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Stepping Into Her Dream Career With Independence: Paulette’s Story Paulette is a recent graduate from Florida A&M where she earned a BS in Broadcast Journalism. Paulette feels that autism has contributed to her passion and excellence in writing because she “sees” things from a unique perspective which charges her creativity. Sheila, Paulette’s employU Employment Specialist [...]
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Gaining Experience for the Future: Traeton's Story Having your own money to save and spend is something every teenager desires. This was true for high school student and employU client, Traeton. A good student who is able to keep up with his schoolwork while helping his grandfather with lawn care at home, Traeton first began [...]
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Discovering A Path To Independence: Alex’s Story Alex came to employU to find a path for future employment. Referred by Vocational Rehabilitation, she started working with employU for Discovery Services to help determine what would be most successful for her. Through this process, she was also referred to take part in a unique partnership with [...]
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2023 employU Business Partner Awards Now three years running, the employU Business Partners Awards has served as a way for us to highlight the business and community partners who go above and beyond when it comes to disability inclusion in the workforce. Nominated by the employU staff who work with these businesses directly, the partners [...]
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Your Disability Employment Rights As we work towards a more disability-inclusive workforce, our staff at employU actively advocates for our clients within the workplace. While we are always here to help, knowing your employment rights is a valuable tool to have. Under the American Disabilities Act (ADA), it is unlawful to discriminate in employment against [...]
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employU has been named a Central Florida Top Workplace by the Orlando Sentinel! For the fourth year in a row, employU has been named a Central Florida Top Workplace by the Orlando Sentinel! This list is based on employee feedback and gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC.  The [...]
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Accomplishing Goals Through Advocacy: Samantha's Story Determined and a true go-getter, Samantha is an employU client and disability advocate. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Samantha grew up doing chores and playing outdoors with other kids in the neighborhood. She excelled in academics and was very shy. It wasn’t until adulthood that she truly allowed [...]
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Florida Minimum Wage Increasing to $15 In the past few years, Florida has experienced a dramatic increase in the cost of living. Because of this, Florida’s minimum wage for standard workers will increase to $12 per hour on September 30, 2023, with a steady $1 per hour increase each year until 2026. This means Florida’s [...]
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