| Subject | Date Asked |
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| 1964 civil rights | 8/6/2009 |
Q: Regarding the 1964 Civil Rights Act, I am interested in knowing which political party was dominant ...
A: After going through compromises and changes in the Act which Congress does routinely on just about ...
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| RE:difference between affirmative action & quota system | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I would like to understand the difference between affirmative action & quota system.Does its ...
A: Affirmative Action in the United States is not based upon a quota system. The only time a quota ...
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| Affirmative Action | 6/5/2009 |
Q: Scenario: Two individuals, both listed as part of the states "protected class" for affirmative ...
A: Unfortunately all experts.com is having trouble with its email answering because I answered this ...
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| School of Education x Nationality discrimination | 5/31/2009 |
Q: According to the AMA, about 20% of the work force is an international medical graduate. I am a board ...
A: To your question if it is legal to not offer you a position solely due to your medical ...
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| Ethics Applied to Life | 5/24/2009 |
Q: What are the strongest arguments that a defender of affirmative action could use to rebut the ...
A: Your questions are a source of continual ethical and moral inquiry that permeates the entire equal ...
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| security camera used by neighbor | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I have a neighbor that has a surveilance camera with infra red sitting high up in a tree easily ...
A: I am not a lawyer but I do know that everyone is afforded the "reasonable expectation or privacy." ...
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| AA plan | 4/28/2009 |
Q: Can you show me a sample of an Affirmative Action plan and how it is developed. What are the ...
A: I have enclosed a step by step website document that will help you get started. Affirmative Action ...
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| Affirmative action plan | 4/28/2009 |
Q: How is an Affirmative Action plan developed in an organization. What are the steps to do that? Are ...
A: Developing an affirmative action plan for an organization takes a lot of work especially when you do ...
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| hiring quota | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I am a high school teacher in NE and teaching an entrepreneurial class. Discussing hiring ...
A: Under Affirmative Action, there are no quotas. The only time there would be or have been in the ...
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| Religious freedom/accomodation in the workplace | 3/2/2009 |
Q: Can a supervisor tell employees that they can not discuss anything having to do with religion while ...
A: A company cannot restrict discussions dealing with religion while on company property if it allows ...
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| Quota of Diversity | 1/12/2009 |
Q: with Federal 501 tax exempt status. My Board of Directors would like to have greater diversity and ...
A: Quotas – quotas are illegal under federal affirmative action guidelines and affirmative action to ...
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| Recruitment of specific ethnicity | 12/23/2008 |
Q: In a case of affirmative action and underutilization of a certain ethnicity, is it illegal to market ...
A: In order to adhere to the spirit and intent of Affirmative Action, it is perfectly fine to expand ...
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | 11/18/2008 |
Q: Is it the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that gave Blacks the right to vote in the US? If so, why is ...
A: Nikki, That is correct. The law is permanent for all people in the United States. Anything that ...
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | 11/18/2008 |
Q: Is it the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that gave Blacks the right to vote in the US? If so, why is ...
A: The Voting Rights Act is a permanent federal law and does not expire. Moreover, the equal right to ...
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| Affirmative Action | 10/30/2008 |
Q: Does Affirmative Action require quotas - and if so, is there a formulary? Thank you Darlene
A: Affirmative Action Plans do not require quotas. The only time quotas have ever been used is when ...
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| human resources management | 10/22/2008 |
Q: how does fair and unfair discrimination and employee protection have an impact in the selection ...
A: I do not fully understand your question here. If you could expand upon it a little, I will be very ...
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| sexual harrassment at the workplace | 10/1/2008 |
Q: I had an assistant manager that consistently made rude comments and sexual gestures in front of the ...
A: I would focus upon the actual allegations that you want to bring forward. The company knows what ...
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| sexual harrassment at the workplace | 9/29/2008 |
Q: I had an assistant manager that consistently made rude comments and sexual gestures in front of the ...
A: A company is responsible for ensuring that all employees are protected under Federal and State ...
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| affrimative action | 9/5/2008 |
Q: Case Study Issue C - Reverse Discrimination In this discussion thread, the entire class will ...
A: When administered properly, an Affirmative Action plan will not create unjust discrimination. As ...
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| affrimative action | 9/5/2008 |
Q: What is the best way to define crucial concepts such as discrimination, prejudice, bias, and equal ...
A: When you are applying these concepts to the workplace, they are very distinct yet at times very ...
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| AAP Discussion with business leaders | 8/21/2008 |
Q: John - After accumulating all of the facts and figures regarding the AAP, it becomes time to have ...
A: I usually introduce myself and say that as their resource, we will be discussing ways to help them ...
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| AAP Discussion with business leaders | 8/19/2008 |
Q: John - After accumulating all of the facts and figures regarding the AAP, it becomes time to have ...
A: Your question is a very common one with people like yourself who work for Affirmative Action and ...
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| affirmative action | 7/30/2008 |
Q: What are the goals of affirmative action? Why has it been so controversial?
A: The goals of affirmative action are to ensure that everyone has the equal opportunity for a job and ...
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| Minorities | 7/11/2008 |
Q: Question? Since Black people are the only true minorities in The United States of America, and all ...
A: William, If a person feels that they have been discriminated against by an employer in any part of ...
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| Minorities | 7/11/2008 |
Q: Question? Since Black people are the only true minorities in The United States of America, and all ...
A: William, I appreciate what you are expressing in your question and hopefully can address your ...
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| Functional Affirmative Action Plans | 6/5/2008 |
Q: Fuller, I am currently presenting a proposal to restructure my company's corporate plans. I am ...
A: Your situation is not as difficult as it appears on paper. I am very familiar working with ...
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| reasonable accommodation and undue hardship | 4/27/2008 |
Q: What is the significance of "reasonable accommodation" and "undue hardship" as they relate to ...
A: The key term is reasonable and they have similar but separate applications in employment law. For ...
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| Affirmative action | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I have to do a paper on Affirmative action and I have to ask an expert on his/her input and or ...
A: I am certainly glad to assist you. I do not believe that Affirmative Action violates the Equal ...
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| possible civil rights grievance | 3/18/2008 |
Q: I will try to make this as succinct as possible. Please read and respond, as we are almost out of ...
A: It appears that you have a very complicated problem that may involve fraud and also imcompetence of ...
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| affirmative action goal vs. qoutas | 2/18/2008 |
Q: what is the difference between affirmative action goal and a qouta?
A: An Affirmative Action Plan contains statistical information that shows the relation of specific jobs ...
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| Affirmative action.. | 2/1/2008 |
Q: Do you think aff. action causes racial hatred in previously unracist individuals?..also do you think ...
A: You ask a very relevant question. In my profession working with Affirmative Action, I know that ...
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| "Ask any question" website... | 1/27/2008 |
Q: Mr. Fuller: A few years ago, there was a website where you could go and ask any question about any ...
A: David, I apologize for getting back to you so late but I was out of state last weekend until now. ...
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| Affirmative Action Plans-Executing and Implementing | 1/8/2008 |
Q: Good Afternoon John, I have been unable to find best practice data relative to how contractors ...
A: As you know from being an affirmative action program specialist, there are many areas which the EEOC ...
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| being banned from the auditors office | 11/30/2007 |
Q: I had a antiharrassment order placed on me about a year ago. I was not found to have done anything ...
A: I am not completely clear about who actually placed the antiharassment order against you. Was this ...
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| Lights and video surveillance by neighbor | 11/26/2007 |
Q: my question is similar to the recent one on video surveillance by a neighbor. We live on a very ...
A: I am sorry to hear about these privacy issues because they are near and dear to my heart. My own ...
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| Invasion of Privacy laws and rights | 11/16/2007 |
Q: my civil rights on my neighbor video taping me and my trailor My neighbor has a video camera ...
A: It would appear that your privacy rights are being violated. I certainly would not want a camera ...
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| Affirmative Action | 11/12/2007 |
Q: What are some potential selection practices that could unintentionally disadvantage minorities?
A: One of the biggest selection practices that creates what is commonly referred to as institutional ...
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| availability numbers | 11/7/2007 |
Q: I am working on our affirmative action plan and needed to know where the best place is to get ...
A: The best place to obtain workforce availability is through the Census Bureau at www.census.gov ...
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| Affirmative Action Plans for government contractors | 9/6/2007 |
Q: Can you tell me if there are any data sources (other than Census data) which may be used for ...
A: I know from working in a Fortune 500 company that had many cleared employees, recruiting employees ...
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| minority/majority | 7/10/2007 |
Q: For government programs, how is "minority/majority" determined for status of an individual? Is the ...
A: The definition of majority is the majority of the population that makes up the race of a country and ...
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| Surveillance cameras | 6/29/2007 |
Q: I have been living in a housing projects since 1993. Although it is a low-income housing projects it ...
A: If it appears that the surveillance is geared more toward vouyering versus legitimate reasons, you ...
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| Surveillance cameras | 6/29/2007 |
Q: I have been living in a housing projects since 1993. Although it is a low-income housing projects it ...
A: I would first check with your local zoning laws of the city where you live to see if they have any ...
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| question | 5/27/2007 |
Q: Is it true that all race-based and sex-based affirmative action involves quotas?
A: Affirmative Action Plans are based upon actual percentages of how many employees are ...
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