The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) and Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have supported affirmative actions to employ and advance in employment of covered veterans since 2008. Contractors and subcontractors who enter into, or modify a contract or subcontract with the federal government, and whose contract meets the criteria set forth in the applicable legislation / regulations, are required to report annually on their affirmative action efforts in employing veterans. Data reported through form VETS-4212 is used by OFCCP in compliance evaluations.
The filing cycle is August 1 - September 30, 2024.
Contractors are strongly encouraged to file the report electronically.
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VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Reporting Home Page
USDOL Veterans' Employment & Training Service
The VETS-4212 Report Advisor was developed to help companies determine if they need to submit this form and, if yes, understand the process for doing so.
VETS-4212 Report Advisor
USDOL Veterans' Employment & Training Service
Additional Resources
Post-Offer Invitation to Self-Identify as Veteran VETS 4212
Applicant Invitation to Self-Identify: Veteran, Gender and Race (VETS-4212 & EEO-1 reporting)
Post-Offer Invitation to Self-Identify: Veteran, Gender and race (VETS 4212 & EEO-1 reporting)
SHRM Sample Forms
Managing Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Programs
SHRM Toolkit
Law Firm Articles
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OFCCP FAQs on Veteran Self-Identification
If an individual self-identifies as a protected veteran at the pre-offer stage of the application process, but does not self-identify again at the post-offer stage, may a contractor still count the individual as a protected veteran for purposes of applying the hiring benchmark and performing the required data collection analysis?
The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service’s (VETS) VETS-4212 form requires federal contractors to report aggregate data on the number of protected veterans that were newly hired and the number they employed. This is different from the previous requirement that contractors report the data by the number of veterans in each of the individual categories for protected veterans. To comply with OFCCP’s VEVRAA requirements, must contractors invite applicants to self-identify using the individual categories at the post-offer stage?
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