Executive Order 10925

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Executive Order 10925 was a 1961 directive by President John F. Kennedy that first required U.S. government contractors to take "affirmative action" to ensure nondiscriminatory employment practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States executive order
legal instrument
aimsTo eliminate discriminatory employment practices by federal contractors
promote equal opportunity in federal contracting
appliesTo U.S. government contractors
federally assisted construction contractors
chairperson Lyndon B. Johnson
surface form: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
dateSigned 1961-03-06
documentNumber 10925
effectiveDate 1961-03-06
enforcementMechanism contract compliance reviews
possible cancellation or termination of federal contracts
establishes Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
surface form: President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
hasCommittee President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
hasKeyword affirmative action
equal employment opportunity
federal contractors
historicalSignificance first U.S. federal use of the term "affirmative action" in employment policy
issuedBy President of the United States
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalArea civil rights law
employment discrimination law
partOf United States equal employment opportunity framework
policyDomain civil rights
labor and employment
policyType equal employment opportunity policy
presidentialAdministration Kennedy administration
presidentialOrderNumber 10925
prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of color
employment discrimination on the basis of creed
employment discrimination on the basis of national origin
employment discrimination on the basis of race
purpose to ensure nondiscriminatory employment practices
relatedTo Civil Rights Act of 1964
Executive Order 11246
affirmative action in the United States
replacedBy Executive Order 11246
requires affirmative action by federal contractors
contractors to take affirmative action to ensure applicants are employed without discrimination
posting of nondiscrimination notices by contractors
scope federal procurement and contracting
signedAt Washington, D.C.
signedBy John F. Kennedy
year 1961

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Executive Order 11246 replaces Executive Order 10925
Executive Order 11246 amends Executive Order 10925