The Home Depot and Department of Labor are joining forces to provide employment
opportunities for current and former members of the U.S. military.
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Download Now"This is a great example of how the public and private sectors can work
together to honor our military veterans and their families by ensuring that
they have good career opportunities when they come home," says U.S. Secretary
of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "Through the nationwide network of One Stop Career
Centers, the Labor Department can help recruit, train, and employ these brave
veterans for careers that will utilize their valuable skills and proven leadership
experience. Military men and women have always been there for us, now it's our
turn to be there for them."
The Home Depot's recruiting effort, "Operation Career Front," will
work with the departments of Labor, Defense, and Veterans Affairs to link members
of the military to career opportunities in their retail stores across the nation.
In addition to providing employment opportunities to active duty military personnel,
Reservists, National Guard members, and Veterans, the Home Depot is also looking
to employ military spouses and other dependents.
The company says it hired nearly 10,000 veterans in 2003 and is on track to
surpass that number by a wide margin in 2004.
On Monday, September 20, 2004, the U.S. Department of Labor published draft
regulations in the Federal Register that interpret the Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Act of 1994 (USERRA). The regulations explain how USERRA protects
against discrimination and retaliation because of military service.