How does an affirmative action plan comply with equal employment opportunity law?
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Well, actually it works hand in hand. People misunderstand what affirmative action is. Some people actually think that you have got to hire minorities whether they are qualified or not. Here is the thing. With affirmative action it just insures that you consider people of all demographics for available positions and that you hire the most qualified person without using color as a hiring tool. Some people speak of a quota. The quota thing is not a huge issue, not really. As long as you can demonstrate that you gave all applicants and opportunity regardless of color, then you are okay. Yet,if you only hire white men under 30 and that is all that you have. If you then say they were the only ones that were qualified, then you are looking for a problem. Because the question comes into play, well you could not find not one woman or minority that was qualified for any of the positions listed. I like affirmative action because it gives me the opportunity to interview and hire the most qualified individuals. If anyone says that companies cannot hire qualified individuals because of some quota, then they are misinformed.
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Try starting with this website, or contact this agency directly:  The American Association for Affirmative Action
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i believe affirmative action should be used to get a qualified   persons foot in the door. if not encouraged or ordered some companies, businesses etc.. would not provide minorities an opportunity to work. but once a person is hired i believe they should be promoted etc..on their own merit. i do not believe in special exams and test for certain people.. and i feel the employment test should pertain to the job. an intelligent person would want to hire the best man or woman for the job no matter what color..ethnic or religion.also the staff should be representative of the clients...at some point, if a diversed group of people eat at a restuarant than a diverse group should work at the restuarant,   how u understand..that getting in is everyones concern.. staying in or moving up is your own.
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Affirmative Action was originally set up to help minorities get into college, get jobs, etc.
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As contradictory as this statement may sound, I feel that affirmative action promotes reverse discrimination but is very necessary in some cases. The biggest problem we are facing today is that the playing field (i.e. in the business world, college admissions, etc.) is not as leveled as some people may think.  Sure, Black Americans (as well as other minorities) have come a long way from the old Jim Crow days, but there is a great amount of discrimination that still exists.  Believe me, I wish that the policies didn't exist, but then again, that would only occur/work in a perfect, non-discriminatory world...
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Affirmative action has morphed and changed over the years. Initially, it entailed  organizations, corporations, institutions, universities, etc., taking steps to diversify, hiring/including/accepting more people of all races, genders, sexualities, and that sort of thing. (That is, attention was focused on making the environment more inclusive, instead of "overrun" with white men.) Over the years, controversy developed, because people began thinking that affirmative action was unjust because it gave preference to ethnic minorities, women, et al. Some places stopped the practice of affirmative action, while some have retained it, though in a different form. See the link below for a more comprehensive discussion.
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The criteria are all the same for each State. It is federal funds so, there must be equality. You can see the truth if you get a letter from them and, they have something of a logo describing all recipients equally.\n\nGood luck trying to get it. If you don't show a real need and cry real tears, you will likely go through a lengthy appeals process designed as if you were on death row but, this time they are trying to give you a chance to give up and go back to work.
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it seems like we can't do that b/c people feel discriminated against if they are in a minority...employers & organizations have to have 'proof' that they don't
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I don't know if I understand the question correctly.  But if you're describing a situation where the college assigns housing based on race, I think it would be.  If, on the other hand, the "majority/all of the students"of a particular program, let's say for example, a sports team, or international students, or first-year students, are of a distinct racial minority on that campus, it might be trickier to prove intentional racism.  What it can be is institutional racism- that is, if the admissions recruiters always look in the same places for the same faces, and they keep getting one group, such as European Americans, and then they have this special recruitment effort to get a particular sports team that is majority-minority (for that campus), then that would fit institutional racism.  The legality part is tricky, because the courts and those who write the law haven't stood up to institutional racism with much backbone.  They seem to look for a smoking gun- intentional discrimination.\n\nIt's similar to how people look at Affirmative Action. Those who see no long, unending, government-supported history of institutionalized racism seem to oppose Affirmative Action.  These same opponents are looking for the same smoking gun. They often claim that they are not personally responsible for racism, so shouldn't suffer any remedies.  The reason Affirmative Action was created, under President Kennedy, was to look at the patterns of discrimination, and say- hey, when we can prove a long history of discrimination, we can't count on this pattern to take care of itself.  When confronted by two roughly equal candidates, take the underrepresented group, who has been historically harmed by discrimination/racism/sexism.  By the way, the group that benefits the most from Affirmative Action has been white women, who have benefitted second only to white men from the very system of white privilege that sees the best education, best housing, and best jobs, protected for them.\n\nThe second group sees Affirmative Action as either effective, necessary, or still not enough.  I would consult a lawyer, and probably not the feds to get an opinion on your case, if it's effecting you at this college/university.  There are still too many majority-white institutions of higher education who do not know or care to know how to recruit AND retain a diverse student body, and who have a disproportionate number of students of color on their sports teams.  I see a pattern that seeks redress in the national picture, but not sure about the specifics in your case.  Check out various national organizations working on these issues- see some listed below.  Best of luck.  Document everything.  Write it down, email it, etc.
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The only way a law can level the playing field for a class of people is if it does not exsist.  \n\nIt sucks that people have inherint biases but the fact is that we all have them.  I am white and married a white woman.  I prefer white women.  All of my black friends married black women.  They prefer black women.  We (the human race) are prejudicial by nature.  Unfortunately, no law wil ever fix this. \n\nTo answer your question......No, I do not beleive in affirmative action.  Instead, I beleive that minorities that are under-represented in certain occupations need to try harder to make themselves valuable in those positions.  In most cases that means they will have to learn to properly speak the english language.
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i study law in Britain. \n\nfirstly if you are in America you need 29 U.S.C. § 206 -  it ensures that all employees are entitled to equal pay for equal work, but so far as i know it has to be between a man an a woman.\n\nin the EU (including the UK) its article 141, but again between a man and a woman, you must lodge a tribunal application, go and see a solicitor about the specific procedures, or there may be help on-line-try \n\nhttp://www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk/\n \nArticle 141 says: \n \n1. Each Member State shall ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value is applied.\n \n2. For the purpose of this Article, 'pay means the ordinary basic or minimum wage or salary and any other consideration, whether in cash or in kind, which the worker receives directly or indirectly, in respect of his employment, from his employer.\n \nEqual pay without discrimination based on sex means:\n \n(a) that pay for the same work at piece rates shall be calculated on the basis of the same unit of measurement;\n \n(b) that pay for work at time rates shall be the same for the same job.\n \n3. The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251, and after consulting the Economic and Social Committee, shall adopt measures to ensure the application of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, including the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value.\n \n4. With a view to ensuring full equality in practise between men and women in working life, the principle of equal treatment shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or adopting measures providing for specific advantages in order to make it easier for the under-represented sex to pursue a vocational activity or to prevent or compensate for disadvantages in professional careers.\n\nin the UK there is the equal pay act 1970, the scope is basically the same as the EU, and the EU one has amended it.\n\nunless you can find an opposite gender employee from the 'new batch' to compare with and use as an example to validate your claim (nothing will happen to them, they would just be an example!), so far as i know there is no law against discriminating between same gender people, although case law is starting to lean that way.\n\nthere are basically the same laws as those above if you are black, homosexual, disabled, you feel it could be down to appearance or any other minority group (email and i can give you these exact laws if you want them). however there may be actions under human rights act article 14 freedom from discrimination. it would be something to see a solicitor about as there is not enough room for me to go into too much detail here!
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First...\n\nResearch why the salesmen have not met their task ( Is it something beyond their control or not ?    (ex: economy)\n\nIf you determine that the salesmen are to blame than state in your letter that if the quotas are not meet that the offering of future employment with your company will be unlikely.\n\nRemember the goal of this letter is to spur your salesmen to sell not to get pissed out at you.  Motivate the salesmen and urge them to sell.  \n\nDevise an award system to entice the salesmen.\n\nPersonally meet with every salesmen and explain the matter that you are faced with and help them achieve their goals by aswering an questions or showing of guidance.\n\nCheck up on them throughout the quota and make sure that they are hitting their targets.
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I imagine equal opportunities would play a big part so prepare for anything related to that, e.g how would you ensure people you deal with are treated equally and fairly? also try and include examples in the past of when you have tried to ensure equality regardless of race, religion sex etc....
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I guess it depends on what kind of discrimination you are talking about...race, gender, sexual preference, etc.\n\nGenerally though, it is important to remember that corporations and businesses are simply made up of people.  If the people in the business have the right attitude about discrimination, then so will the business.\n\nSo the first step is to have owners and managers of the business who are not willing to tolerate discrimination in the business itself.  Those owners and managers then must incorporate anti-discriminatory principles into their official policies, and into the realities of running the company every day.  A large part of that consists of hiring people with a similar philosophy, and hiring a diverse work force.\n\nOutside of the business, the owners and managers can participate in community events or give lectures to help send the right message to others in the community.
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Well, they did give them equal rights and the right to vote. There are also cases of affirmative action (choosing a person for a job or college because they are of a different race; it's also called reverse racism).
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If your company has a Human Resources or Personel Department then that is where I would start with my complaint.  They will investigate the problen and decide if it has merit or not.  While you may feel that they will only side with the companies action, they are actually required by law to look into these types of compliants fairly and equally.  If you can not get a satisfactory solution within the companies system then I would reccomend your state Labor Board and have them investigate.  I would not bother with a lawyer until I have exhausted these methods first.  Follow through with instructions given by the Human Resouces or Labor Board before getting a lawyer because if you don't their defense will be we offered a solution and you did not attempt to follow it, so we have done all we can do.  That defense will hold up for them and you will loose. Do what you have to do and I am sure that you will get the matter resolved.
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anti-discrimination laws