Safe Jobs for Everybody! State and Federal Tax Credits for Employers Hiring and Providing Accommodations to Workers with Disabilities

Although many of the benefits for employers can be found in the Internal Revenue Code’s tax provisions (e.g., the Disabled Access Credit, at I.R.C. § 44), some states provide incentives, too, for hiring individuals with disabilities and for enhancing accessibility and accommodation for those individuals. So check out this new practice note and its chart identifying useful credit opportunities state-by-state!

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