Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 69 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES
DIVERSITY AT MAJOR JURISDICTIONAL UTILITIES AND MAJOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES-STATEMENT OF POLICY
Section 69.809 - Major telecommunications utility filings

Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 69.809

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(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.

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).

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