The US Department of Labor is asking members of the public to strengthen affirmative action rules for people with disabilities, including veterans.

Patricia Shiu, director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, talking to participants, including Residents' Journal, during a public discussion on affirmative action provisions under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, at the 536 S. Clark Street Chicago Federal Building on Aug. 20. Photo by Mary C. Johns

Patricia Shiu, director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, recently came to Chicago for a public discussion on affirmative action provisions under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Shiu called the meeting at the 536 S. Clark Street Chicago Federal Building on Aug. 20 to make the affirmative action provisions “more effective and to help ensure that more people with disabilities are employed and are given the opportunity to advance in employment in the federal contracting labor force,” according to statement from the Labor Department.

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