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Meckley, Shirley M.; Anthony, William P. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1977
A successful affirmative action program requires coordinated effort throughout the institution. This article shares some of the benefits of experience with a three-year-old comprehensive program at Florida State University. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females

Sherwood, O. Peter – Society, 1990
Examines the sources of legal policy challenged by critics of the Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery report. Indicates solid legal precedent for "burden shifting" to the employer when employment practice adversely affects a protected class. Finds that critics attack what is simply a description of established social policy.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)

McCarthy, Martha M. – 1983
This monograph reviews the current status of constitutional, statutory, and case law governing public employers' obligations to assure equal employment opportunities and employees' rights to nondiscriminatory treatment. An initial overview of the legal framework discusses federal equal protection mandates including the guarantee of equal…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation