Effective Affirmative Action Plans Course Objectives Understand federal
Effective Affirmative Action Plans § Course Objectives: § Understand federal non-discriminations requirements; § Discuss the role of affirmative action plans? § Understand the components of an effective plan;
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Non-discrimination requirements include: • EO 11246; • Rehabilitation Act, as amended; • Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act; • 41 CFR Part 60 -1, 60 -2 & 60 -741 • 23 CFR Part 230 Subpart C
Effective Affirmative Action Plans AA must be taken by covered employers to recruit and advance qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans.
Effective Affirmative Action Plans (Recipients of Federal Funding) FHWA OFCCP EEOC Recipients of federal funding must adhere to the federal non-discrimination requirements.
Effective Affirmative Action Plans (The Basics) • Policy Statement • Responsibilities • Workforce Analysis* • Workforce Utilization* • Benchmarks • Plan of Action
Effective Affirmative Action Plans • Policy Statement
Effective Affirmative Action Plans
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Tell Me?
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Who is Who Recruited? Professional Positions? Retained? Where is there under representation? Promotions? Disciplinary Actions? Adverse Actions? Retiring? Organizational changes?
Effective Affirmative Action Plans What are you looking for?
Effective Affirmative Action Plans • “Courts typically apply a three-part test to evaluate voluntary affirmative action plans under Title VII. First, there must be a manifest imbalance in the relevant workforce. Second, the plan must be temporary, seeking to eradicate traditional patterns of segregation. Finally, the plan cannot “unnecessarily trammel the rights” of non-beneficiaries. See, e. g. , Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County, Cal. , 480 U. S. 616 (1987).
Effective Affirmative Action Plans • Exercise
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Review of key definitions 1) Manifest imbalance; 2) Temporary, seeking to eradicate ; 3) Unnecessarily trammel the rights of non-beneficiaries
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Vermont’s Success Story • Initial Review • Workforce analysis • Workforce utilization
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Vermont’s Success Story
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Vermont’s Success Story – 6 months • Hiring and Promotions 28% (women & minorities) Civil Rights concurrence • Training; • Investigator • Brown Bag lunches
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Vermont’s Success Story Vermont Division Vermont Agency of Transportation
Effective Affirmative Action Plans Components of Effective Plans q Clear; q Meets federal standards; q Contains “accurate” data; q “Realistic” plan of action;
Effective Affirmative Action Plans § Review of Course Objectives: § Understand federal non-discriminations requirements; § Significance of affirmative action plans; § Understand the components of an effective plan;
Effective Affirmative Action Plans • Thank you for your participation! • Tina M. Lee, • Tina. M. Lee@dot. gov
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