Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA)

Glossary

Federal law that applies to federal government contractors and subcontractors. VEVRAA:

Prohibits covered federal government contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against specified categories of veterans, protected by the statute, who are:
- special disabled veterans;
- recently separated veterans;
- veterans of the Vietnam era; and
- armed forces service medal veterans.
Requires covered federal government contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance veterans in employment.
Conditions payment under federal contracts (and opportunities to further contract with the federal government) on compliance with affirmative action obligations.

VEVRAA imposes other obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors, including:

Maintaining certain employment records about covered veterans, including job listings, applications and employee files relevant to the:
- recruitment;
- hiring; and
- employment actions.
Listing employment openings with particular employment agencies that give priority to covered veterans when referring job seekers to the openings.
Submitting annual reports on the number of current employees who are covered veterans.

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