Invitation to employees, who are...
Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans, Special Disabled Veterans
or "Other" Eligible Veterans
Revised January 2009
Brookhaven National Laboratory is subject to
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans'
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974. As such, we have developed affirmative
action programs to employ and advance in employment, qualified individuals
with a disability, special disabled veterans, Vietnam era veterans and other
protected veterans.
According to the Code of Federal Regulations, a person with a
disability is a person who has a physical or mental impairment, which
substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such
impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment.
- A Disabled Veteran includes any
veteran who (a) is entitled to compensation, or who but for the receipt
of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation under laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or (b) was discharged
or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
- An Other Protected Veteran includes any veteran who
served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service
in a war, campaign or expedition in which a campaign badge has been
authorized under laws administered by the Department of Defense.
- An Armed Forces Service Medal Veteran includes any
veteran who, while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces,
participated in a United States military operation for which a service
medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
- A Recently Separated Veteran includes any veteran during the
three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or
release from active duty.
- An Individual with a Disability
- Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially
limits one or more of his/her major life activities; or has a record
of such an impairment; or
- Is regarded as having such an impairment.
If you qualify, we invite you to identify yourself. Submission of
this information is voluntary and your decision not to provide such
information will not subject you to discharge or to any other disciplinary
action. You may submit this information now or any time in the future.
All information obtained thus shall be kept confidential, except that:
- Supervisors and managers may be informed regarding restrictions on
work duties, and regarding reasonable accommodations.
- First aid and safety personnel may be informed if a condition might
require emergency treatment.
- Government officials investigating compliance with the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or the
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 shall be informed.
It would assist us if you tell us about:
- Any special methods, skills and procedures which qualify you for
positions that you might not otherwise be able to do because of your
disability so that you will be considered for a position of that kind.
- The accommodations we could make which would enable you to perform
the job properly and safely, including special equipment, changes in the
physical layout of the job, elimination of certain duties relating to the
job, or other accommodations.
Employees who would like to be considered or
who allege that a violation of this Act, under one of the Lab's Affirmative
Action programs for persons with a disability, special disabled veterans,
Vietnam Era veterans or "other" veterans, should contact their manager or
Rosa Palmore, Senior Diversity Coordinator, Bldg. 185A, telephone x2703,
e-mail: palmore@bnl.gov.
Last Modified: May 14, 2009
Please forward all questions about this site to:
Shirley Kendall
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