Affirmative Action Plan Must Have Remedial Purpose, 3rd Circuit Rules
Posted on Nov 25, 1999 by Brittany Carter
Affirmative action plans illegally discriminate against white job candidates if there is no proof that the employer’s hiring goals were adopted to remediate a history of discrimination against the protected group, a federal appeals court has ruled. “Unless an affirmative action plan has a remedial purpose, it cannot be said to mirror the purpose of…
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