Definition of veteran status

Konecranes is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (“VEVRAA”), which requires Government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment: (1) qualified disabled veterans; (2) recently separated veterans; (3) active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and (4) Armed Forces service medal veterans. These classifications are defined as follows:

·       A “disabled veteran” is one of the following: A veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air force who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

·       A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran’s discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

·       An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

·       An “Armed Forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985. 

If you believe you are a member of any of the categories of protected veterans listed above, please indicate this in your employment application. As a Government contractor subject to VEVRAA, we request this information to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Your decision to provide the relevant information is voluntary on your part, and refusal to provide such information will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information will not be used in a manner inconsistent with VEVRAA, as amended.

 

Ethnic and Race Identification

·       Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

·       White (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

·       Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

·       Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

·       Asian (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

·       American Indian or Alaska Native (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

·       Two or More Races (not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above races.

Definition of disabilities

Because we do business with the government, we must reach out to, hire, and provide equal opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. To help us measure how well we are doing, we are asking our applicants if they have a disability or if they ever had a disability. Any answers are anonymous and will not be used against you in any way.

You are considered to have a disability if you have a physical or mental impairment or medical condition that substantially limits a major life activity, or if you have a history or record of such an impairment or medical condition.

Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

·       Blindness

·       Deafness

·       Cancer

·       Diabetes

·       Epilepsy

·       Autism

·       Cerebral palsy

·       HIV/AIDS

·       Schizophrenia

·       Muscular dystrophy

·       Bipolar disorder

·       Major depression

·       Multiple sclerosis (MS)

·       Missing limbs or partially missing limbs

·       Intellectual disability (previously called mental retardation)

·       Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

·       Obsessive compulsive disorder

·       Impairments requiring the use of a wheelchair