PSEG Receives Award for Diversity and Outreach Efforts

NEWARK, N.J., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PSEG was honored today for diversity and outreach efforts that help promote career development for people with disabilities. The "Disability Matters" award was presented today by WorkLifeMatters Magazine and Springboard Consulting LLC during an awards ceremony in New York City. PSEG was one of six companies selected for its dedication to supporting the special needs community. This year's honorees also included companies such as Verizon, Prudential and PepsiCo.

"We're committed to creating a culture that values and promotes equal opportunity in the workplace," said Peggy Pego, PSEG's senior vice president of human resources. "We embrace disability as part of diversity, and are dedicated to incorporating best practices that support inclusion of the special-needs community."  

The "Disability Matters" award celebrates businesses that are leading the way in supporting the disabled or employees with dependents who have special-needs, with diversity, work life and human resource initiatives.

PSEG participates in a number of disability-related outreach programs such as Disability Mentoring Day, when disabled students and job seekers are invited to explore careers with local employers.

PSEG also provides employees with customized disability-specific topics on etiquette and awareness, and additional resources have been added to the company's diversity intranet site to help recognize and promote National Disability Employment Awareness Month.  Additionally, PSEG partners with disability organizations like Hire Ability, a nonprofit organization that helps the disabled obtain competitive jobs.

"We're very pleased and honored to present PSEG with this award," said Nadine Vogel, president of Springboard Consulting LLC. "As a mother of two children with special needs, it's personally gratifying to see the incredible commitment this company has made to support the disability community in so many aspects of their business."

Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG) is a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of more than $12 billion, and three principal subsidiaries: PSEG Power, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and PSEG Energy Holdings.

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SOURCE Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)

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