{"id":47726,"date":"2022-10-18T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T17:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pslohio.wpengine.com\/uncategorized\/adding-disabled-employees-to-your-payroll-info-for-employers\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T14:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T18:15:36","slug":"adding-disabled-employees-to-your-payroll-info-for-employers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patriotsoftware.com\/blog\/payroll\/adding-disabled-employees-to-your-payroll-info-for-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Workers With Disabilities to Your Payroll: Info for Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a 2021 survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 10.1 percent, with a slight decrease from the previous year. This is about twice as high as the current unemployment rate of people without disabilities. A large proportion of individuals with disabilities (82.5%) are not in the labor force at all, compared to 35% for individuals without disabilities. If you’re thinking about hiring workers with disabilities, read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hiring workers with disabilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tax credits and other incentives<\/a> can offer help to businesses interested in hiring people with disabilities. Employers report that their employees with disabilities have a much lower turnover rate and better attendance than their other employees. Here are a few points you should know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Small business owners who employ workers with disabilities may qualify for the Disabled Access Credit<\/a>. The Disabled Access Credit provides a non-refundable credit for small businesses that incur expenditures for the purpose of accommodating employees. There are limitations to this credit. See the IRS for more information. Small business owners who qualify for the credit would need to file Form 8826 Disabled Access Credit with the IRS. The Barrier Removal Tax Deduction can be used the same year as the Disabled Access Credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Another tax credit available to employers is the Work Opportunity Credit. This allows eligible employers to claim up to 40% of the first $6,000 earned during the first year of employment. There is more information about the Work Opportunity Credit<\/a> on the IRS website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Read the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business<\/a>, which describes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as it applies to small businesses. The ADA is a federal civil rights law designed to prevent discrimination and enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of society, and applies to businesses with 15 or more employees.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When businesses identify the strengths of employees with disabilities, then put them in jobs that match their skills, those employees turn out to be faithful, low-turnover, hard-working employees.<\/p>\n

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4. The Americans with Disabilities Act is enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC<\/a>, employers covered by the ADA must ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n