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WIOA sets out to implement workforce education and employment system reforms to help strengthen the public workforce system. Although WIOA replaced WIA, recent studies under WIA sought to address research questions to inform such reforms. The...

Examines the characteristics and effectiveness of Alternative Staffing Organizations (ASOs).

Explores the promise of Alternative Staffing Organizations (ASOs) to understand how these businesses assist disadvantaged workers by coupling job brokering with supportive services to enhance workforce development.

Researches the employment issues for people with disabilities by examining the impact of disability disclosure, leave as a reasonable accommodation, and the use of job applicant screeners on employment.

Analyses of Safer Foundation (SF) recidivism rates demonstrate that formerly incarcerated persons seeking services at SF are significantly less likely to return to the Illinois Department of Corrections than are members of the general releasee...

Examines the work of personal assistance services and their effect on workers with disabilities.

Examines the experiences faced by injured Iraq and Afghanistan veterans integrating back into the workforce.

Examines the Jobs to Careers model for workforce development and how it aims to help hospitals focus on the careers and skills development of all members of the existing workforce.

Analyzes the impact of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit [WOTC] on disabled veterans seeking employment.

Describes the challenges faced in connecting young people to jobs and sets forth the steps needed to ensure that they have the knowledge and skills to hold a job and launch a career.