HIRE Vets Medallion Program: signed into law in 2017 and described as the sole federal program recognizing veteran employment

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Confirm the program was enacted in 2017 and determine whether it is the only federal-level program that recognizes veteran employment and employers.

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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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The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Act was enacted and signed by President Trump on May 5, 2017, and under that law the Department of Labor established the HIRE Vets Medallion Program. However, the claim that it is the “only federal-level program recognizing veteran employment and employers” is misleading: other federal programs (for example, Department of Defense/ESGR awards such as the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award and ESGR’s Patriot Award) also are federal-level recognitions given to employers for supporting service members and veterans. Verdict: Misleading — the 2017 enactment is correct for the Act that created the program, but the statement overstates uniqueness because other federal awards recognize employers’ support of service members/veterans.

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Update · Jan 31, 2026, 04:18 AMMisleading
The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Act was enacted and signed by President Trump on May 5, 2017, and under that law the Department of Labor established the HIRE Vets Medallion Program. However, the claim that it is the “only federal-level program recognizing veteran employment and employers” is misleading: other federal programs (for example, Department of Defense/ESGR awards such as the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award and ESGR’s Patriot Award) also are federal-level recognitions given to employers for supporting service members and veterans. Verdict: Misleading — the 2017 enactment is correct for the Act that created the program, but the statement overstates uniqueness because other federal awards recognize employers’ support of service members/veterans.
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