The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has a new poster for your workplace! And the neat thing is that it’s really two posters in one since, as is typical in this area, it points in two different directions: It warns against discrimination, but it also promotes “diversity,” which is typically achieved through discrimination. The fine print at the bottom also endorses “affirmative action,” which likewise has an ambiguous history: Originally it meant nondiscrimination, but that’s no longer the way it’s understood. OFCCP’s regulations on the subject are themselves illegal, and also point in different directions, so the problem is not new with the poster but is reflected by it. A great conversation piece to have next to the water cooler!
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Roger Clegg serves on the board of the Center for Equal Opportunity, where he was formerly president and general counsel.
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