The FCC today released a Public Notice announcing that it had sent EEO audit letters to approximately 150 radio and television stations around the country. The Public Notice contains a list of the stations being audited. In its Order adopting the current EEO rules, the FCC promised to audit about 5% of all stations each
EEO Compliance/Diversity
Significant EEO Fines Issued
By Brendan Holland on
Posted in EEO Compliance/Diversity, FCC Fines
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Internet is Insufficient for FCC EEO Compliance
By David Oxenford on
Posted in EEO Compliance/Diversity
In a decision released this week, the FCC fined a station group in Alaska for violations of its EEO Rules. The station group had failed to do any outreach for about a quarter of its job openings. However, what was notable about the decision was that the Commission also faulted the licensee for using only…