§ 69.809. Major telecommunications utility filings.
(a) The major telecommunications utilities are encouraged to file with the Secretary of the Commission an annual report describing their diversity program activity for the prior year. The annual report should contain the following elements:
(1) A copy of any corporate policy committed to improving diversity in the workplace and in the procurement process.
(2) A description of any training implemented on diversity initiatives in employment and in the contract of goods and services.
(3) The demographic composition of the major telecommunications utility’s workforce, reporting the number of employees by gender, race and ethnicity, persons with disabilities, and veterans on a form provided by the Commission.
(4) A description of any diversity recruiting strategies.
(5) A description of any diversity promotion efforts.
(6) A description of any diversity retention efforts.
(7) A brief description of any involvement with organizations promoting diversity.
(8) A brief summary of MBEs/WBEs that the major telecommunications utility contracts with for goods and services. Include percentage of dollars spent with MBEs/WBEs versus non-MBEs/non-WBEs.
(b) Information that is otherwise unobtainable to the major telecommunications utility, for example, prime contractor utilization of minority/women/persons with disabilities/LGBTQ/veteran-owned businesses as subcontractors, should be reported as unobtainable in the annual filings.
(c) Major telecommunications utilities that file annual reports with the Commission should file their respective annual reports confidentially in conformance with the filing specifications at § 1.32 (relating to filing specifications).
(d) Reporting of persons with disability and LGBTQ status should be confidential and voluntary on the part of the employee.
(e) If a major telecommunications utility files an annual report, the information and form filed shall be confidential.
Authority The provisions of this § 69.809 amended under 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 505, 506 and 512.
Source The provisions of this § 69.809 adopted March 24, 1995, effective March 25, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 1084; amended January 22, 2021, effective January 23, 2021, 51 Pa.B. 435; amended March 29, 2024, effective March 30, 2024, 54 Pa.B. 1670. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (411132) to (411133).
Cross References This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 51.11 (relating to general); 52 Pa. Code § 51.12 (relating to definitions); and 52 Pa. Code § 69.802 (relating to definitions).
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