Affirmative Employment Plans are required by Section 717 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974. These documents state strategies and goals for recruiting, hiring and advancing minorities women and the disabled. Civilian Labor Force represents the number of persons sixteen years of age or older employed or seeking employment. Civilian labor force statistics are developed by the Bureau of the Census U.S. Department of Commerce.
Complainant is an individual who has filed a formal, written complaint of employment discrimination.
Discrimination means making differences and distinctions among people, ideas, places and things. Treating people differently with respect to employment because of their race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, or disability is considered illegal discrimination. Disparate Treatment occurs when people are treated differently , with respect to the terms and conditions of employment because o their race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age or mental or physical disability. Diverse Work Force was first used as a phrase in the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. This means that the Federal government should make a conscientious effort to hire and retain individuals with varying racial and ethnic backgrounds which ect our nation's diversity.