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ESA News Release: [03/17/2005]
Contact Name: Dolline
Hatchet
Phone Number: 202-693-4650
Release Number: 05-0379-NAT
U.S. Department of Labor Honors Eight
Organizations For Creating Opportunities in the Workplace
WASHINGTON-For their efforts to promote equal employment
opportunity, eight companies and organizations were honored today by the U.S.
Department of Labor at an annual awards ceremony hosted by the department's
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Three types of
awards-the Secretary of Labor's Opportunity Award, Exemplary Voluntary Efforts
(EVE) Award, and Exemplary Public Interest Contribution Award-were presented to
recognize innovative workplace programs and initiatives that increase equal
employment opportunity for the American workforce.
"These employers can take great pride in their efforts to provide
women, people of color, veterans, and people with disabilities access to equal
employment opportunities in our 21st Century workforce," said U.S. Secretary of
Labor Elaine L. Chao. "They lead by example in creating opportunities for all
and they inspire and enable people to pursue the American dream."
The Secretary of Labor's Opportunity Award, OFCCP's most prestigious
honor, was awarded to Cinergy Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, for its innovative
programs and initiatives designed to ensure equal opportunities for all
applicants and employees. The three contractors receiving Exemplary Voluntary
Efforts Awards for their outstanding EEO programs were Entergy Corporation, New
Orleans, La.; Ivey Mechanical Company, Kosciusko, Mo.; and Pride Industries,
Roseville, Calif.
OFCCP also recognized four public interest organizations with Exemplary
Public Interest Contribution Awards for their support of federal contractors in
their equal employment opportunity (EEO) efforts. These organizations are
typically formed to help individuals with the least opportunities find and
retain employment and often align their efforts with federal contractors to
further EEO in the workplace. The recipients were Alaska Works Partnership
Inc., Anchorage, Alaska; Black Veterans for Social Justice Inc., Brooklyn,
N.Y.; Greater Sacramento Urban League, Sacramento, Calif.; and Life'sWork of
Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pa.
OFCCP, an agency of the U.S. Labor Department's Employment Standards
Administration, enforces Executive Order 11246 and other laws that prohibit
employment discrimination by federal contractors. The agency monitors federal
contractors to ensure that they provide equal employment opportunities without
regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability or
veterans' status.
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