FCC Reviews Discrimination Complaint Paperwork Burden
Published Date: 12/29/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is checking in on its paperwork about workplace discrimination complaints to make sure it’s still useful and not too much work. They want your thoughts on how to make the forms easier and better, especially for small businesses. If you want to share your ideas, send them in by February 27, 2026—this helps keep things fair and smooth for everyone involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
FCC employee complaint forms burden
If you are an FCC employee or related individual, you can use FCC Form-5621 or FCC Form-5622 to file workplace discrimination or reprisal complaints with the Office of Workplace Diversity. The filing is voluntary, is a one-time report, and takes an estimated 2.5 to 5 hours per response; the collection reports 22 respondents, 89 total annual burden hours, and $26,000 total annual cost.
FCC seeks input from small businesses
The FCC requests public comment on ways to minimize paperwork and reduce the information-collection burden, including ways to further reduce burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Comments are requested by February 27, 2026.
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