OFCCP To Begin VEVRAA-Focused Reviews

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released its initial scheduling list for reviews focused solely on compliance with the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA). The VEVRAA-focused reviews are meant to ensure that federal contractors and subcontractors comply with their affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations, assuring equal employment opportunities for veterans.

Under VEVRAA, employers doing business with the federal government are required to take affirmative action to recruit, hire, and promote categories of veterans covered by the law, including disabled veterans and recently separated veterans. Additionally, it is unlawful for federal contractors and subcontractors to discriminate against protected veterans when making employment decisions about hiring or firing, pay, benefits, job assignments, promotions, layoffs, training, and other employment-related activities.

The OFCCP is expected to conduct 500 reviews that will include a comprehensive review of employment practices and a contractor’s policies as they relate specifically to VEVRAA. Contractors can check-out the Corporate Scheduling Announcement List in the OFCCP’s FOIA Library, https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/foia/foialibrary/index.html, to find out if OFCCP has scheduled them for a VEVRAA-focused review.