An affirmative action program does NOT include such things as:

discrimination on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or veteran status.

a statement in the personnel policy$/$procedure manuals and employee handbooks that would read, for example, "Health Care Facility, Inc., is an equal opportunity$/$affirmative action employer.$$

forbidding discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

the collection and analysis of data on the race and sex of all applicants for employment.