"Navigating the FCC's Equal Employment Opportunity Rules" Webcast

Presented by Brendan Holland with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2010

10am-12pm (Pacific)  |  11am-1pm (Mountain)  |  12pm-2pm (Central)  |  1pm-3pm (Eastern)

FREE for ABA MEMBERS ONLY - REGISTRATION DEADLINE

TUESDAY, MAY 4th

Simply e-mail jlatko@azbroadcasters.org with the number of people you would like to register and you will then be provided a confirmation e-mail with the webcast login details.

Note:  The webcast will be archived (posted by Friday, May 14th) so you can go back and view the archived version on demand.

The FCC's current Equal Employment Opportunity rules have been in place for nearly seven years, but now is not the time for broadcasters to coast on auto-pilot. With the next broadcast station license renewal cycle just around the corner in 2011, stations need to make sure that they are familiar with the FCC's EEO rules and are taking all the steps necessary to ensure that they stay out of trouble. EEO continues to be a hot issue for the FCC, and one that draws many fines from the Commission, both at license renewal time and in connection with the ongoing random EEO audits that the FCC conducts several times a year.

With the changes in ownership, personnel, and hiring efforts that inevitably occur at stations over time, it is important that station owners, managers, and hiring personnel are on top of the FCC's rules. This session will provide a primer on the FCC's Equal Employment Opportunity rules, including the outreach required for the opening of jobs at the stations, the non-vacancy related activities that stations should be engaging in, and the recordkeeping requirements to make sure you keep all the necessary documents to support what the station did. The goal of the session is to refresh your understanding of the rules, provide insight into the FCC's enforcement and guidance in the past few years, and highlight some common pitfalls.

Brendan Holland is a communications attorney with the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Washington, DC. He has been involved with broadcast stations and the broadcasting industry for over a decade. His practice primarily involves the representation of television and radio broadcasters before the Federal Communications Commission and encompasses all aspects of FCC regulatory practice, including rule making proceedings, licensing issues, auctions, transfers, and hearings and adjudications. He regularly counsels stations regarding compliance with the FCC's indecency, DTV, EEO, sponsorship identification, payola, and children's television programming rules, among many others. Mr. Holland represents broadcast clients before the FCC with respect to spectrum auctions, contested mergers, digital television transition issues, and radio and television licensing matters. In addition, Mr. Holland has also represented clients before the Commission with respect to wireless services, unlicensed devices, and broadband over powerline systems. Mr. Holland is also a contributor to DWT's BroadcastLawBlog.com, which chronicles issues relevant to the broadcast industry, including FCC actions, copyright issues, and industry news.