Barnhart Crane & Rigging is a Federal Government contractor subject to Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistant Act of 1974, as amended (Section 4212), which requires Federal Government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment: (1) disabled veterans; (2) recently separate veterans; (3) active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and (4) Armed Forces service medal veterans.

Our affirmative action policy prohibits discrimination against protected veterans and requires the company to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans at all levels of employment, including executive level. The following invitation is made pursuant to this policy and the affirmative action obligations required by Section 4212.

Disclosure of this information is completely voluntary and refusing to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information will be used only in ways that are consistent with Section 4212. The information you submit will be kept confidential, except that (i) supervisors and managers may be informed regarding restrictions on the work or duties of disabled veterans, and regarding necessary accommodations; (ii) first aid and safety personnel may be informed, when and to the extent appropriate, if you have a condition that might require emergency treatment; and (iii) government officials engaged in enforcing laws administered by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be informed.

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 you to tell us if you have a disability or if you ever had a disability. Completing this form is voluntary, but we hope that you will choose to fill it out. Any answer you give will be kept private 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 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, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Obsessive compulsive disorder, Impairments requiring the use of a wheelchair, Intellectual disability (previously called mental retardation).