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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Glass Ceiling Commission; Open Site Hearing
SUMMARY: Pursuant to title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub. L.
1-2-166) and section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
(Pub. L. 92-462, 5 U.S.C. app. II) a Notice of establishment of the
Glass Ceiling Commission was published in the Federal Register on March
30, 1992 (57 FR 10776). Pursuant to section 10(a) of FACA, this is to
announce a public hearing of the Commission which is to take place on
Friday, February 11, 1994. The purpose of the Commission is to, among
other things, focus greater attention on the importance of eliminating
artificial barriers to the advancement of minorities and women to
management and decisionmaking positions in business. The Commission has
the practical task of:
(a) Conducting basic research into practices, policies, and manner
in which management and decisionmaking positions in business are
filled;
(b) Conducting comparative research of businesses and industries in
which minorities and women are promoted or are not promoted to
management and decisionmaking positions; and
(c) Recommending measures designed to enhance opportunities for and
the elimination of artificial barriers to the advancement of minorities
and women to management and decisionmaking positions.
Time and place: The hearing will be held on Friday, February 11,
1994 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. in the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors Hearing Room, room 381B, Kenneth Hahn Hall of
Administration, 500 West Temple Street, (Corner of Temple and
Grand), Los Angeles, California 90012.
Issues: Testimony should highlight successful initiatives and/or
recommendations for addressing the areas discussed below. The
Commission is especially interested in hearing about procedures,
practices and systems that have been put in place to make sure that
goals are achieved in work force diversity.
Recruitment: What systems are in place to ensure that external
recruiting for decisionmaking positions will produce a pool of
applicants which provides opportunities for minorities and women?
Similarly, does the process for considering promotion of current
employees to decisionmaking positions ensure consideration of
minorities and women?
Developmental practices and credential building experiences: How
are minorities and women ensured that they will be given the kinds
of experiences that will make them competitive for decisionmaking
positions, including not only advanced education, but also
developmental assignments such as to corporate committees and task
forces, special projects, etc.
Accountability for equal employment opportunity
responsibilities: How are senior level executives, line managers,
and corporate decision makers held accountable for EEO
responsibilities?
Compensation systems: How is the total compensation package
including bonuses, stock options and other incentives evaluated for
fairness for minorities and women? How is the appraisal system/
performance rating system protected from subjective decisions which
impact compensation? Do management and supervisory compensation
systems depend upon or reward managers' achieving work force
diversity goals, and, if so, how does that work?
Placement patterns: What kind of monitoring is done to ensure
that minorities and women are placed in the line positions that will
provide better opportunity for promotion to decisionmaking
positions?
Testimony on successful initiatives may include discussion on
the elements above and how other factors are combined to create a
complete initiative resulting in the advancement of minorities and
women.
Agenda: The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
8 a.m. Introduction of Commissioners
8:30 a.m. Welcome by government officials
8:45 a.m. Witnesses
12 Noon Lunch break
1:30-4 p.m. Witnesses
4:30 p.m. Open microphone session
Public participation: The hearing will be open to the public.
Seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seats
will be reserved for the media. Disabled individuals should contact
the Commission no later than February 1, 1994, if special
accommodations are needed.
Individuals or organizations wishing to testify orally must
provide written testimony or an executive summary of testimony in
advance of the hearing. Send Twenty (20) copies, postmarked on or
before January 25, 1994, to: Ms. Joyce D. Miller, Executive
Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., room S-2233, Washington, DC 20210.
The written testimony must contain the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of each person to
appear;
(2) The capacity in which the person will appear;
(3) The approximate amount of time requested for presentation;
(4) The issues that will be addressed.
(5) Twenty (20) copies of testimony or executive summary.
(Written material may be longer in length than oral comments.)
As many people as time allows will be permitted to testify. The
amount of time requested for each presentation will be reviewed in
light of the number of persons or groups wishing to appear. To
provide all interested parties an opportunity to present their
views, the Glass Ceiling Commission may impose an appropriate time
restriction for each presentation or limit presentations to only one
person for an organization or group.
A videotape may be made of the hearing, and minutes of the
hearing will be taken.
Materials submitted at this hearing should not be submitted at
any subsequent Glass Ceiling Commission hearings.
Those individuals or organizations wishing to submit written
statements, but not testify orally, should send twenty (20) copies
to Ms. Joyce D. Miller, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling
Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
room S-2233, Washington, DC 20210. Written statements should be
postmarked on or before January 25, 1994.
for further information contact: Ms. Joyce D. Miller, Executive
Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., room S-2233, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-
7342.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of December 1993.
Robert B. Reich,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 93-32081 Filed 12-30-93; 8:45 am]
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