Ken Smith

A friend of mine is a recruiter for a large company on the West Coast.
He recently shared his performance goals with me and asked about a
specific goal and its legality. His performance goals set diversity
recruiting targets and reward for meeting or exceeding these targets.
For example:
Increase minority representation by 5.9% or Increase female
representation by 3%. There is a specific bonus amount tied to meeting
or exceeding these goals. He mentioned that the company is not bound
by an Affirmative Action plan. He also was wondering if this was
legal. I thought these types of "goals" looked strange, but did not
want to give any advice without researching the matter further.

Does anyone have any thoughts or advice?

Thanks in advance!