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- preferential treatment, usually through a quota system, to prevent, or correct, discriminatory employment practices, particularly relating to recruitment and promotion. The term is widely used in the United States, whereas...
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- Americans for a Fair Chance Joins Screen Actors Guild to Support University of Michigan and Affirmative Action
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans for a Fair Chance AFC, a non-partisan consortium of six of America's leading civil rights legal organizations dedicated to the preservation of affirmative action joins the Screen Actors' Guild in supportiWASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans for a Fair Chance AFC, a...
- Research articles 2003-02-16
- Peopleclick Provides OFCCP Compliance Insight at Affirmative Action Conference; Peopleclick Research Institute's Murray Simpson Addresses Steps Employers Should Take to Meet Affirmative Action Compliance
- ST. LOUIS -- Today, at the American Association for Affirmative Action AAAA annual conference, Murray Simpson, Ph.D., an economist and senior consultant for the Peopleclick Research Institute PRI, spoke to attendees about several employment auditing techniques used to analyze employer's selection and pay practices. Simpson also addressed how the Office...
- Research articles 2005-04-15
- Americans for a Fair Chance Joins Hundreds to Support University of Michigan and Affirmative Action
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans for a Fair Chance AFC, a non-partisan consortium of six of America's leading civil rights legal organizations dedicated to the preservation of affirmative action joins hundreds of organizations and corporWASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans for a Fair Chance AFC, a non-partisan...
- Research articles 2003-02-16
- Congress to review affirmative action
- President Clinton has ordered an "intense, urgent review" of all aspects of the federal government's affirmative action programs. Clinton's order comes as a response to a call from the Republicans in Congress to examine the impact of affirmative action on the workforce and whether government-sanctioned affirmative action programs need to...
- Research articles 1995-04-01
- Americans for a Fair Chance Hails AP Poll Results: 'Majority of Americans Say Affirmative Action is Still Necessary'
- WASHINGTON, March 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans for a Fair Chance, a consortium of six of America's leading civil rights legal organizations, hails the new Associated Press poll that finds the majority of Americans think affirmative action programs are sWASHINGTON, March 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans for a Fair Chance,...
- Research articles 2003-03-08
- American Federation of Teachers Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Affirmative Action Policy at University of Michigan
- WASHINGTON, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement of Sandra Feldman, president of the American Federation of Teachers, on the U.S. Supreme Court affirmative action ruling: WASHINGTON, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement of Sandra Feldman, president of the American Federation of Teachers, on the...
- Research articles 2003-06-23
- Thumbs down: affirmative action. (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down affirmative action program used by the University of Texas)(Brief Article)
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- Research articles 1996-03-30
- Criterion Introduces Affirmative Action LiquidLINK For PeopleSoft; PeopleSoft Customers Can Simply 'Plug-in' Affirmative Action and Diversity Management
- SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 4, 1998--Criterion Incorporated has dramatically expanded the capabilities of PeopleSoft's Human Resource Management System with the release of Criterion's Affirmative Action Management System CAAMS LiquidLINK, which links a powerful analytical engine for preparing Affirmative Action plans and diversity checks to PeopleSoft.
- Research articles 1998-11-05
- ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss the University of Michigan and Affirmative Action
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2003-01-20
- Thales Navigation Selects Peopleclick's Recruitment Management System and Affirmative Action Solutions; Implementation of RMS Reduces Screening Candidates from Sixty Days to a Matter of Minutes
- RALEIGH, N.C. -- Peopleclick Inc., the leading total workforce acquisition provider for global companies, announced today that Thales Navigation, one of the world's leading innovators of global satellite positioning, navigation and guidance equipment, has implemented its Recruitment Management System RMS and Affirmative Action AA Solutions.
- Research articles 2005-06-08
- PeopleSoft Certifies Criterion LiquidLINK; Advanced Affirmative Action and Diversity Management Functions Now at PeopleSoft Users Fingertips
- DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--March 29, 1999--Criterion Incorporated has received certification of its CAAMS (Criterion's Affirmative Action Management System) LiquidLINK tm for PeopleSoft, which seamlessly integrates Criterion's powerful analytical engine and affirmative action system to PeopleSoft's HRMS system.
- Research articles 1999-03-29
- Americans for a Fair Chance Hails Tomas Rivera Study on Minority Admissions; Study Finds CA 'Race-Neutral' Approaches Ineffective
- WASHINGTON, March 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans for a Fair Chance, a non-partisan consortium of six of America's leading civil rights legal organizations dedicated to the preservation of affirmative action welcomes the release of the Tomas Rivera Policy WASHINGTON, March 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Americans for a Fair Chance, a...
- Research articles 2003-03-08
- Blind justice for minority firms? Entrepreneurs await Justice Department findings on affirmative action
- Next month, the Department of Justice is expected to issue final rules to "mend" affirmative action efforts in federal procurement. But while members of the minority business community and the Congressional Black Caucus applaud the Clinton administration's efforts, they fear the results may actually end hard-won contracting opportunities for a...
- Research articles 1997-09-01
- ALN Consulting's CEO To Speak at Georgetown University Law Center on Affirmative Action Panel; Sophia Nelson Well Known Government Consultant, Sought After Speaker
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2003-03-26
- NASW Supports Supreme Court Decisions on Affirmative Action
- WASHINGTON, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Association of Social Workers NASW supports the Court's rulings on the University of Michigan's affirmative action admissions policies. NASW and four other social work organizations supported the UniveWASHINGTON, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Association of Social Workers NASW supports the...
- Research articles 2003-06-23
- Multimedia Available: The University of Michigan's Affirmative Action Admissions Policy Goes Under The Legal Microscope
- Business Editors & Legal Writers
- Research articles 2002-10-08
- National Urban League Statement on Supreme Court Hearing of University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases
- Business Editors/Education Writers
- Research articles 2003-04-01
- University of California Faculty to Protest Demise of Affirmative Action.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 1998-10-21
- ADVISORY/First Major Test Case Applying Proposition 209 To Race and Sex Affirmative Action Programs To Be Argued In California Supreme Court
- Business Editors, Legal Writers
- Research articles 2000-08-30
- Nestle USA Finds the AAP Help It Needs: Yocom & McKee's Complete AAP documentation software has eliminated the need for onsite audits, saving HR time and money - Success Stories - affirmative action program management - Brief Article
- When the Department of Labor conducts an on-site affirmative action plan audit, it can take as long as six weeks, tying up valuable time for employees, supervisors, and executives, slowing productivity, and creating travel expenses for HR personnel responsible for overseeing the audit.
- Research articles 2001-12-01
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