Religious freedom was a goal in the colonial settlement of both:

Religious freedom was a goal in the colonial settlements of both Plymouth and Maryland. Puritans, who were English protestants and who opposed the Church England, travelled across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower to America, seeking religious freedom rather than economic gain.

Calverts of Roman Catholic faith also  fleeing religious persecution in England sailed to America and founded Maryland In 1632 , followed by a number of  Protestants. In 1649, Maryland established the first religious toleration act to grant religious freedom in the colony.

the u.s. department of labor is a cabinet-level federal agency that supports the american labor force. it has three overall functions. first, it protects the rights of workers and retirees. second, it provides job training. third, it provides statistics related to working, prices, and income.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts