Firms Praise Affirmative Action Ruling From: The Washington Post | Date: March 29, 1987| Author: John M. Berry; Jane Seaberry | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Last week's Supreme Court decision upholding affirmative action programs for hiring and promoting women and minorities will help companies apply their plans without fear of "reverse discrimination" suits, according to a survey of local and national companies.

Because many big firms already have affirmative action programs, executives generally said they do not expect the ruling to lead quickly to an upsurge in the number of such plans, however.

Some corporations, such as Exxon...

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