U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (VETS) Wounded Warrior Roundtable June 29-30, 2010 Joseph Moran, Assistant Director DOL-VETS Programs

2 Veterans Succeeding in the 21st Century Workforce. VETS Proudly Serves Veterans and Service Members! We Provide Resources and Expertise to Assist and Prepare them to Obtain Meaningful Careers, Maximize their Employment Opportunities, and Protect their Employment Rights. Mission of DOL-VETS

3 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Veterans’ Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) Competitive Grants Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Jobs for Veterans’ Act State Grants (JVA) Other Initiatives DOL-VETS Programs

4 USERRA is intended to minimize the disadvantages to an individual that can occur when that person needs to be absent from his or her civilian employment in order to serve in the uniformed services. Partnership with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a component of the OSD Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

5 Reemployment Rights Discrimination Prohibited –Initial Hiring –Promotion –Retention in employment Other Employment benefits Basic USERRA Protections

6 USDOL - VETS provides assistance to veterans or an other preference-eligible person who believe their preference rights have been violated during the federal hiring process. Veterans’ Employment Opportunities Act

7 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) $24 million – 97 grants – 14,000 to receive services Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) $9 million – 22 grants – 4,000 to receive services Incarcerated Veterans’ Transition Program (ICTV) $4 million – 12 projects Homeless Female Veterans and Homeless Veterans with Families Competitive Grants

8 Partnership with DVA, DoD and DHS 2 ½ Day Transition Assistance Employment Workshop TAP Re-creation Get More Separating Service Members to TAP Link Separating Service Members to their One-Stop Career Center and Hometown Resources Transition Assistance Program (TAP)

9 DVOP Staff: –Employment Case Management Ch 31 veterans Veterans with barriers to employment –Provide job search assistance –Provide referrals to job openings and training opportunities LVER Staff: –Promotes the hiring of veterans to employers –Outreach to employers –Job Development DVOP and LVER staff are located in the State Workforce Agencies offices and/or One-Stop Career Centers nationwide. Jobs for Veterans’ Act State Grants (JVA) State Workforce Agencies

10 One-Stop Career Centers Over 2,500 career centers nationwide $15 Billion Annual Investment for states and local areas to assist job seekers and employers

11 REALifelines U.S. Chamber of Commerce Rural Outreach Job Corps America’s Heroes at Work – Other Initiatives

12 Supporting the Employment Success of Returning Service Members with TBI & PTSD Welcome to America's Heroes at Work - a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) project that addresses the employment challenges of returning Service Members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Designed for employers and the workforce development system, this website is your link to information and tools to help returning Service Members living with TBI and/or PTSD succeed in the workplace - particularly Service Members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.information and tools America's Heroes at Work

13 Joseph Moran, Assistant Director Veterans’ Employment and Training Service 1949 Avenida del Oro, Suite 114 Oceanside, California (760) Q & A