ARTICLE · 08 MARCH 2024

FCC Restarts Collection Of EEO Workforce Data On Form 395-B

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As anyone who has shopped for jeans recently can appreciate, sometimes what's old is new again. Indeed, some of us wish we had not been quite so hasty in Marie Kondo-ing our closets...

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As anyone who has shopped for jeans recently can appreciate, sometimes what's old is new again. Indeed, some of us wish we had not been quite so hasty in Marie Kondo-ing our closets now that '90s-style jeans are making a comeback. Also back in (regulatory) style after a 20-year hiatus is EEO Form 395-B. In a Fourth Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released on February 22, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) reinstated commercial and non-commercial television and radio broadcasters' obligation to annually report workforce composition data, including the gender, race, and ethnicity of their employees.

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