Oversight Hearings on Federal Enforcement of Equal Employment Opportunity Laws: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Equal Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session ..U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 - Discrimination in employment |
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... courts to take a progressive position in defining discrimination and its proper remedies . Even though the agency did ... Court . One reason why we are so concerned about this apparent loss of nerve is that we see that there are specific ...
... courts to take a progressive position in defining discrimination and its proper remedies . Even though the agency did ... Court . One reason why we are so concerned about this apparent loss of nerve is that we see that there are specific ...
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... State and local governments is almost nonexistent . Since the courts have not yet established whether private individuals who have suffered discrimination can sue State governments for back pay , we feel that the failure of the Justice 6.
... State and local governments is almost nonexistent . Since the courts have not yet established whether private individuals who have suffered discrimination can sue State governments for back pay , we feel that the failure of the Justice 6.
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... courts and which reflect a broader and more progressive approach than those formulated by the other agencies . Another interim measure which would ameliorate the difficulties experienced by Federal employees would be the transfer of the ...
... courts and which reflect a broader and more progressive approach than those formulated by the other agencies . Another interim measure which would ameliorate the difficulties experienced by Federal employees would be the transfer of the ...
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... court for additional relief . Although the Justice Department was the major architect of this appalling decree , the EEOC willingly became a party to it , even though the decree in no way met the standard set by the EEOC in the AT & T ...
... court for additional relief . Although the Justice Department was the major architect of this appalling decree , the EEOC willingly became a party to it , even though the decree in no way met the standard set by the EEOC in the AT & T ...
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... courts have not yet established whether private individuals who have suffered discrimination can sue state ... Court mentioned in Frontiero v . Richardson , " approximately 99 % of all members of the uniformed services are male ...
... courts have not yet established whether private individuals who have suffered discrimination can sue state ... Court mentioned in Frontiero v . Richardson , " approximately 99 % of all members of the uniformed services are male ...
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Page 349 - The contractor will take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms...
Page 159 - ... to do nothing is to be nothing; to do little is to be little. The equations are implacable and blunt, and ruthlessly public. For the Negro American it is already, and will continue to be, the master problem. It is the measure of white bona fides. It is the measure of Negro competence, and also of the competence of American society. Most importantly, the linkage between problems of employment and the range of social pathology that afflicts the Negro community is unmistakable. Employment not only...
Page 350 - religion" includes all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee's or prospective employee's, religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.
Page 278 - Foundation's two endowments — the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities — have undertaken programs of great assistance to museums.
Page 337 - Members of various religious and ethnic groups, primarily but not exclusively of Eastern, Middle, and Southern European ancestry, such as Jews, Catholics, Italians, Greeks, and Slavic groups, continue to be excluded from executive, middle-management, and other job levels because of discrimination based upon their religion and/or national origin.
Page 350 - ... (b) The Commission believes that the duty not to discriminate on religious grounds, required by section 703(a)(l) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Includes an obligation on the part of the employer to make reasonable accommodations to the religious needs of employees and prospective employees where such accommodations can be made without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.
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Page 125 - ... budget, and operation of our state government. With the aid of an able group of assistants, I have probed deeply into the workings of our governmental machinery. I have personally interviewed most of our 108 state departments and commissions. The task has been a big one and the time has been short. I do not pretend to know all the answers. But I do know this: If we are going to make our Connecticut state government really efficient, we have a big job ahead of us. Our long overdue effort to modernize...
Page 159 - The capacity to obtain and hold a "good job" is the traditional test of participation in American society. Steady employment with adequate compensation provides both purchasing power and social status. It develops the capabilities, confidence, and self-esteem an individual needs to be a responsible citizen and provides a basis for a stable family life.
Page 349 - Order 11375 for the promotion and insuring of equal opportunities for all persons employed or seeking employment with Government contractors and subcontractors or with contractors and subcontractors performing under federally assisted construction contracts, without regard to sex. Experience has indicated that special problems related to the implementation of Executive Order 11375 require a definitive treatment beyond the terms of the order itself.