The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) association and the American Family Association (AFA) announced they are suing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the reinstatement of a workforce data collection order that would mandate employer reporting of staff race and gender.

The NRB and AFA on Friday filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals a petition for review of FCC 24-18, which reinstates Form 395-B after 20 years of disuse.

The two organizations are seeking a review of the order on the grounds that it goes beyond the FCC’s “statutory authority, violates the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment and the Free Speech Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and is an abuse of the FCC’s discretion.”

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