From OFCCP:

OFCCP Honors Veterans Day Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs honors America’s veterans and we express our sincere gratitude to our nation’s service members who have and currently serve with an unwavering commitment to protecting our nation, many times at a great personal sacrifice to themselves and their families. As President Biden’s recent proclamation observed, “we recognize and thank them for their indispensable contributions and immeasurable sacrifices in support of our national security.  As we approach this season of thanksgiving, we send our gratitude to millions of service members, veterans, military families, caregivers, and survivors who have served and continue to serve our Nation.” At OFCCP, we proudly work to ensure equal employment opportunity in the civilian workforce for protected veterans, disabled veterans and spouses of protected veterans – specifically with federal contractors, including subcontractors.  Under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) enforced by OFCCP, it is unlawful for a federal contractor to discriminate in employment against protected veterans including disabled veterans. OFCCP provides resources to federal contractors to protect veterans from workplace discrimination, and to veterans to understand their rights. In September, OFCCP reached a resolution with a federal contractor regarding claims that it discriminated against a disabled veteran by failing to accommodate his disability and terminating him. The contractor agreed to provide $10,500 in back pay and interest, and to remove all references to any discipline or termination from the veteran’s personnel file.    OFCCP's Veteran Resources

OFCCP Honors Veterans Day

VEVRAA also requires certain federal contractors to develop a written affirmative action program (AAP) and establish a hiring benchmark for protected veterans each year. OFCCP provides technical assistance and guidance to contractors to comply with their affirmative action obligations under the law. OFCCP also encourages and facilitates linkage relationships between contractors and community organizations and recruitment resources to support recruitment and hiring of protected veterans.

Learn more about our resources to support veterans’ equal employment opportunity:

• Veteran and Disabled Veteran Resources: Our resources include worker fact sheets that discuss Protected Veterans' Rights and Disability Rights.
• VEVRAA Compliance Assistance for Contractors: Our resources include VEVRAA Regulations FAQs, the current VEVRAA Benchmark, and other Compliance and Hiring Resources.

• VETS: You can find a wealth of information from DOL’s Veterans' Employment and Training Service.

We owe our utmost respect to active duty military, veterans, and their families. We thank them, and honor them through our continued actions to promote equal employment opportunity.

OFCCP's Veteran Resources