Sentences with phrase «review of affirmative action»

His executive orders have targeted immigration, while his Justice Department started a review of affirmative action in colleges and joined a suit to halt the spread of gay rights in the workplace.

Not exact matches

Further ordered that the Director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Office shall review and update the Erie County Affirmative Action Manual to bring it into compliance with current law and practices; and it is

Further ordered that all appropriate agencies under the leadership of the County Executive including but not limited to the Department of Law shall provide assistance and cooperation to the Director of the ECEEO Office in the review and updating of the Affirmative Action Manual; and it is

The Court's decision to hear Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education (Case No. 84 - 1340) marked the first time in recent years that it has agreed to review the use of affirmative - action procedures by school officials.

The Supreme Court issued a long - awaited decision yesterday in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a seven - to - one ruling (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself because she had worked on the case as U.S. Solicitor General) that sends the affirmative action case back to a lower court for further review.

The Court previously reviewed affirmative action in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) and Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) together with Grutter v. Bollinger (2003).

Adding to the national debate over affirmative action, the U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to review a municipal policy that set goals for the inclusion of minority and women contractors in construction projects.

Many of our clients are subject to affirmative action obligations based on their government contracts and subcontracts and we are experienced in drafting and reviewing affirmative action plans and in representing clients with regard to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs audits.

The data we have presented and the studies we have reviewed should disabuse anyone of the notion that abolishing affirmative action will somehow enhance the academic accomplishments and boost the future life chances of minority students.

There's yet another article on this topic, by Peter Kirsanow in National Review Online entitled Affirmative Action: Students sacrificed in the name of diversity (6/27/06).

He published many articles both in technical law journals and also in the New York Review of Books, none more important than his critique in several articles in 1977 and 1978 of the supreme court's inconclusive decision of the Regents of the University of California v Bakke case, which arose out of widespread dissatisfaction with «affirmative action», or positive discrimination.

Sander's proposed study, while designed to prove Sander's point — that minority lawyers who benefit from affirmative action are less competent — might prove the opposite: that the bar exam isn't an indicator of anything except a good bar review class, disciplined study habits and well - honed test - taking skills.

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scale benchmarking, market studies, and salary structure decisions, also creating organizational / staff planning charts for all departments and all positions Create and deliver firm - wide staff new - hire orientation, training and development programs, and performance evaluations utilizing a competency - based appraisal system which leads to focused training and development programs based on common and individual areas of performance deficiency Manage all aspects of workers compensation and unemployment claims on behalf of employer, attending hearings and participating actively in all related meetings Hold responsibility for all benefit negotiations, administration, and plan reviews, promoting compliance with and effective execution of IRS / DOL regulations, ERISA, HIPPA, and all audit - related processes Implement and sustain safety programs while performing regular safety - policy trend analyses to identify critical issues, developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vaction plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vendors