Seyfarth Synopsis: Tomorrow marks the first day that Federal contractors subject to reporting requirements under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA or "the Act") may file their VETS-4212 reports. Generally, a contractor with a federal contract of $150,000 or more must submit the annual reports, which provide information on the contractor's efforts to hire and employ protected veterans. In 2017, the report must be submitted no later than September 30th.
What to file?
VEVRAA requires Federal contractors and subcontractors covered by the Act's affirmative action provisions to report annually the number of employees in their workforces who are "protected veterans." "Protected veteran" includes:
- Disabled veterans;
- Active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans;
- 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
- Recently separated veterans (veterans within 36 months from discharge or release from active duty).
To complete the VETS-4212 Report, contractors must report employee counts for all full- and part-time employees as of the selected payroll period end date, and aggregated employee counts for all protected veterans. Employee data used for the VETS-4212 Report must be from a pay period with an ending date that is between July 1st and August 31st of the current year. The 12-month period preceding the selected payroll period end date is the 12-month "reporting period."
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