Tag Archives: EEO Recruitment Efforts

FCC’s EEO Policies Subject of Re-examination and Update

The FCC’s policies with regard to diversity generally have taken center stage over the past few days.  First up, on Friday, April 21, the Commission released a Declaratory Ruling which updated its policy as to whether the use by broadcasters and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD’s) of only Internet-based recruitment sources provides sufficiently wide dissemination … Continue Reading

Media Bureau Seeks Comment On Broadcast EEO Petition

Earlier this week, two broadcasting companies petitioned the FCC to revise its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules to allow broadcasters to rely on Internet recruitment sources when filling job openings. The Commission’s current EEO rules, which date back to 2002, require broadcasters employing five or more full-time employees, and MVPDs employing six or more full-time … Continue Reading

Media Bureau Cracks The EEO Whip

The Media Bureau has issued two EEO-related decisions signaling that, for every single job opening - no exceptions - broadcasters must notify multiple recruitment sources that are likely to refer applicants from diverse backgrounds. Exclusive reliance on over-the-air announcements and Internet postings will not do the trick.… Continue Reading

Adventures in EEO-Land

The Media Bureau has dished out fines and reporting requirements to three licensees for various EEO shortcomings. It appears that the Commission's EEO enforcement mechanism is still primed to lunge at the capillaries of procedural minutia, rather than the jugular of actual discriminatory activity.… Continue Reading
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