Goal; “available work force” defined.
The goal of affirmative action in employment throughout the District government is, and must continue to be, full representation, in jobs at all salary and wage levels and scales, in accordance with the representation of all groups in the available work force of the District of Columbia, including, but not limited to, Blacks, Whites, Spanish-speaking Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, females, and males. As used in §§ 1-521.01 to 1-521.08, “available work force” means the total population of the District of Columbia between the ages of 18 and 65.
Annotations
May 6, 1976, D.C. Law 1-63, § 2, 22 DCR 6538 1973 Ed., § 1-320a. 1981 Ed., § 1-507. This section is referenced in § 1-607.01 and § 1-632.06. Merit system, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, see § 1-607.01. Merit system, continuation of existing laws, see § 1-632.06.
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