OFCCP has announced that the annual Vets Hiring Benchmark, which most federal contractors use as their protected veterans hiring benchmark for complying with OFCCP’s affirmative action regulations under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistan

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has submitted a formal request to the White House Office of Management and Budget to continue using the current version of the VETS-4212 form for another thre

The U.S. Labor Department is accepting applications for its 2024 HIRE Vets Medallion Award, an honor given annually around Veterans Day to employers that have demonstrated their commitment to hire and retain veterans. The application deadline is Apri

Our written comments to the Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service support the agency’s intent to get approval to continue using the current version of the mandated VETS-4212 report for another three years, noting that covered f

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Service announced recently that it intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget to keep using the current version of the VETS-4212 Report fo

The U.S. Labor Department reports that discrimination complaints filed by service members under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act increased by 17% last year, reversing a decade long downward trend.

Several CWC members were among the recipients of this year’s HIRE Vets Medallion Award, given by the Labor Department to companies that demonstrate exemplary efforts to recruit, employ, and retain veterans and provide community and charitable service

The Labor Department has announced that the filing season for the annual VETS-4212 report that covered federal contractors must file is now open, and that completed reports must be filed by September 30.

OFCCP has reset its annual national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force, the benchmark used by most federal contractors for meeting protected veterans affirmative action requirements, at 5.4%, down from 5.5% in 2022.

The Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has opened up applications for the annual Hire Vets Medallion Award, which is given by DOL annually around Veterans Day to employers that have demonstrated their commitment to hire and

The Labor Department recently announced the winners of this year’s HIRE Vets Medallion Awards, given to companies that demonstrate exemplary efforts in recruiting, employing, and retaining veterans. As was the case last year, we are once again please

The number of complaints filed with the Labor Department by service members alleging discrimination under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act declined again in FY 2021, continuing a ten-year trend.

A tool for evaluating disability and veteran outreach under OFCCP rules

The Government Accountability Office, the research arm of the U.S. Congress, has issued a report concluding that OFCCP needs to do more to assist federal contractors in meeting their compliance obligations under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment

A suite of resources to assist with planning, conducting, documenting and evaluation outreach efforts.

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has recalculated its annual percentage of veterans in the workforce, an annual measure used by the agency to evaluate a federal contractor’s affirmative action obligations under th

As we predicted, Congress has approved CWC members that may be interested in applying for a 2022 HIRE Vets Medallion Award can now file an online application with the Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service.

A recurring topic of inquiry from our members is when they are required to extend invitations to applicants and employees to "self-identify" their race, ethnicity, sex, disability, and veteran status, and what information must be included in these ma

We are pleased to let you know that a number of CWC members are among the recipients of the 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award, which is presented by the Labor Department annually to companies that demonstrate exemplary efforts in recruiting, employing,

A helpful resource for FAQs around self-identify.

A step-by-step checklist for developing a VEVRAA focused review desk audit submission.

A helpful resource for FAQs around self-identify.

A helpful resource for FAQs around self-identify.

Discrimination complaints filed with the Labor Department by service members under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act remained consistent with the annual average over the last five years.

The Labor Department has officially opened the filing season for the 2021 VETS-4212 report. The VETS-4212 is a form that covered federal contractors and subcontractors must complete and file annually that provides a workforce snapshot of their protec