The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) encourages affirmative action to advance the employment of covered veterans. All nonexempt Federal contractors and subcontractors with a contract in the amount of $100,000 or more with any department or agency of the United States for the procurement of personal property or non-personal services must report their affirmative action efforts to employ veterans.
Reporting is completed on Form VETS-4212. The filing season for the VETS-4212 started on August 1, 2015 and ends on September 30, 2015. The report includes the total number of their employees who belong to the categories of veterans protected under VEVRAA, and the total number of those protected veterans who were hired during the period covered by the report.
Reporting includes individuals in the following categories:
(1) Disabled veterans;
(2) Other protected veterans (veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. military during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is awarded);
(3) Armed Forces service medal veterans (veterans who, while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985); and
(4)Recently separated veterans (veterans within 36 months from discharge or release from active duty).
More information and a link to the filing submission form can be found here.
