Equal Employment Opportunity




FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY RULES


          When do the new EEO rules take effect?

    The new EEO rules took effect on March 10, 2003.
     
     

    If a multiple station owner's personnel chief, who is responsible for hiring at corporate headquarters participates in a job fair at a university, can all the licensee's stations claim credit for the job fair menu item (See Section 73.2080(c)(2)(i)) if no one who works at the stations participates?

    No.  In order for the stations to claim credit for participating in a job fair, someone with hiring authority for that station must attend.  If the corporate personnel chief does the hiring for all of the stations, then they can claim credit.
     
     

    If the licensee of a station also has other business activities and there are employees who work at both the station and the other activities, how do you count them?

    If an employee works for the licensee 30  hours a week or more, this employee would be considered to be a full-time employee of the licensee.  However, if this person splits her time between two operations of the licensee (the station and the other work), count her as a station employee if she works more than 50% of the time on work for the station.  If she works exactly 50% of the time on station work and 50% on other work, use your good faith judgement about whether she is primarily a station employee or an employee of the other part of the operation.  For example, what is her job title, what are her main duties, is she a station engineer who helps with the other work, etc.
     

    How long should a job vacancy remain open before it is filled?

    Broadcasters and MVPDs are expected to allow a reasonable time after recruitment is initiated for applications to be filed before the position is filled. In some instances, a shorter time might be necessary because of extraordinary circumstances.
     

    When does my station have to place its EEO public file report in the public file?

On the anniversary of the filing of the station’s renewal application. For example, a radio station in California was due to file its renewal application on August 1, 2005. Therefore, each year on August 1, radio stations in California place their EEO public file reports in their public file and on their website if they have a website. The most recent public file report should be in the public file and on the website.
 


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Last updated March 14, 2006.