(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.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 69.809 adopted March 24, 1995, effective
3/25/1995, 25 Pa.B. 1084;
amended January 22, 2021, effective 1/23/2021, 51 Pa.B. 435.
Amended by
Pennsylvania
Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 39. September 30, 2023, effective
9/30/2023
Amended by
Pennsylvania
Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 13. March 30, 2024, effective
3/30/2024
The provisions of this § 69.809 amended under the
Public Utility Code,
66 Pa.C.S. §
§
501,
505,
506 and
512.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
51.11 (relating to general); 52
Pa. Code §
51.12 (relating to definitions);
52 Pa. Code §
69.802 (relating to definitions
for reporting employee statistics); and 52 Pa. Code §
69.802a (relating to definitions
for reporting vendor statistics).
