Berkshire can Help with IWD Non-Discrimination

While some compliance requirements for federal contractors have changed, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 remains in place and creates compliance obligations for federal contractors related to individuals with disabilities (IWD). This includes a requirement to complete a non-discrimination plan for IWD, which is comprised of data analyses, comparison of the contractor’s workforce against the national IWD utilization goal, and other actions like evaluation of outreach efforts and review of personnel processes. 

Who Does this Apply to?

Under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a business with a federal contract of $15,000 or more is required to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities. Government contractors who have 50 or more employees and a federal contract of $50,000 or more are required to comply with the non-discrimination plan obligations found in the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

How Can Berkshire Help?

Berkshire’s experienced consultants will work with you every step of the way to complete your IWD non-discrimination plan. We will review the required data elements with you, and once your organization provides the necessary data, we will complete a thorough data-scrubbing process and resolve all data errors and inconsistencies with your assistance. We will review your job titles to ensure proper classification in EEO-1 categories, and work with you to customize template narratives to accurately reflect the efforts your company is making in this area. Once the plan is completed, your consultant will walk through the results and recommended action items on a review call to ensure your team understands the results of the data analyses, the required compliance elements, and recommend next steps.

Reports and narratives will be delivered through Berkshire’s proprietary service delivery portal, the Berkshire Client Portal. This portal empowers you to easily view and interpret your results, securely exchange files with your dedicated consultant, and seamlessly download and share reports based on each AAP.