FCC Still Scrutinizing EEO, Oxenford Says
A notice of apparent liability against Cumulus over equal employment opportunity violations shows the FCC is still enforcing EEO rules (see 1712110056) despite relaxing requirements on job announcements, blogged Wilkinson Barker attorney David Oxenford. “The FCC is continuing to scrutinize…
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EEO, even in this deregulatory era, so stations need to comply with the obligations that remain on the books.” Cumulus could take issue with FCC delay pursuing the matter, Oxenford said. “These reports were for the 2009-2011 period, and most of the FCC responses were filed in 2012. Why the proposed fine took 5 years to be issued is not clear.” Cumulus declined to comment.