Everything about Executive Order 11246 totally explained
Executive Order 11246, signed by President
Lyndon B. Johnson on
September 24,
1965 required Equal Employment Opportunity. The Order "prohibits federal contractors and federally assisted construction contractors and subcontractors, who do over $10,000 in Government business in one year from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin."
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) Contractors are also required to "take
affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin."
The order was a follow-up to
Executive Order 10479 signed by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower on
August 13,
1953 establishing the anti-discrimination Committee on Government Contracts. This order was amended by six subsequent Executive Orders - see
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The term
Equal Opportunity Employment originated here.
The Executive Order also required contractors to implement affirmative action plans to increase the participation of minorities and women in the workplace. Pursuant to federal regulations, affirmative action plans must consist of an equal opportunity policy statement, an analysis of the current work force, identification of problem areas, the establishment of goals and timetables for increasing employment opportunities, specific action-oriented programs to address problem areas, support for community action programs, and the establishment of an internal audit and reporting system.
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