e any alterations to them.
Some minority-preference programs have survived court challenges (Dimeo, 1992, p. 55). San Francisco won a long-running battle with the Associated General Contractors union over programs that give preference to minorities, women, and local companies. The San Francisco program, however, does not include set-asides. In the San Francisco v. Associated case, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled that the city had adequately documented past discrimination in the construction industry.
The Changing Environment of Minority Preference Contracting
Federal contracting rules requiring set-asides and other provisions favoring minority-owned businesses are under government-wide review along with other affirmative action programs in the wake of the Supreme Court's June decision upholding an appeal by a white contractor who lost a highway construction contract to an Hispanic firm (Regulation, 1995, p. 24). Justice Department guidelines to agencies for the review state that federal affirmative action programs should be based on evidence
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