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Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights
Also, to prohibit discrimination in employment and acts of reprisal against persons because of their obligation
investigation.
The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of job seekers, wage earners and retirees by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities, protecting their retirement and health benefits and generally protecting worker rights and monitoring national economic measures.
Contact the nearest Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
To assist persons who perform service in the uniformed services to secure
employment or prompt reinstatement with their pre-service employers, and to
secure the crediting of all seniority rights and benefits to that employment.
To
provide information and assistance to employers and to labor organizations and
other elements of the community concerned with veterans' employment and
reemployment.
The Department of Labor - Veterans' Employment and
Training Service investigates complaints with the goal of voluntary resolution
of veterans' employment and reemployment problems.
Unresolved complaints
are referred to the Department of Justice or to the Office of Special Counsel
upon request for consideration for representation in the Federal District courts
or before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Persons performing voluntary or involuntary service in the uniformed services (includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full time National Guard duty,the period absent from employment while being examined to determine fitness for such, and specified duty or training by intermittent appointees of the National Disaster Medical System) Claimants must conform to all statutory eligibility requirements, including notification, intent, and timeliness of actions.
Entitlement terminates upon separation from uniformed service with a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge or upon separation under other than honorable conditions, a 'dismissal' or 'dropping from the rolls' pursuant to sections 1161(a) and 1161(b) of Title 10, U.S.
code.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Persons performing voluntary or involuntary service in the uniformed services (includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full time National Guard duty, the period absent from employment while being examined to determine fitness for such and specified duty or training by intermittent appointees of the National Disaster Medical System). Claimants must conform to all statutory eligibility requirements, including notification, intent, and timeliness of actions.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants should be able to provide evidence of pre-service employment, proper notification, length and character of service, and proper request for reinstatement. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Contact the nearest Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service (USDOL-VETS) office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Award Procedures
Not applicable.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
38 U.S.C. Chapter 43.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
The statute authorizes court review for unresolved complaints. Private action is also authorized; contact the nearest USDOL-VETS office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog for the procedure.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements. This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Not Applicable. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Not Applicable.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Not Applicable.
Audits
Not Applicable.
Records
Not Applicable.
Financial Information
Account Identification
16-0164-0-1-702.
Obigations
(Investigation of Complaints) FY 15 Not Separately Identifiable; FY 16 Not Separately Identifiable; and FY 17 Not Separately Identifiable - Funding for this effort is included in the annual VETS budget for the administration of this program.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
not applicable.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices. Contact the nearest Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Kenan Torrans 200 Constitution Ave., NW Room S-1325, Washington, District of Columbia 20210 Email: torrans.william@dol.gov Phone: (202) 693-4731 Fax: 202-693-4755
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
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