BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261119T160000Z DTEND:20261119T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:What Businesses Need To Know - Employment First DESCRIPTION:Employment First\n\nThursday\, November 19\, 2026\n\n11:00 AM - 12:00 PM\n\n\n \n \n Join me and Whitney Malone\, Employment First Business Liaison - Office of the Chief Disability Officer to discuss Employment First. Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order 40 establishing New York as an Employment First (E1st) state in September\,2024. E1st is a national movement built upon the principle that employment should be the first and preferred option for people being served by our disability public health system\, and that Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) be not just a primary goal\, but an expectation\, even for those with the most significant disabilities.\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our Title Sponsor\, Equus Advisors! And our Event Sponsor Coughlin & Gerhart!\nAll registrants will be sent a link to the slides after they are posted on the Business Council website. Please feel encouraged to reach out to us for questions or further discussion.\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cost\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free for Chamber members\n\n \n\n (A $99 value)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presented By\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Frank Kerbein\n\n Director of the Center for Human Resources\n\n The Business Council of New York State\, Inc. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\n
\n

Employment First

\n\n

Thursday\, November 19\, 2026

\n\n

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n
Join me and Whitney Malone\, Employment First Business Liaison - Office of the Chief Disability Officer to discuss Employment First.  \;Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order 40 establishing New York as an Employment First (E1st) state in September\,2024. E1st is a national movement built upon the principle that employment should be the first and preferred option for people being served by our disability public health system\, and that Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) be not just a primary goal\, but an expectation\, even for those with the most significant disabilities.
\n
\n
\n\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\nThank you to our Title Sponsor\, Equus Advisors! And our Event Sponsor Coughlin &\; Gerhart!
\nAll registrants will be sent a link to the slides \;after they are posted on the Business Council website. Please feel encouraged to reach out to us for questions or further discussion.
\n \;\n\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Cost
\n 		\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Free for Chamber members
\n
\n (A $99 value)
\n
\n
\n \;\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Presented By
\n 		\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Frank Kerbein
\n Director of the Center for Human Resources
\n The Business Council of New York State\, Inc.
\n
\n
\n
\n LOCATION:In Person The Hummel's BME Conference Room in The Chamber Suites 83 Main Street. UID:e.2928.4257 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261103T222706Z URL:https://www.cortlandareachamber.com/events/details/what-businesses-need-to-know-employment-first-4257 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR