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The Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published on August 8, 2007, its final rule implementing the 2002 Jobs for Veterans Act amendments to the affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA).

The laws require federal contractors not to discriminate against military veterans. The 2002 law amended VEVRAA by raising the threshold of covered federal contracts under the Veterans laws from $25,000 to $100,000.

Since dissolution of America’s Job Bank (AJB) on June 30, 2007, contractors obligated to post jobs in multiple locations have no free one place resource to list openings. They must notify multiple state and local employment offices or subscribe to a third party vendor who acts as listing agents to post the contractor’s jobs with required employment offices.