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For Federal Contractors
- As a federal contractor, am I required to have an affirmative action plan that includes veterans with service-connected disabilities?
- What is a VETS-100 report?
- Who must file a VETS-100 Report?
- When is the VETS-100 Report due?
- What is the period covered in the VETS-100 Report?
- How do I obtain the VETS-100 form and instructions?
- Who is included in the “Total new hires, both veterans and non-veterans” section of the VETS-100 Report?
- Can employers double-count those employees who are both special disabled and Vietnam-era veterans in the VETS-100 Report?
- My company has no Vietnam-era veterans or special disabled veterans or I have not hired any new employees during this period. What do I do when filling out the VETS-100 Report?
- Is there a penalty if I don’t submit a VETS-100 Report?
As a federal contractor, am I required to have an affirmative action plan that includes veterans with service-connected disabilities?
Any federal contractor or subcontractor is required to take affirmative action to hire and promote qualified veterans with service-connected disabilities, veterans of the Vietnam-era and any veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized.
What is a VETS-100 report?
The VETS-100 report is a report that must be filed on an annual basis by contractors receiving a contract from the federal government in the amount of $25,000 or more, or any subcontractor receiving a contract in the amount of $25,000 or more from a covered contractor.
Who must file a VETS-100 Report?
Any entity who received a contract(s) from the federal government in the amount of $25,000 or more, prior to December 1, 2003, or any subcontractor who received a contract(s) from such a covered contractor in the amount of $25,000 or more must file a VETS-100 Report on an annual basis.
When is the VETS-100 Report due?
The VETS-100 Report is due September 30, on an annual basis, to the Department of Labor.
What is the period covered in the VETS-100 Report?
The VETS-100 report allows federal contractors to select a reporting period based on payroll periods during the third quarter (July – September); federal contractors may pick any pay period as noted during this quarter to determine their previous 12-month reporting period for defining the reporting year. “Number of Employees” and “New Hires” is reported during this period ending in the current year for which the report is being filed. Contractors that have obtained written approval from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to file the EEO-1 Report at the end of the calendar year (December 31) may use December 31 for filling the VETS-100 Report with written approval from VETS. Such requests must be submitted to USDOL/VETS prior to the September 30 deadline as “late filling request to file in January” and will be considered on an individual basis.
How do I obtain the VETS-100 form and instructions?
If your company is part of the VETS-100 database, you will have a VETS-100 Report identification number on file. You will receive a Notice of Filing Obligation prior to the September deadline with current reporting information. If you do not receive this notice, or are a new federal contractor, you may download it from their website at http://www.vets100.com, email helpdesk@vets100.com, or call (301) 306-6752. When requesting forms, please provide the parent company name, address, contact person, telephone number and email address.
Who is included in the “Total new hires, both veterans and non-veterans” section of the VETS-100 Report?
This figure should include all permanent employees hired within the twelve-month reporting period.
Can employers double-count those employees who are both special disabled and Vietnam-era veterans in the VETS-100 Report?
Yes.
My company has no Vietnam-era veterans or special disabled veterans or I have not hired any new employees during this period. What do I do when filling out the VETS-100 Report?
Fill in the period covered, but put zeros in the columns and return the form to the address indicated.
Is there a penalty if I don’t submit a VETS-100 Report?
Failure to submit a VETS-100 Report can lead to two types of sanctions for noncompliant federal contractors or subcontractors. First, information on noncompliance that comes to the attention of the Department of Labor will be provided to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). OFCCP is a federal agency within the Department of Labor and is responsible for compliance and enforcement of requirements mandated for federal contractors, including the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). OFCCP generally attempts to negotiate a mutually acceptable remedy with the contractor in order to resolve this major violation.
As for the second sanction, recently enacted federal legislation forbids Federal Contracting Officers to award or modify federal contracts unless the current VETS-100 Reports have been submitted. The Secretary of Labor makes a database available to Federal Contracting Officers listing the VETS-100 Reports received from federal contractors and subcontractors.
