Affirmative action definition

Affirmative action means action appropriate to overcome the effects of past or present practices, policies, or other barriers to equal employment opportunity.

Affirmative action means positive action, undertaken with conviction and effort, to overcome the present effects of past discriminatory practices, to achieve the full and fair participation of women and minorities in contract and employment opportunity, and to assure that qualified minority business enterprises enter the economic mainstream of this state's economy. Additionally, "affirmative action" shall mean the responsibility of contractors to develop and implement strategies to achieve equality of contracting and employment opportunity as required by Sections 46a-68c and 46a-68d of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended by Sections 3 and 4, respectively, of Public Act 89-253;

Affirmative action means a program designed to ensure equal opportunity in employment and business for persons otherwise disadvantaged by reason of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or physical or mental disability or a policy to give a preference in awarding public contracts to disabled veterans.

Examples of Affirmative action in a sentence

• The Grantor shall provide Affirmative Action guidelines to the Grantee to assist in the formulation of such program.

• Pursuant to the Grantor’s specifications, the Grantee agrees that it shall be committed to carry out an Affirmative Action Program in keeping with the principles as provided in President’s Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965.

• The Capitol Region Purchasing Council, an affiliate of the Capitol Region Council of Governments, subscribes to the Council of Governments' policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action, and pledges to lend its support and cooperation to private and public agencies who are promoting public policy in this vital area of human relations.

• The ECPOA accepts and supports the official City policy of Affirmative Action as outlined in City Council Policy A-17 or successor providing equal employment opportunities on the basis of merit and avoiding discriminating practices against any EMPLOYEE because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, age (over 40), medical condition (cancer) or disability, including HIV and AIDS.

• Consultant shall also comply with all relevant provisions of Commission's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, Affirmative Action Plan or other related Commission programs or guidelines currently in effect or hereinafter enacted.

More Definitions of Affirmative action

Affirmative action means specific actions in employ- ment which are designed and taken for the purposes of all of the following:

Affirmative action means a program or procedure intended to provide or foster employment opportunities for members of groups pursuant to legislation, court order, consent decree, government contracts or other fair employment practice authority.

Affirmative action means a method of eliminating the effects of past and present discrimination, intended or unintended, on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status or physical or mental disabilities. [1975 c.529 §1; 1981 c.436 §1; 1989 c.224

Affirmative action means taking specific steps to eliminate discrimination and its effects, to ensure nondiscriminatory results and practices in the future, and to involve minority business enterprises fully in contracts and programs funded by the state.

Affirmative action is defined as the Sponsor’s written notification to Coinbase of Client’s intention (i) to acquire and/or retain an Incidental Asset or (ii) to abandon, with effect prior to the relevant Creation Time or Redemption Time, an Incidental Asset.

Affirmative action means procedures which establish hiring and employment goals, timetables and practices to be implemented, with good faith efforts, for minority group members.

Affirmative action means a policy in which an individual’s race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, and honorably discharged veteran or military status are factors considered in the selection of qualified women, honorably discharged military veterans, persons in protected age cat- egories, persons with disabilities, and minorities for oppor- tunities in public education, public employment, and public contracting. Affirmative action includes, but shall not be limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, outreach, setting and achieving goals and timetables, and other mea- sures designed to increase Washington’s diversity in public education, public employment, and public contracting; and