A nursing home administrator sets up programs to give preferential treatment for minorities. This is being done because the current workforce at the nursing home is predominantly white. What is the term for this policy?
A. equal opportunity
B. fair labor standards
C. wage and hour laws
D. affirmative action
E. civil rights
D. affirmative action
Affirmative action involves programs that use goals and quotas to provide preferential treatment for minority persons determined to have been underutilized in the past.
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a. True b. False
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