| Executive Order 11246 | |
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 President Johnson in Oval Office | |
| Type | Executive order |
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| Executive Order number | 11246 |
| Signed by | Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1965 |
| Federal Register details | |
| Federal Register document number | 65-10340 |
| Publication date | 28 September 1965 |
| Summary | |
| Established requirements for non-discriminatory practices in hiring and employment on the part of U.S. government contractors | |
Executive Order 11246, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1965, established requirements for non-discriminatory practices in hiring and employment on the part of U.S. government contractors. It "prohibits federal contractors and federally assisted construction contractors and subcontractors, who do over $10,000 in Government business in one year from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin."[1] It also requires contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin." The phrase affirmative action had appeared previously in Executive Order 10925 in 1961.
- ^ U.S. Department of Labor: "The Executive Order 11246" Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 4, 2012