EEO Compliance for Federal Contractors/Subcontractors

by | May 4, 2025 | Economics

 

You are an HR Manager for a large sheet metal manufacturing company. One of your largest customers has just secured a major office furniture contract with the federal government. Your customer wants your company to become a subcontractor for the project, making all of the plastic parts required. Even though it would be lucrative, there is uncertainty among your organization’s top officials about whether to join this project, given that the preparation of an affirmative action plan and the formulation of goal achievement requirements will be imposed to correct underutilization.

You have been tasked to prepare a slide presentation (10-12 slides, not counting the cover slide or the reference list slide). Include an audio component (voiceover slides), speaker notes at the bottom of each slide, or both). Watch the short YouTube video How to Add Audio into your PowerPoint for more information.

Your presentation needs to address the following:
1. Identify the EEO compliance requirements that impact a federal subcontractor.
2. Classify the important components of an affirmative action plan (expand on the goal-setting process).
3. Determine how affirmative action goals should relate to an organization’s strategic human resources plan.
4. Elucidate on your recommendations to the organization’s top officials about becoming part of this project.

 

Sample solution

Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

Here’s a potential outline for a 10-12 slide presentation, keeping in mind the need for clarity, conciseness, and a persuasive tone:

Slide 1: Cover Slide

  • Title: Evaluating the Federal Subcontract Opportunity: EEO Compliance and Affirmative Action Implications
  • Subtitle: A Presentation for Top Officials
  • Our Company Logo
  • Your Name & Title
  • Date
  • (Speaker Notes: Briefly introduce the purpose of the presentation – to provide an overview of the EEO compliance requirements associated with the potential federal subcontract and to offer recommendations on whether to proceed.)

Slide 2: Opportunity Overview: The Federal Government Contract

  • Title: Significant Growth Potential: Federal Office Furniture Contract

Here’s a potential outline for a 10-12 slide presentation, keeping in mind the need for clarity, conciseness, and a persuasive tone:

Slide 1: Cover Slide

  • Title: Evaluating the Federal Subcontract Opportunity: EEO Compliance and Affirmative Action Implications
  • Subtitle: A Presentation for Top Officials
  • Our Company Logo
  • Your Name & Title
  • Date
  • (Speaker Notes: Briefly introduce the purpose of the presentation – to provide an overview of the EEO compliance requirements associated with the potential federal subcontract and to offer recommendations on whether to proceed.)

Slide 2: Opportunity Overview: The Federal Government Contract

  • Title: Significant Growth Potential: Federal Office Furniture Contract

Slide 12: Reference List

  • Title: References
  • List of sources consulted in APA format (e.g., relevant sections of Executive Order 11246, VEVRAA, Section 503, OFCCP website, relevant HR best practice guides).
  • (Speaker Notes: This slide simply lists the sources used to inform the presentation.)

Audio Component/Speaker Notes:

As indicated in the outline, you can either include an audio narration for each slide (explaining the content in more detail) or provide comprehensive speaker notes at the bottom of each slide. Choose the method that best suits your presentation style and the expected format.

By structuring the presentation in this way, you will provide the top officials with a clear understanding of the EEO compliance requirements, the intricacies of affirmative action planning, its integration with our HR strategy, and a well-reasoned recommendation on whether to pursue this significant opportunity. Remember to maintain a professional and informative tone throughout the presentation.

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