The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just issued two guides (one for employers and one for disabled veterans) addressing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and employment protections for veterans with service-connected disabilities.

The guides reflect legal changes made to ADA laws when the ADA was amended in 2008. These legal changes, according to the EEOC, made it “easier for veterans with a wide range of impairments – including those that are often not well understood – such as traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTD), to get needed reasonable accommodations that will enable them to work successfully.”  

The Guide for Employers explains how the ADA applies to recruiting, hiring and accommodating disabled veterans. The guide also explains the difference between protection for veterans provided by the ADA versus those protections provided by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

For example, the Guide for Employers explains that: