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Major Federal Equal Employment Opporturity Programs for the
Private sector Should Be CcnsolidateCo HBO-78-72; E-167015. Juue
9, 1978. Released July 10, 1978, 45 pp. 4 7 appendices 155 pre).
Report to Rep. Auqubtus F. Hawkins, Chairrano house Committee on
Education and Labor: Exployment oQortunities Subcommittee: by
Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Non-Discrimination and Equal Cpportunity Prcgramns:
Employment Discrimination in the Privaie Sector (1002).
Contact: Human Resources Div.
budqet Function: Financial Management Informaticn Systems:
Accounting Systems in Operation (1006).
organization Concerned: Department of Labor; Equal Employment
cpportunity Commission.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee an Education and Labor:
Employment Opportunities Subcommittee. Rep. Augustus F.
Hawkins.
Authorityz Civil RiqhtE Act of 1964, title VII (42 U.S.C.
2000e). Age Discrimination in Employment Act cf 1967.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Equal Fay Act, Executive Order
11246. Gilbert v. General Eleciric, 45 LW u035 41976).
Skidmore v. Swift and Co., 323 U.S. 134, 140 (1944).
Reorganization Plan I of 1978.
Two major Federal programs evaltate equal employment
orportvnity activities of many of the Naticn's employers: 41)
the title VII pLoqram authorized ty th* Civil Rights Act Cf 1964
and administered Oy the Equal EspIcyment Opportunity Commission
and State anC local fair employment practice agencies; and (2)
tha contract compliance program estatlisbed to carry cut
Executive Order 11246 administered by the Department of labor.
Findinqs/Conclusions: Many federal contractors have undergone
equal employment evaluations under toth the title VII and the
contract compliance programs. About 501 of the contractors
evaluated were evaluated under both programs; atout bait of
those evaiuated under both programs experienced overlap; and
about b0 had problems with duplicate reporting and faperwork.
Factors which cadsed the evaluaticn cf the same contractors
under both proqraas it 1 ded: dual Juiisdicticn, different
a;proaches and methodologies used ty tke two programs, aid a
concentration on firms with a large mnube: of employees. As
presently operated, the title VII and contract co-pliance
prt irams have resulted iL: frustration among the pecple the
programs are designed to assist, inefficient use of the
Government's resources, discriminatory practices going urctecked
because many employers have not been evaluated under either
proqam, anu dissatistaction and confusion among ccntractors
which have toste:ed heqative attitudek toward the Government's
equai empioyment opportunity etforts. Wccsmendaticus. Te
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