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Recipients attested to meeting HIRE Vets Medallion Program criteria on hiring, retention and veteran supports

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Verify that award recipients attested to meeting the listed criteria (veteran hiring and retention, veteran-specific resources, leadership programming, dedicated HR, compensation and tuition assistance).

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The U.S. Department of Labor honored 888 employers on Jan. 29 with the 2025 HIRE Vets Medallion Award at a ceremony in the Frances Perkins Building, recognizing their efforts to recruit, hire and retain U.S. military veterans. Signed into law in 2017, the HIRE Vets Medallion Program is the only federal program of its kind; employers recognized through the program have hired nearly 290,000 veterans since its inception, including more than 74,000 by the 2025 honorees in the past two years. Recipients span small businesses to Fortune 500 firms and must attest to meeting criteria such as veteran hiring and retention, veteran-specific resources, leadership programming, and compensation or tuition assistance for veterans.
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Multiple Department of Labor postings describe the HIRE Vets Medallion Award as recognizing employers that attest to meeting rigorous criteria, including veteran hiring and retention, availability of veteran-specific resources, leadership programming, dedicated human resources, and compensation and tuition assistance programs. The criteria are consistently listed as part of the program’s evaluation framework by the DOL. Therefore, the statement accurately reflects the program’s attestation criteria as described by the DOL.

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  1. Update · Jan 31, 2026, 09:47 AMTrue
    Multiple Department of Labor postings describe the HIRE Vets Medallion Award as recognizing employers that attest to meeting rigorous criteria, including veteran hiring and retention, availability of veteran-specific resources, leadership programming, dedicated human resources, and compensation and tuition assistance programs. The criteria are consistently listed as part of the program’s evaluation framework by the DOL. Therefore, the statement accurately reflects the program’s attestation criteria as described by the DOL.
  2. Original article · Jan 30, 2026
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