EEOC Provides Guidance on Employment of Disabled Veterans
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued two question-and-answer guides on workplace issues affecting veterans with service-connected disabilities. The two guides, one directed to employers and the other to disabled veterans, explain differences between the two laws protecting veterans with service-connected disabilities: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enforced by the EEOC, and USERRA, enforced by the DOL. For instance, while both laws include reasonable accommodation provisions, the EEOC notes that USERRA goes further than the ADA by requiring employers to make reasonable efforts to assist a veteran returning to the workplace in becoming qualified for a job. Both guides are available on the agency’s Web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/.
