President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity

President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
A federal agency charged with duties intended to prevent discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • President's Committee on Civil Rights — The President s Committee on Civil Rights was established by U.S. President Harry Truman s Executive Order 9808 on December 5, 1946. The committee was instructed to investigate the status of civil rights in the United States and propose measures… …   Wikipedia

  • Employment Development Department — The Employment Development Department (EDD) is part of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency of the executive branch of the State of California [ [http://labor.ca.gov/ California Labor and Workforce Development Agency.] Retrieved July 20,… …   Wikipedia

  • Johnson, Lyndon B. — ▪ president of United States Introduction in full  Lyndon Baines Johnson , also called  LBJ  born August 27, 1908, Gillespie county, Texas, U.S. died January 22, 1973, San Antonio, Texas  36th president of the United States (1963–69). A moderate… …   Universalium

  • President's Commission on the Status of Women —       advisory commission established on December 14, 1961, by U.S. President John F. Kennedy to investigate questions regarding women s equality in education, in the workplace, and under the law.       Chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt until her… …   Universalium

  • Affirmative action — For the history and implementation of affirmative action in the U.S., see Affirmative action in the United States. Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national… …   Wikipedia

  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs — Agency overview Formed 1977 Preceding agency President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Jurisdiction …   Wikipedia

  • List of landmark African-American legislation — This is a list of landmark legislation, court decisions, executive orders, and proclamations in the United States significantly affecting African Americans.Congressional LegislationBills not passed*Lodge Fair Elections bill (1890) *Dyer… …   Wikipedia

  • Executive Order 10925 — was signed by President John F. Kennedy on March 6, 1961, requiring government contractors to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed,… …   Wikipedia

  • G. William Miller — Infobox President | name =George William Miller nationality =American imagesize =176px order =11th title =Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve term start =March 8, 1978 term end =August 6, 1979 president =Jimmy Carter… …   Wikipedia

  • New Frontier — For other uses, see New Frontier (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series on Progressivism Schools American Progressivism Modern liberalism Progressive education Ideas …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”