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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Executive Order 10925 canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| 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
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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
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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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