Who can file a complaint under the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (38 U.S.C. 4212), as amended (VEVRAA)?
Any applicant for employment with a contractor, or any employee of a contractor, who believes he or she is a veteran who may be protected under VEVRAA may file a complaint alleging a violation of the Act. The date on which the contractor entered its Government contracts may affect an individual’s status as a protected veteran. The Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) amended VEVRAA by raising the dollar amount of the contract required for an employer to be covered under VEVRAA from $25,000 to $100, 000, and changing the categories of protected veterans. The JVA amendments to VEVRAA apply to contracts entered on or after December 1, 2003. JVA eliminated the coverage category of veterans of the Vietnam era, added a new category of Armed Forces Service Medal veterans, expanded the coverage of veterans with disabilities to include all veterans with service connected disabilities, and expanded the coverage of recently separated veterans from one year after discharge or release from active duty, to t
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