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Third Time’s a Charm: Continued Technology Issues Extend 2011 VETS-100/100A Filing to January 15
The U.S. Department of Labor has again extended the filing deadline for the 2011 VETS-100/100A reports because technology issues continue to plague the electronic filing system used by federal contractors to submit the compulsory reports. The filing deadline is now January 15, 2012. This is the third extension of the 2011 filing deadline caused by technical problems.
Legal Alert: VETS 100/VETS 100A Report Filing Deadline Extended to January 15, 2012
The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services Division (VETS) has again extended the deadline for applicable federal contractors to file a VETS 100/VETS 100A report. VETS recently issued a special announcement on its website indicating that the filing deadline had been extended from December 30, 2011 to January 15, 2012. The special announcement states that after January 15, 2012, VETS-100/VETS-100A applications will be removed from public service until further notice.
Another Federal Contractor Hiring Quota? Say It Ain't So!!
Just several months after the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that sought significant revisions to the regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) of 1974, the OFCCP issued another NPRM. This new NPRM will drastically affect federal contractors' affirmative action obligations to individuals with disabilities. The most significant revisions are discussed briefly below.
Congress Clears Defense Measure that Includes Provisions Addressing whether TRICARE Healthcare Providers are Subject to OFCCP Requirements, Provides Expanded USERRA Rights to Members of the National Guard
Both the House and Senate have approved a conference report (pdf) to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 1540), a bill that authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DoD). The final measure includes a provision stipulating that in determining whether TRICARE network providers are to be considered subcontractors subject to affirmative action and other requirements governed by the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), TRICARE managed care support contracts that include the requirement to establish, manage, or maintain a network of providers will not be considered to be a contract for the performance of health care services or supplies on the basis of that requirement.
Federal Contractors May Now File VETS 100/VETS 100A Reports—Deadline Extended to December 30, 2011
Executive Summary: The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services (VETS) recently issued a special announcement on its website indicating that the VETS 100/100A online reporting application is now live.
Once Again, Technology Issues Forces 2011 VETS-100/100A Filing Deadline Extension - to December 30
The United States Department of Labor has announced that the electronic filing system used by contractors to submit VETS-100 and VETS-100A forms will not be available until November 1, 2011. Technology issues are preventing contractors from filing online. The Department has delayed opening the online filing system for 60 days – from August 1, 2011 to October 1, 2011, but these issues have not been resolved. The Department now anticipates the system to be online November 1, 2011. Accordingly, the Department is extending the filing deadline to December 30, 2011. The Department will not initiate enforcement actions against contractors for failure to file as long as the contractors file a report between November 1 and December 30.
Legal Alert: DOL Extends Deadline for Second Time to Submit VETS 100/VETS 100A Reports
Executive Summary: The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services (VETS) has announced that due to technical problems implementing the electronic submission of VETS 100/VETS 100A forms, federal contractors required to file such forms have until December 30, 2011, to do so.
DOL Extends Contractor Filing Deadline for VETS 100/100A Reporting Forms
Federal contractors will have an additional month to submit their VETS-100/VETS-100A reporting forms required under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment and Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended. The Department of Labor’s Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS) has announced that due to continuing technical problems with the agency’s electronic filing system, contractors required to file Forms 100 and 100A will have until December 30, 2011 to report the number of their current employees and new hires who are qualified covered veterans. The normal annual reporting cycle begins August 1 and ends September 30. The agency had already extended the filing deadline by one month, but the technical problems have not been resolved as anticipated. The DOL now expects the electronic system to be operational as of November 1, 2011.
DOL Extends Time to Submit VETS-100/VETS-100A Reports
The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services (VETS) has announced that, due to technical problems implementing the electronic submission of VETS-100/VETS-100A forms, federal contractors required to file such forms have until November 1, 2011 to do so.
"Technical Difficulties" Cause DOL to Delay Deadline for VETS-100 & VETS-100A Filing
The U.S. Department of Labor has posted a notice on the Veterans' Employment & Training Service website that the September 30 filing deadline for VETS-100 and VETS-100A Reports has been extended 60 days. The website is experiencing technical problems that prevent federal contractors from submitting the required information.
Technology Issues Forces 2011 VETS-100/100A Filing Deadline to November 30
The United States Department of Labor has announced that the electronic filing system used by contractors to submit VETS-100 and VETS-100A forms will not be available until October 1, 2011. Although the Department previously expected to begin accepting electronic submissions on August 1, 2011, technical issues are preventing contractors from filing online. Accordingly, the Department is extending the filing deadline to November 30, 2011. The Department will not initiate enforcement actions against contractors for failure to file as long as the contractors file a report between October 1 and November 30.
Reminder: Employers Must Submit 2011 EEO-1, VETS-100/100A Reports by September 30
The September 30th deadline for filing the EEO-1 and VETS 100/100A reports is fast approaching. Highlighted below are some of the EEO-1 and VETS 100/100A filing requirements.
OFCCP Extends Comment Period on Proposed Regulations for Protected Veterans
As a follow up to our May 3, 2011 Labor & Employment Alert announcing the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' intent to revise the regulations implementing 38 U.S.C. § 4212 for Protected Veterans, interested parties will have until July 11, 2011 to submit comments instead of the previous deadline of June 25, 2011. Briefly, the proposed revisions involve:
Proposed Rule Revises Veterans' Regulations For Federal Contractors
In keeping with its mantra of "good jobs for everyone," the Office of Fed-eral Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise current nondiscrimination and affirmative action obligations of federal contractors under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). OFCCP is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with enforcing the affirmative action obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors.
Proposed Regs Would Beef Up Affirmative Action Obligations to Protected Veterans
We recently notified you that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs had issued proposed regulations designed to put significantly more "teeth" into contractors' obligations to employ protected veterans. The proposed rule, like its predecessor, interprets the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and its amendments, which prohibit discrimination against certain protected veterans and require federal contractors to take affirmative steps to recruit and hire such individuals. Contractors are also required to make reasonable accommodations (using essentially the same standards and terminology in the Americans with Disabilities Act) for disabled veterans.
Changes to Contractors’ Obligations under OFCCP’s Proposed Rule on Veteran Recruitment, Placement
Making good on its promise to re-examine affirmative action requirements as they relate to veterans, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would affect federal contractors’ compliance obligations significantly. The April 26 proposal is the first modification to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) since 1976. Veterans protected by VEVRAA include those with disabilities, those recently discharged, and those who served during a war, campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized.
FEDERAL CONTRACTORS: OFCCP Proposes Significant Changes in Affirmative Action for Protected Veterans
The regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) of 1974 (38 U.S.C. § 4212) may be seeing their first major revision in 35 years. From 1976, when the regulations were first enacted, to the present, little has changed with regard to affirmative action for veterans.
OFCCP Publishes Proposed Veteran Regulations
On April 25, 2011, the OFCCP issued its much awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors regarding protected veterans. (The NPRM may be found at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-04-26/html/2011-8693.htm.) With this NPRM, the OFCCP is proposing to amend its regulations under the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA). The OFCCP proposes to amend 41 C.F.R. Part 60-300 and rescind 41 C.F.R. Part 60-250. Amending these regulations has been a goal of the OFCCP for several months, and the Agency explains that the reason for amending these regulations is to address the "substantial obstacles in finding employment" for the large number of veterans who are returning from military duty. With these amended regulations, the OFCCP hopes to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans.
OFCCP Issues Proposed Rule On Veterans
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs published this morning a proposed rule regarding affirmative action obligations under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, with a 60-day comment period. The proposed rule reportedly will increase the obligation of federal contractors to collect data and will require contractors to adopt "hiring benchmarks" against which their actual hiring of protected veterans will be measured.
DOL Publishes Rule Implementing Amendments to Veteran Reporting Requirements for Federal Contractors.
The Department of Labor has published a rule revising the regulations that implement the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) to incorporate amendments to the VEVRAA made by the Veterans' Benefit and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (VBHCIA).
OFCCP Issues Rule On Jobs For Veterans Act Amendments.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a final rule implementing the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA), which amended the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act (VEVRAA). The final rule implementing the JVA amendments went into effect on September 7, 2007. Covered contractors must use the new categories for covered veterans in affirmative action plans (AAPs) prepared after October 1, 2007.
