Executive Order 11375 amended which order and what did it require?

Executive Order 11375 amended which order and what did it require?

• A. Amended order 11246; required elimination of discriminatory practices toward current employees and applicants.
• B. Amended 11246; eliminated all affirmative action.
• C. Amended 11478; required sexual orientation protections.
• D. Amended 10988; established labor-management relations.

Answer: (A)

Executive Order 11375 expanded the protections already in place for federal contractors by adding sex as a protected characteristic and requiring affirmative action to eliminate discrimination. That means it amended the existing order, EO 11246, to prohibit discrimination based on sex and to ensure equal employment opportunities for women as well as minorities. The description in the choice—that it amended EO 11246 and required elimination of discriminatory practices toward current employees and applicants—captures this expansion and the ongoing duty to address discrimination in employment. The other options don’t fit: EO 11375 did not eliminate affirmative action, nor did it pertain to sexual orientation protections or to the labor-management relations provisions associated with EO 10988 or to EO 11478.

Executive Order 11375 expanded the protections already in place for federal contractors by adding sex as a protected characteristic and requiring affirmative action to eliminate discrimination. That means it amended the existing order, EO 11246, to prohibit discrimination based on sex and to ensure equal employment opportunities for women as well as minorities. The description in the choice—that it amended EO 11246 and required elimination of discriminatory practices toward current employees and applicants—captures this expansion and the ongoing duty to address discrimination in employment. The other options don’t fit: EO 11375 did not eliminate affirmative action, nor did it pertain to sexual orientation protections or to the labor-management relations provisions associated with EO 10988 or to EO 11478.