Article: GOV. O'MALLEY ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMATION IN STATE HIRING

Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., has issued the following news release:

Gov. Martin O'Malley today signed an executive to ensure that state employment decisions are based only on merit and fitness. Executive Order 01.01.2007.09 - Code of Fair Employment Practices - protects state employees from discrimination and mandates that state government comply with the Maryland Commission on Human Relations and the United States Equal Opportunity Commission.

"Our state is committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination, and I am proud to issue this executive order to protect our state's employees from discrimination," said Governor Martin O'Malley. "To bring the best workers to ...

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