For the first time ever, the federal government is imposing nose-counting requirements on contractors’ hiring and retention of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities (IWDs).
The moving target that is “individuals with disabilities” is reasonably familiar to the bar these days. The less-encountered group, covered veterans, is now comprised of (1) disabled veterans; (2) those discharged within the past three years; (3) those who earned a service medal during active duty; and (4) those who served active duty while a war, campaign expedition for which a campaign badge was issued.
