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FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans.

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In plain English

This clause requires most contractors to report annually on the number of protected veterans in their workforce and among new hires, along with minimum and maximum employee counts at each hiring location. Reports are filed using the VETS-4212 form, generally due by September 30 each year. It matters because it creates an ongoing reporting obligation tied to your federal contracts.

Applies to: Contractors other than State or local government agencies, and their subcontractors at or above the FAR 22.1303(a) threshold

What it requires

  • Report at least annually, as required by the Secretary of Labor, on protected veterans in the workforce by job category and hiring location
  • Report the total number of new hires and how many are protected veterans
  • Report the maximum and minimum number of employees at each hiring location during the reporting period
  • File the VETS-4212 report no later than September 30 each year

Key terms: protected veteran · active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran · Armed Forces service medal veteran · disabled veteran · recently separated veteran

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 22.1310(b), insert the following clause:

Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause, “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran,” “Armed Forces service medal veteran,” “disabled veteran,” “protected veteran,” and “recently separated veteran,” have the meanings given in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 22.1301.

(b) Unless the Contractor is a State or local government agency, the Contractor shall report at least annually, as required by the Secretary of Labor, on—

(1) The total number of employees in the contractor's workforce, by job category and hiring location, who are protected veterans (i.e., active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, disabled veterans, and recently separated veterans);

(2) The total number of new employees hired during the period covered by the report, and of the total, the number of protected veterans (i.e., active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, disabled veterans, and recently separated veterans); and

(3) The maximum number and minimum number of employees of the Contractor or subcontractor at each hiring location during the period covered by the report.

(c) The Contractor shall report the above items by filing the VETS-4212 “Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report” (see “VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Reporting” and “Filing Your VETS-4212 Report” at http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm).

(d) The Contractor shall file VETS-4212Reports no later than September 30 of each year.

(e) The employment activity report required by paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this clause shall reflect total new hires, and maximum and minimum number of employees, during the most recent 12-month period preceding the ending date selected for the report. Contractors may select an ending date—

(1) As of the end of any pay period between July 1 and August 31 of the year the report is due; or

(2) As of December 31, if the Contractor has prior written approval from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to do so for purposes of submitting the Employer Information Report EEO-1 (Standard Form 100).

(f) The number of veterans reported must be based on data known to the contractor when completing the VETS-4212. The contractor's knowledge of veterans status may be obtained in a variety of ways, including an invitation to applicants to self-identify (in accordance with 41 CFR 60-300.42), voluntary self-disclosure by employees, or actual knowledge of veteran status by the contractor. This paragraph does not relieve an employer of liability for discrimination under 38 U.S.C. 4212.

(g) The Contractor shall insert the terms of this clause in subcontracts valued at or above the threshold specified in FAR 22.1303(a) on the date of subcontract award, unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 22.1310 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
  • 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
  • 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
  • 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements.
  • 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

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Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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