Are affirmative action goals required?
A. Executive Order 11246 requires all federal contractors to make good faith efforts to meet affirmative action goals, and those federal contractors that employ 50 or more employees and receive $50,000 or more in federal funds, must have a written Affirmative Action Plan for women and minorities. Goals and timetables are part of the requirements of an Affirmative Action Plan for women and minorities. Goals are voluntary measures of progress in hiring women and minorities that an employer such as the University has established for its workforce to correct underutilization. Q. Are quotas a part of the University’s affirmative action program?* A. No, quotas are not a part of the University’s affirmative action program. However, under federal regulations, the University is required to establish goals for hiring women and minorities in those jobs or job groups where the percentage of minorities and women employed in the University workforce is less than would be reasonably expected given th
