Minnesota Statutes do not allow quotas.
Affirmative action allows agencies to set goals.
Goals and timetables are set by employers for the employment of people of color, women, and persons with disabilities along with time frames for achieving these goals. Unlike quotas and preferences, implementing affirmative action goals does not constitute a requirement that unqualified persons be hired into employment with the agency. Employers are encouraged to make good faith efforts to achieve these hiring goals. The objective is to hire the qualified candidate and to be inclusive of protected group members when they are in the candidate pool. There is a misconception that affirmative action allows managers and supervisors to hire unqualified protected group members.