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Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman today recognized ten companies and
organizations Thursday for their exemplary efforts to recruit and promote women
and minorities in the workplace. The EVE (Exemplary Voluntary Efforts) Awards,
presented annually by the Labor Department, recognizes Federal contractors and
public interest groups for their innovative equal employment opportunity
programs.
"One of my top priorities as Secretary of Labor is to ensure a safe,
healthy and a fair workplace for all Americans," said Herman. "Today we
recognize those companies and organizations that have made the extra effort to
ensure fairness and equal opportunity for their workers and, in the process,
have enriched the quality of the nation's workforce."
The department's top award for equal employment opportunity, the
Opportunity 2000 Award, went to Pacific Gas & Electric, a San
Francisco-based company. Other companies receiving an EVE Award were Bausch
& Lomb of Rochester, N.Y., LaSalle University of Philadelphia, Norwest
Banks of Denver, BP America, Inc., of Cleveland and Dauphine Deposit
Corporation of Harrisburg, Pa.
The department presented Exemplary Public Interest Contribution (EPIC)
awards for organizations helping communities achieve equal employment
opportunity to Operation Stand Down of Nashville, Thresholds of Chicago,
National Women's Law Center and the A. Philip Randolph Institute, both of
Washington, D.C.
All the award winners have demonstrated a commitment to diversity in
the workplace and made innovative efforts to ensure equal opportunity for
minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans.
The EVE Awards were initiated by the Labor Department's Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in 1992 to recognize companies and
organizations that have gone beyond legal requirements in hiring and promoting
women and minorities. OFCCP enforces the Executive Order which prohibits
discrimination in hiring and advancement on the basis of race, color, gender,
religion or national origin.
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