Understanding policy related to disability in hiring, retention and employment and education programs supporting disability can help protect you. Below are policies to be aware of.
Office of Personnel Management
Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)
A Direct-Hire Authority (DHA) is an appointing (hiring) authority that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) can give to Federal agencies for filling vacancies when a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates exists.
Direct Hire Authority (opm.gov)
Hiring Authorities
This Hiring Authorities section covers various topics dealing with Federal employment. Topics covered in this section will describe the competitive hiring process; hiring authorities available to agencies to hire veterans, students, interns; and information for current and former Federal employees such as reinstatement, transfer. Each topic includes references to the various applicable laws, regulations, and guidance.
Hiring Authorities (opm.gov)
Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP)
Most departments and agencies in the Federal Government are required to have an affirmative action program for the recruitment, employment, and advancement of disabled veterans. The law requires agencies to develop annual Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) Plans.
Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) (fedshirevets.gov)
USDOL Policy
VPL 05-24: JVSG Staff Roles and Responsibilities and WIOA Services to Veterans
This Veterans’ Program Letter (VPL) identifies and consolidates the roles, responsibilities, and duties that the Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) staff are expected to perform and discusses the relationship between JVSG and other programs within the workforce development system. It emphasizes statutory duties and describes staffing flexibilities available to states to meet their JVSG responsibilities while maximizing the integration of services and collaboration of partners in the American Job Centers (AJCs).
VPL 05-24: JVSG Staff Roles and Responsibilities and WIOA Services to Veterans (PDF, dol.gov)
For additional VETS policy please visit - Policy Guidance | U.S. Department of Labor
Disabled Veteran Leave
Under the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-75, November 5, 2015), an employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more from the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs is entitled to up to 104 hours of disabled veteran leave for the purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability.
Disabled Veteran Leave (opm.gov)
Veterans Affairs Policy
Veteran Readiness and Employment Program (VR&E)
The Veteran Readiness and Employment program (VR&E; formerly Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) is an entitlement program that provides job training and other employment related services to veterans with service-connected disabilities. In cases where a disabled veteran is not able to work, the VR&E program provides independent living (IL) services to help the veteran achieve the highest possible quality of life. The VR&E program is administered by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Veterans’ Benefits: The Veteran Readiness and Employment Program (congress.gov)