Word: eeoc
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination joined in EEOC's judgment, and in March told Harvard that uunless the University can agree with Isaac, the commission will itself enter negotiations and if necessary hold a public hearing...
...University is now waiting to hear from the EEOC. Diane Fraser, attorney handling the case for the University, said the EEOC is now "considering whether or not to reconsider their February determination in light of the University's reply in June, which included information that wasn't originally reviewed...
...bind. If they gave minorities a break to remedy racial imbalance in hiring, they risked suits from rejected whites like Weber. But if they had a racially imbalanced work force and did nothing about it, they risked getting sued by minorities as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); they also stood a chance of losing their federal contracts. With Weber, they now have some guidance on what they can and cannot...
Though the decision stressed the importance of employers voluntarily setting up affirmative-action programs, it is likely that the government will use Weber to push for outright quota systems for minorities. Says Stanley Kaleczyc, associate general counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "This decision will give the EEOC more reason to press companies that have been laying back...
Brennan did not address the issue, but it is clear that the EEOC can obtain court-ordered affirmative action, including quotas, if it proves past discrimination. Most affirmative-action programs exist because employers cannot get federal contracts without them. Last week the Government said it would no longer buy from Uniroyal, charging that the company had balked at setting up an affirmative-action program for women. Uniroyal is only the 21st company to be so penalized in 15 years, but it is the biggest-with $35 million in outstanding Government contracts...