FCC Moves EEO to Enforcement Bureau
The FCC unanimously voted to move its equal employment opportunity enforcement and auditing from the Media to the Enforcement bureau, said an order issued Tuesday. “We take this action in recognition of the important role our EEO rules play in…
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encouraging a diverse and multi-talented workforce and at the request of [the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council] and other civil rights organizations.” The order was circulated earlier this month, timed with the 50th anniversary of FCC EEO rules (see 1807030048). The order will move Media Bureau Policy Division staffers who handle EEO audits and enforcement to the Enforcement Bureau’s Investigation and Hearings Division, the order said. EEO staff will continue to perform “periodic random audits, review of filings that broadcasters must submit to the Commission at the same time as their license renewal applications, and mid-term reviews,” the order said. “Rulemaking proceedings pertaining to EEO issues will continue to be conducted by the Media Bureau.”