We believe that the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) labor exchange website (www.IllinoisJoblink.com) is the appropriate state “employment service delivery system.” The Department of Labor states that listing employment openings with the “state workforce agency job bank … will satisfy the requirement to list jobs with the local employment service delivery system.” Because the IDES is the state’s official workforce agency, we believe you can comply with the job listing requirements under the VEVRAA by following the instructions on the IDES federal contractor webpage for listing jobs.
For citations related to our guidance, please see below:
- Illinois Department of Employment Security Webpage (information on how to comply with federal contractor requirements under VEVRA)
- Federal Contractor Program FAQs (Question #33—Federal Contractor Job Listing requirements)
- 38 USC 4212(a) (requiring affirmative employment action for veterans, and requirement to post job opportunities with an “employment service delivery system”); 38 USC 4101(7) (defines “employment service delivery system” as service delivery system at which or through which labor exchange services are offered in accordance with the Wagner-Peyser Act