Press Release 11/10/20

PERTH AMBOY, NJ ‐ U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia recognized J Baratta Industries as one of the 675 recipients of the 2020 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during an award ceremony at the U.S. Department of Labor. J Baratta Industries earned the PLATINUM Award after applying earlier this year. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) Medallion Program is the only federal award program that recognizes job creators who successfully recruit, hire, and retain veterans.

“J Baratta Industries was submitted to the competition because of the work we do for veterans, including hiring veterans from different branches,” said Jeremy Baratta, Founder and Managing Member. “As a Veteran myself, I understand the needs of the community and worked to ensure we could support members of the veteran community by offering prioritized hiring opportunities, opportunities of involvement and opportunities of growth. We strive to ensure we do everything in our power to help our veterans, even more so as the only veteran owned business in town.”

J Baratta Industries joins 674 other companies from 49 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have shown a commitment to hiring veterans, but also ensuring that they have a long‐term career and growth plan that uses the diverse skills they acquired through their military service.

The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is based on a number of criteria, ranging from veteran hiring and retention to providing veteran‐specific resources, leadership programming, dedicated human resources, and compensation and tuition assistance programs ‐ with requirements varying for large, medium, and small employers.