Hiring Disability Credits and Accommodation of Disabilities

Summary

This practice note examines disability employment and the impact and availability of state and federal tax credits to employers for hiring and providing accommodations to workers with disabilities. The practice note explores how federal provisions, such as those by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Department of Labor (DOL), impact hiring disability credits and accommodation of disabilities. It also explores state provisions that enhance the attractiveness of hiring disability credits and accommodations for disabilities. Included below is a survey, detailing the specific state tax credit provisions that apply hiring disability credits and accommodations of disabilities.