[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR76.73]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                    CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 76_MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart E_Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements

 

Sec. 76.73  General EEO policy.



    (a) Equal opportunity in employment shall be afforded by each cable 

entity to all qualified persons, and no person shall be discriminated 

against in employment by such entity because of race, color, religion, 

national origin, age or sex.

    (b) Each employment unit shall establish, maintain, and carry out a 

positive continuing program of specific practices designed to assure 

equal opportunity to every aspect of cable system employment policy and 

practice. Under the terms of its program, an employment unit shall:

    (1) Define the responsibility of each level of management to ensure 

a positive application and vigorous enforcement of its policy of equal 

opportunity, and establish a procedure to review and control managerial 

and supervisory performance;

    (2) Inform its employees and recognized employee organizations of 

the positive equal employment opportunity policy and program and enlist 

their cooperation;

    (3) Communicate its equal employment opportunity policy and progam 

and its employment needs to sources of qualified applicants without 

regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age or sex, and 

solicit their recruitment assistance on a continuing basis;

    (4) Conduct a continuing program to exclude every form of prejudice 

or discrimination based upon race, color, religion, national origin, age 

or sex from its personnel policies and practices and working conditions; 

and

    (5) Conduct a continuing review of job structure and employment 

practices and adopt positive recruitment, training, job design, and 

other measures needed to ensure genuine equality of opportunity to 

participate fully in all organizational units, occupations, and levels 

of responsibility.