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Old 07-24-2020, 10:06 PM
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That is not correct. The affirmative action law mandates that employers prepare an affirmative recruitment and employment plan with a goal to have a workforce that is diversified and has "parity" in the workforce with respect to the protected groups named in the law. The groups are:

African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and women

It isn't a quota, but many companies have been sued by the Federal EEOC for, either not having a plan at all or for not making an effort to hire employees from these specific groups of people. For example, if you have a workforce that is all men or all whites, and you don't have a written affirmative employment plan and haven't made a sincere effort to hire minorities and women, you are violating the law. The EEOC can sue you in Federal court, and you can be fined and forced to change your hiring practices. It is a mandate.
Uh huh yup that's true. Meanwhile in the real world, on applications when you get to the EEOC section, the application is not required to fill out ANY of the questions. They are allowed to skip every single one of them if they wish.

At Amazon, you don't even get an interview. The entire application is done online, and you are hired or not hired depending on whether or not you pass their online tests and can show availability that matches their needs.