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ERIC Number: EJ350218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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May Affirmative Action Supersede Seniority and Tenure?
Fischer, Louis
Equity and Excellence, v22 n4-6 p130-31 Sum 1986
When public institutions have been found guilty of discrimination, court-ordered racial quotas take precedence over both seniority and tenure. Since the Constitution is the basic law of the land, rights based on it supersede those derived from state law or contracts. (LHW)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Justice, Minority Groups, Quotas, Seniority, Tenure
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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