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Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate One man thinks he can help lower the 82 percentU.S.unemployment rate for disabled veterans. He suggests that they learn watch-making. The Delaware Veterans Coalition together with the state council of the Vietnam Veterans of America is helping Sam Cannan open a school which will train vets how to repair watches – […]
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Kristina Derro Veteran Advocate The wars in Iraqa and Afghanistan have dragged on for over a decade now. Since 2001, the U.S. has sent more than 2.2 million troops to battle, more than 6,600 were killed, and 50,000 were injured. This is a dismal reality of war. However, the strides that have been made in […]
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A nonprofit is working to connect returning vets with innovative investors and new companies. A new nonprofit organization based in Milwaukee, with funds from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ innovation initiative, is supporting entrepreneurial vets. “Veterans often are educated in the most cutting-edge technologies available,” stated veterans disability attorney James Fausone. “And they have […]
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Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate The unemployment problem in the country has been the focus of commentary for the last few years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for female veterans was 8.8% in January 2013, compared to 7.5% for men and 7.7% for female civilians. And with an unemployment rate of […]
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James Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer Unemployment for post-9/11 veterans continues to be at high levels. The recent numbers confirm what many military unemployment specialists have suspected: unemployment rates for younger vets continues to outpace the numbers for unemployed civilians. Almost one in 10 returned members from Iraqand Afghanistanis unemployed. The latest numbers by the U.S. […]
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The House of Representatives have passed a new bill designed to help our student veterans. Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act H.R. 4057, or the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012, will allow post-9/11 student vets to have a comprehensive place online where they can find information about their […]
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Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate New program for veterans…Alpena Community College, Schoolcraft Community College have partnered with DTE Energy, Local 223 of the Utility Workers Union of America, Consumers Energy, the Center for Energy Workforce Development and the Michigan Workforce Intelligence Network to help veterans retrain in a new Natural Gas Boot Camp, a seven-week pilot […]
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Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate According to a recent Ninth Circuit opinion, it is not a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to fire an employee who repeatedly fails to show up for work. It’s amazing that such a question would even have to be decided by a Federal Court of Appeals. In Samper […]
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Brig. Gen. Carol Ann Fausone (Ret) Veteran Advocate Last week, four of the largest U.S. manufacturers announced their plans to start training military veterans for factory jobs. General Electric Co (GE), Alcoa Inc, Boeing Co and Lockheed-Martin Corp said they will all provide financial support to the “Get Skills to Work Coalition,” which will initially […]
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Employment
By Kristina Derro Veterans Disability Lawyer It can be difficult for military veterans to find a job even in good economy. In a down economy, finding a job is even tougher. For vets returning home from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the unemployment rate is at more than 12%, which is roughly 4% higher […]
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