OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: MODIFICATIONS TO THE REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE VIETNAM ERA VETERANS' READJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has issued a proposed rule called: Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by Catherine Eschbach, Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing to revise its implementing regulations for the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212. The proposed revisions will better align the regulations with recent case law and executive orders, including Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based O...