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Can veterans be discriminated against?
Two Federal laws prohibit discrimination in employment based on your status as a veteran or service member. Under one law, you’re protected from discrimination based on your prior service in the uniformed services; current service in the uniformed services; or intent to join the uniformed services.
What is veteran status discrimination?
Veteran discrimination, also called veteran status discrimination, occurs anytime being a veteran and former uniformed military service member makes them a target of workplace prejudice and employment discrimination. Fewer people are signing up for armed forces, which means veteran status is declining.
What is not protected veteran?
disability. Not a Protected Veteran: A veteran who meets federal and/or state definition to qualify as a veteran but is not in the protected class of veteran for employment, reemployment or benefits.
Is a veteran a protected class?
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) has signed an amendment to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), Cal. Civ. Code § 12920 et seq., to include military or veteran status as a class protected from employment discrimination.
Does the EEOC protect veterans?
[3] The EEOC also is responsible for enforcing federal laws that it make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee (including a veteran) because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), or genetic information.
Can protected veteran be fired?
What are my rights as a protected veteran? As a protected veteran under VEVRAA, you have the right to work in an environment free of discrimination. You cannot be denied employment, harassed, demoted, terminated, paid less or treated less favorably because of your veteran status.
Can I sue the VA for discrimination?
If you think you’ve experienced discrimination at VA or in a VA-funded program, you can file a complaint with our external complaints program.
What is the difference between a veteran and a combat veteran?
To qualify for combat veteran benefits, service members or their surviving spouses must meet specific criteria. These criteria, determined by the VA, distinguish veterans from those veterans who never experienced combat. Recipients of Hostile Fire Pay or Imminent Danger Pay typically qualify for combat veteran status.
What is the difference between a veteran and protected veteran?
A recently separated veteran is a protected veteran when they separate from the military/stop serving on active duty and for three years afterward. This three year period begins on the date of discharge/release from active duty.
How long do you have to be in military to be a veteran?
“As long as you were deployed on active duty for at least 180 days and you didn’t get a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge coming off those orders, then you could be considered a veteran,” said Army Sgt.
Can a protected veteran be fired?