Employment Law Chapter 4 "affirmative Action"

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Affirmative Action

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Intentional inclusion of women and minorities in the workplace based on a finding of their previous exclusion.

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Debar

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Prohibit a federal contractor from further participation in government contracts.

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Affirmative Action Plan

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A government contractor's plan containing placement goals for inclusion of women and minorities in the workplace and timetables for accomplishing the goals.

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Under-representation or under underutilization

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Significantly fewer minorities or women in the workplace than relative statistics indicate are available or their qualification indicate they should be working at better jobs.

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Organizational Profile

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Staffing patterns showing organizational units, relationship to each other, and gender, race, and ethnic compositions.

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Job Group Analysis

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Combines job titles with similar content, wage rates, and opportunities.

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Availability

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Minorities and women in a geographical area who are qualifies for a particular position.

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Placement Goal

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Percentage of women and/or minorities to be hired to correct under-representation, based on availability in the geographic area.

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Corporate Management Compliance Evaluation

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Evaluations of mid and senior-level employee advancement for artificial barriers to advancement of women and minorities.

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Judicial Affirmative Action

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Affirmative action ordered by a court as a remedy for discrimination found by the court to have occurred, rather than arising from Executive Order 11246.

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Reverse Discrimination

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Claim brought by majority member who feels adversely affected by the use of an employer's affirmative action plan.

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Valuing Diversity

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Learning to accept and appreciate those who are different from the majority and value their contributions to the workplace.