Veterans are continuing to receive support in their quest for employment with Wyoming being the latest state to join the ranks of those permitting a preference to be granted based on veteran status, including spouses of disabled or deceased veterans.  The law will go into effect July 1, 2016.

Governor Matt Mead’s signing of the new law coincides with the release of new veteran unemployment numbers which show the rate of unemployment for veterans who have served since 9/11 continuing to fall.  As of this week the unemployment rate, at 5.8 percent, is at an all time low.  The unemployment rate for all veterans has also decline to 4.6 percent.

As a reminder, federal contractors subject to VEVRAA have 7% annual veteran hiring benchmark.

Tags: OFCCP, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, veteran hiring benchmark, Veteran preference, veteran unemployment, VEVRAA, Wyoming
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Laura A. Mitchell is a Principal in the Denver, Colorado, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is a member of the firm’s Affirmative Action and OFCCP Defense practice group as well as the firm’s Pay Equity Resource Group. She is also on the…

Laura A. Mitchell is a Principal in the Denver, Colorado, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is a member of the firm’s Affirmative Action and OFCCP Defense practice group as well as the firm’s Pay Equity Resource Group. She is also on the leadership team for the firm’s Government Contractor Industry Group.

Her practice is focused on representing government and non-government contractors in OFCCP matters, preparing for and defending OFCCP audits, and counseling employers on issues stemming from OFCCP regulations. Ms. Mitchell personally oversees the development of hundreds of AAPs each year and is intimately involved in the defense of numerous OFCCP audits. She also spends significant time counseling companies in connection with conducting pay equity analyses as well as government contractor employment obligations.

Ms. Mitchell is the editor and a principal contributor of The Affirmative Action Law Advisor blog and frequently presents on pay equity, affirmative action compliance, OFCCP enforcement trends, and government contractor obligations.

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