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Executive Order 11246, as amended, prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin and requires "Affirmative Action" to ensure that all employees and applicants for employment are treated equally. The nondiscrimination clause applies to all contractors and subcontractors with federal contracts over $10,000 in any one year. The Executive Order also requires that any contractor with federal contracts over $50,000 and over 50 employees must establish a written Affirmative Action Plan (AAP). Because of this executive order, the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was established.

The EEOC was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and began operating on July 2, 1965. The EEOC enforces the following federal statutes:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967, as amended, prohibiting employment discrimination against individuals 40 years of age and older; the Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963 prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in compensation for substantially similar work under similar conditions; Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of disability in the private sector and state and local governments; Section 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, prohibiting employment discrimination against federal employees with disabilities; and, the Civil Rights Act of 1991 providing monetary damages in cases of intentional discrimination and clarifying provisions regarding disparate impact actions.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity in a nutshell is:

  1. Equal consideration for a job

  2. Applicable to all citizens

  3. Essential to fair employment practices and is required by state and federal law

 

Equal Employment Opportunity in a nutshell is not:

  1. A guarantee of a job

  2. Applicable to minorities and females only

  3. A social program

 

  
 

 

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