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In the 1970s, following the civil rights movement, the Labor Department under Secretary George P. Shultz made a concerted effort to promote racial diversity in unions. [11] In 1978, the Department of Labor created the Philip Arnow Award, intended to recognize outstanding career employees such as the eponymous Philip Arnow. [12]
The OIG also conducts criminal, civil, and administrative investigations into alleged violations of federal laws relating to DOL programs, operations, and personnel. In addition, the OIG conducts criminal investigations to combat the influence of labor racketeering and organized crime in the nation's labor unions in three areas: employee ...
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store — now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum — in Greensboro, North Carolina, which led to the F. W. Woolworth Company department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to serve as assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, standing in the offices of the Department of Justice's Civil ...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. [7] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations , and employment discrimination.
the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968; the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended through 2006; the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
As the United States prepares to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and fight for equality, civil rights leaders are organizing efforts to counter policies expected from President-elect ...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor.OFCCP is responsible for ensuring that employers doing business with the federal government comply with the laws and regulations requiring nondiscrimination.