On July 19, ROA’s legislation and military policy director, Matthew Schwartzman, joined mission partners at the National Military Family Association and Military Officers Association of America for a day of advocacy focused on the Military Spouse Hiring Act.
This legislation allows employers to claim a tax credit (referred to as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit) if they hire military spouses. Misconceptions about the transient nature of the military spouse workforce have resulted in unfriendly hiring practices, causing an unemployment rate of 20 percent or more each year for the past decade.
ROA believes that industry should be incentivized to hire military spouses. By extending the WOTC to include military spouses, the Military Spouse Hiring Act is a commonsense solution to a longstanding problem that takes industry into account.