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

Examples of Affirmative action in a sentence

• When requested, the Grantee shall provide Affirmative Action guidelines to the Subrecipient to assist in the formulation of such program.

• Concessionaire represents that it has a written affirmative action program for the employment and effective utilization of economically disadvantaged persons pursuant to R.C. 125.111(B) and has filed an Affirmative Action Program Verification form with the Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Unit of the Department of Administrative Services.

• The Association agrees to support the state’s current Affirmative Action Programs and any other affirmative action programs affecting employees.

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

• If applicable, and not otherwise exempt, Xxxxxx agrees to be bound by 48 C.F.R. 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (29 U.S.C. 4212) and 48 C.F.R. 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793), which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

More Definitions of Affirmative action

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.

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 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

Affirmative action means those acts that the commission determines necessary to assure compliance with the Indiana civil rights law.