By Rosalind S. Helderman President Obama will get a chance to sign into law a portion of his $447 billion jobs plan after the House agreed Wednesday to extend tax credits to businesses that hire unemployed veterans and to repeal a tax provision seen as a potential burden to government contractors. This is the first [...]
President Barack Obama announced new executive action to help veterans on Monday, marking the latest step in a White House “can’t wait” campaign designed to show him acting on jobs while Congress stalls.
President Obama presented the American Jobs Act and talked about helping military personnel tranistion to civil jobs.
President Obama visited the Washington Navy Yard and discussed his plans to ensure that all of America’s veterans have the support they need and deserve when they leave the military, look for a job and enter the civilian workforce.
Military veterans could get a leg up on those competing against them for the same job under a bill Washington State Gov . Chris Gregoire signed into law Wednesday By Queenie Wong Military veterans could get an advantage over those competing against them for the same job under a bill Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into [...]
On November, 8, 2009, the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) was abolished and the four major program components of ESA-Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of Labor Management Standards, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs and the Wage and Hour Division-became stand-alone programs reporting directly to the Secretary of Labor. The Office of the Assistant Secretary and the Office of Management, Administration and Planning (OMAP) were eliminated with administrative functions in OMAP transferred to the four programs or departmental administrative programs.
Covered contracts entered into by any department or agency for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services (including construction) for the United States, shall contain a provision requiring that the party contracting with the United States shall take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era and any other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized. The provisions of this section shall apply to any subcontract entered into by a prime contractor in carrying out any contract for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services (including construction) for the United States.
by John Vogel, HireVeterans.com Hiring U.S. military veterans can save your company a ton of money through the use of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). This most excellent tax credit is available on the IRS web site through IRS Form 5884. It is for employers that hire certain categories of U.S. Veterans. All thanks to The American Recovery and [...]
To ensure that reservists will have a job when they return home, Congress passed the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), a byproduct of the Gulf War.
It is important that reservists know that they will have a job when they return home, but credit problems can also adversely affect their duty performance and create undue hardships while they are serving their country. For example, buying a new sports car or other big-ticket item may seem like a good idea as long as the money keeps coming in. However, making payments may become impossible for reservists if they take a cut in pay when called to active duty. Know Your Rights!
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