Veterans Preference in Public Employment

Various federal and state veterans preference laws provide veterans with a preference in public employment. Some of the areas covered by these laws include hiring- and promotions-related practices of public employers. For example, depending on the preferences provided by the applicable law, for positions where the applicants are subject to a rating system based on experience and qualifications, the public employer can be required to provide veteran applicants with a percentage increase to their ratings. For positions where the applicants are not subject to a rating system, the employer can be required to give preference to veteran applicants over other applicants who are not more qualified.