President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
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The President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity was a federal body established in the early 1960s to promote and enforce nondiscriminatory hiring and employment practices within the U.S. government and its contractors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal committee
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
African American workers
ⓘ
minority workers ⓘ other disadvantaged groups ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. federal government employment
ⓘ
U.S. government contractors ⓘ |
| chairperson | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Executive Order 10925 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1965 ⓘ |
| enforces |
nondiscrimination in employment conditions by federal contractors
ⓘ
nondiscrimination in hiring by federal contractors ⓘ nondiscrimination in promotion by federal contractors ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | presidency of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil rights in employment
ⓘ
employment discrimination ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | PCEEO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | federal contractors receiving government funds ⓘ |
| hasMember | representatives of federal agencies ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
enforce nondiscriminatory employment practices
ⓘ
enforce nondiscriminatory hiring practices ⓘ promote equal employment opportunity ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Kennedy administration civil rights initiatives ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | affirmative action in federal contracting ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal employment practices ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Executive Order 10925 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mandateIncludes |
investigation of discrimination complaints in federal contracting
ⓘ
review of employment practices of federal agencies ⓘ |
| monitors | compliance with nondiscrimination clauses in federal contracts ⓘ |
| policyArea |
affirmative action
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ labor policy ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | President of the United States ⓘ |
| successor |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Office of Federal Contract Compliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | executive branch committee ⓘ |
| viceChairperson | Arthur Goldberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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