EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
STANDARDS FOR SELECTION OF SYSTEMIC RESPONDENTS
Approved by the Commission on June 20, 1978.
1. Employers or other persons subject to Title
VII who continue in effect policies and
practices which result in low utilization
of available minorities and women despite
the clear obligation in Title VII to fairly
recruit, hire and promote such persons.
Employers or other persons subject to Title
VII who employ a substantially smaller pro-
portion of minorities and/or women than other
employers in the same labor market who employ
persons with the same general level of skills.
Employers or other persons subject to Title
VII who employ substantial numbers of minorities
and/or women in lower paid job categories.
Employers or other persons subject to Title VII
who maintain specific recruitment, hiring, job
assignment, promotion, discharge and other
policies and practices relating to the terms and
conditions of employment that have an adverse
impact on minorities and women, and are not
justified by business necessity. Such policies
and practices may include, but are not limited
to, those prohibited in Commission Guidelines
on Sex Discrimination, 29 C.F.R. 1604; Religious
Discrimination, 29 C.F.R. 1606 and the Guidelines
on Employee Selection Procedures, 29 C.F.R. 1607,
and other guidelines as they may be adopted and
amended from time to time.
Employers or others subject to Title VII whose
employment practices have had the effect of
restricting or excluding available minorities
and women from significant employment opportunities,
and who are likely to be used as models for other
employers because of such factors as the number
of their employees, their impact on the local
economy, or their competitive position in the
industry.