Title Vii And Affirmative Action In Wake
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Employers, labor organizations and other persons subject to title VII may take affirmative action based on an analysis which reveals facts constituting actual or potential adverse impact, if such adverse impact is likely to result from existing or contemplated practices. (b) Effects of prior discriminatory practices.
Affirmative action programs are usually voluntary on the part of employers, since courts have no power to order remedies for past discrimination. Affirmative action is prohibited by Title VII.
Title VII: A Primer §2000e-2. More specifically, it prohibits using race and other protected characteristics as a "motivating factor" for employment decisions, including hiring, firing, compensation, or with respect to the "terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.
Title VII Defenses Employers charged with Title VII violations have a limited number of affirmative defenses including business necessity, bona fide occupational qualification, seniority and merit systems, and after-acquired evidence of actions of the employee.
The court's 6-3 ruling in June prohibits all colleges in the country from using race as a consideration in admissions. California's public universities have not used affirmative action for almost 30 years, but some of the state's selective private colleges, and many out-of-state public universities, have relied on ...
The Supreme Court granted review in Harvard/UNC to reconsider whether the affirmative action programs of public and publicly funded colleges and universities violated the Equal Protection Clause and/or Title VI. In its decision, the Court held that both universities' admissions programs violated equal protection.
The footnote carves out an exception to the landmark ruling: While nearly all colleges and universities must stop all practices of affirmative action in admissions, the nation's military academies can continue because of “potentially distinct interests,” the majority opinion states.
If the employer hires a protected group (e.g., an ethnic minority, women) at a rate that is less than four fifths the rate at which the majority group (i.e., White males) is hired, the company must justify its hiring procedures by showing that they are job-related or of business necessity.
Eight steps for preparing an affirmative action plan Develop and post an EEO policy. Assign responsibility for policy implementation and review. Develop a relational org chart. Examine workforce, job group and availability. Identify problems and design an action plan. Set times for goals (not quotas) ... Take action steps.