
February 1st is the deadline for New York broadcasters to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post the report on their station's website.
Under the FCC’s EEO Rule, stations with five or more full-time employees must comply with the FCC’s three-prong outreach requirements. These stations must:
Broadly and inclusively disseminate information about every full-time job opening
Send notifications of full-time job vacancies to referral organizations that have requested such notification, and
Earn a certain minimum number of EEO credits based on participation in various non-vacancy-specific outreach initiatives (job fairs etc..)
Stations with five or more full-time employees must place their Annual EEO Public File Report in the station's online Public Inspection Files and on the websites of all stations by February 1st. Remember, the
FCC closely monitors your online public file, so do not be late uploading the report.
Of course, all broadcast stations, regardless of staff size, must afford equal opportunity to all qualified persons and practice nondiscrimination in employment.
Please find a detailed memo from the DC law firm of Pillsbury outlining the obligations here.