Understanding VETS Reporting

VETS-4212 Report

If you are a federal contractor or subcontractor who hires and employs veterans under provisions of the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), and you have contracts or subcontracts totaling $100,000 or more, you need to file the VETS-4212 report annually to the Department of Labor (DOL) by September 30 of the following year.

Effective August 1, 2015, the VETS-4212 report replaces the VETS-100A report as a result of a final rule published by DOL. The new report has a simpler format and contains fewer reporting elements than the old report. As a contractor, you are required to report the total number of protected veterans (full- and part-time active employees) in your workforce in the aggregate, as opposed to listing the number for each category of veterans protected under the statute.

Under the VEVRAA, the term protected veterans includes disabled veterans, veterans who served on active duty during war or campaign for which a campaign badge was authorized, veterans who were awarded an Armed Forces Service Medal, and recently separated veterans.

Beginning with the 2015 filling cycle, the DOL accepts the VETS-4212 report format only. You will use the VETS Reports components to select the appropriate report type for a given period and generate the relevant data, informational report, and the respective electronic report.

VETS-100A Report

Note:

The VETS-100A report applies to covered contracts entered into or modified on or after December 1, 2003. Effective August 1, 2015, the VETS-100A report is no longer used for veteran employment reporting. However, you can still generate them with historical data for internal use, if needed.

VETS-100 Report

Note:

The VETS-100 report applies to covered contracts entered into before December 1, 2003. Effective August 1, 2015, the VETS-100 report is no longer used for veteran employment reporting. However, you can still generate them with historical data for internal use, if needed.