Oversight Hearings on Employment Programs for Veterans and Veterans' Preference in Federal Employment: Hearing Before the Subcommittee in Education, Training, and Employment of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, August 21 and 26, 1980 |
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Page 189 - But nothing herein contained shall be construed to take from those honorably discharged from the military or naval service any preference conferred by the seventeen hundred and fifty-fourth section of the Revised Statutes...
Page 177 - In any reduction in personnel in any civilian service of any Federal agency, competing employees shall be released in accordance with Civil Service Commission regulations which shall give due effect to tenure of employment, military preference, length of service, and efficiency ratings...
Page 190 - That hereafter in making appointments to clerical and other positions in the executive branch of the Government in the District of Columbia or elsewhere preference shall be given to honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines, and widows of such, and to the wives of injured soldiers, sailors, and marines, who themselves are not qualified, but whose wives are qualified, to hold such positions: Provided further.
Page 211 - PREFERENCE SEC. 712. Nothing contained in this title shall be construed to repeal or modify any Federal, State, territorial, or local law creating special rights or preference for veterans.
Page 190 - Provided, That in the event of reductions being made in the force in any of the executive departments no honorably discharged soldier or sailor whose record in said department is rated good shall be discharged or dropped, or reduced in rank or salary.
Page 182 - Commission) under § 6.1 of this subchapter; and (b) all positions in the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government and in the Government of the District of Columbia which are specifically made subject to the civil service laws by statute.
Page 177 - Service Commission regulations which shall give due effect to tenure of employment, military preference, length of service, and efficiency ratings: Provided. That the length of time spent In active service In the armed forces of the United States of each such employee shall be credited In computing length of total service: Provided further. That preference employees whose efficiency ratings are "good* or better shall be retained In preference to all other competing employees and that preference employees...
Page 171 - Under current law, more than 1 5 million men and women who served honorably in the armed forces of the United States are entitled to priority in Wagner-Peyser funded employment services. The Commission recommends reducing the population of eligible veterans to those who are disabled or who have barriers to employment, but limits all other veterans to those separated within four years.
Page 177 - ... advance written notice, except when there is reasonable cause to believe him guilty of a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment can be imposed, stating any and all reasons, specifically and in detail, for the proposed action ; (2) a reasonable time for answering the notice personally and in writing and for furnishing affidavits in support of the answer; and (3) a notice of an adverse decision.
Page 136 - Commission may investigate and report on matters concerning — (1) the enforcement and effect of the rules prescribed by the President under this title for the administration of the competitive service...