While implementing an affirmative action plan,an employer is expected to do all of the following except:

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By regulation, placement goals, which serve as objectives "reasonably attainable by means of applying every 'good faith effort' to make all aspects of the entire affirmative action program work," do not mean that the underrepresentation is an admission or a finding of discrimination. They are designed to measure progress toward achieving equal employment opportunity and "may not be rigid and inflexible quotas which must be met," nor a ceiling or floor for employing certain groups. "Quotas are expressly forbidden." In making decisions, employers are expressly not required "to hire a person who lacks qualifications to perform the job successfully, or hire a less qualified person in preference to a more qualified one." In all employment decisions, the contractor must make selections in a non-discriminatory manner.

While Implementing an Affirmative Action Plan,an Employer Is Expected to Do