Support Compliance
Efforts

• Finding Federal Contractors
• Register on the Federal Procurement Data System
  site
• https//www.fpds.gov

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Register
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Search by Company or Location
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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

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Corporate Procurement

• Responsible for selection and pricing for goods
  and services for the company, revising,
  negotiating, problem solving, canceling or
  renewing contracts

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Benefits

• Not all CBO relationships will move to a
  procurement process, however
• CBOs can benefit by a written agreement or MOU
• Clear written rules of engagement
• Defined problem solving processes
• Relationship remains when staff changes

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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

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Your Role

• Understand the procurement process
• Be ready to respond to RFP, RFI, IFB
• Refine your elevator speech
• Know the businesss specific needs
• Build a relationship with procurement
• Is Supplier Diversity an advantage for you?

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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?

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Resources

• Section 503 Final Rule
• www.dol.gov/ofccp/503Rule
• Federal Procurement Data System
• https//www.fpds.gov

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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_at_ConsultC5.com
• Katherine McCary, Managing Partner
• Katherine.McCary_at_ConsultC5.com
• www.ConsultC5.com