Green Oval Electronics employs approximately 2,700 employees. During a recent wo

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Green Oval Electronics employs approximately 2,700 employees. During a recent workforce survey, it was found that 97 percent of the company’s managers are white, although only 62 percent of the company’s entire workforce is white. The company decided to implement a voluntary affirmative action plan that would reserve 25 percent of the openings in a managerial development program for blacks and other minorities, only until the percentage of minority employees working as supervisors was representative of the percentage of available minorities in the local labor force. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

A) This affirmative action plan is illegal because under Executive Order 11246, only a 10 percent quota is permitted.

B) This affirmative action plan is illegal because it discriminates against white employees.

C) This affirmative action plan is legal because it is temporary and does not unnecessarily infringe on the rights of white employees.

D) This affirmative action plan is legal because Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandates employers to protect the interests of minorities and women by setting employment quotas.

Explanation / Answer

As per the Civil Right Act of 1964, the employers and union should examin their own employment policies and ensure to adopt or change the policies to eliminate discrimination. It also focus on allowing on voluntarily abolishing traditional patterns of racial segregation and hierarchy.

The correct answer is option (C). The reasons are:-

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