No Fear Act Report - All USDA 2002

Equal Opportunity Data Required to be Posted by the No Fear Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Formal Discrimination Complaints
U.S. Department of Agriculture (Fiscal Year 2002)

Reporting Period Beginning: 10/1/01 and Ending: 9/30/02
Posting Date: 7/29/05
Agency: All USDA

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1. Number of Complaints Filed: 728
2. Number of Filers (The number of individuals filing those complaints): 676
3. Number of Repeat Filers (The number of individuals who filed two or more complaints): 43

4. Number of BASES Alleged in Complaints Filed for the Reporting Period (The number of those complaints raising each of the various bases of alleged discrimination)
Basis		Number
a. Race	Black	148
	White	62
	American Indian & Alaskan Native	13
	Asian & Pacific Islander	21
	Other	29
b. Color		33
c. Religion		33
d. Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Male	123
d. Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Female	135
e. National Origin	Hispanic	27
e. National Origin	Other	45
f. Disability	Physical	86
	Mental	30
	Both	6
g. Age		198
h. Retaliation		342
i. Non-EEOC Reportable Bases		34
Total		1,365

5. Number of ISSUES Alleged in Complaints Filed for the Reporting Period (The number of those complaints raising each of the various issues of alleged discrimination)
Issues		Number
a. Appointment/Hire		23
b. Assignment Of Duties		77
c. Awards		14
d. Conversion to Full-Time		none
e. Disciplinary Action	Total	72
	Demotion	(5)
	Reprimand	(14)
	Suspension	(11)
	Removal	(1)
	Miscellaneous	(41)
f. Duty Hours		18
g. Evaluation/Appraisal		56
h. Examination/Test		none
i. Reassignment		44
j. Training		24
k. Time & Attendance		27
l. Termination		54
m. Medical Examination		4
n. Pay, Including Overtime		69
o. Promotion/Non-Selection		212
p. Harassment	Total	201
	Sexual	(39)
	Non-Sexual	(162)
q. Reinstatement		1
r. Retirement		2
s. Terms/Conditions of Employment		63
t. Reasonable Accomodation		21
u. Other		134
Total		1,116

6. Average Length of Time to Complete Each Stage of the Complaint Process
Stage	Number of Complaints	Average Number of Processing Days
a. Investigation	753	406
b. Final Agency Action-With EEOC Hearing	110	770
c. Final Agency Action-Without EEOC Hearing	58	1,306
d. Dismissals	123	580
e. Settlement Agreements	234	741
f. Withdrawals	63	567

7. Final Agency Actions Involving a Finding of Discrimination
Actions	Number of Complaints with a Finding of Discrimination	Percent of Complaints with a Finding of Discrimination
a. Without an EEOC Administrative Hearing	5	56%
b. With an EEOC Administrative Hearing	4	44%
Totals	9	100%

8. Final Agency Actions With a Finding of Discrimination by Basis
Basis		Number of Bases with an EEOC Hearing	Percent of Bases with an EEOC Hearing	Number of Bases without an EEOC Hearing	Percent of Bases without an EEOC Hearing	Total Number of Bases	Total Percent of Bases
Race	Black	none	none	2	33.2%	2	18.2%
	White	none	none	1	16.7%	1	9.1%
	American Indian & Alaskan Native	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Asian & Pacific Islander	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Unidentified	none	none	none	none	none	none
Color		none	none	none	none	none	none
Religion		none	none	none	none	none	none
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Male	1	20%	1	16.7%	2	18.2%
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Female	1	20%	none	none	1	9.1%
National Origin	Hispanic	none	none	none	none	none	none
National Origin	Other	none	none	none	none	none	none
Age		1	20%	1	16.7%	2	18.2%
Disability	Physical	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Mental	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Both	none	none	none	none	none	none
Retaliation		2	40%	1	16.7%	3	27.2%
Non-EEOC Reportable Complaints		none	none	none	none	none	none
Total		5	100%	6	100%	11	100%

9. Summary of EEO Active Complaints at the End of the Period Filed in Current and Previous Fiscal Years (The total number of complaints pending for any length of time)
Summary	(1 + 2) Total number of pending complaints	(1) Total number of complaints filed in the current fiscal year	(2) Total number of complaints first filed before the start of the current fiscal year	Number of individuals who filed complaints in prior fiscal years
a. Acceptance/Dismissal	292	277	15	17
b. Investigation	406	223	183	194
c. Hearing	518	48	470	344
d. Final Agency Action	589	25	564	444
e. Appeal	249	32	217	180
f. Totals	2,054	605	1,449	1,179
g. Number of complaints in abeyance pending resolution of class complaints: 307

10. Final Agency Actions with a Finding of Discrimination by Issues
Issue		Number of Issues With an EEOC Hearing	Percent of Issues With an EEOC Hearing	Number of Issues Without an EEOC Hearing	Percent of Issues Without an EEOC Hearing
Appointment/Hire		none	none	none	none
Assignment of Duties		none	none	none	none
Awards		1	6.7%	1	7.7%
Conversion to Full-Time		none	none	none	none
Disciplinary Action	Demotion	none	none	none	none
	Reprimand	none	none	none	none
	Suspension	none	none	none	none
	Removal	none	none	none	none
	Miscellaneous	1	6.7%	1	7.7%
Duty Hours		none	none	none	none
Evaluation Appraisal		1	6.7%	1	7.7%
Examination/Test		none	none	none	none
Harassment	Sexual	1	6.7%	1	7.7%
Harassment	Non-sexual	3	19.9%	2	15.4%
Medical Examination		none	none	none	none
Pay, Including Overtime		1	6.7%	1	7.7%
Promotion/Non-Selection		2	13.3%	3	23.0%
Reassignment	Denied	none	none	none	none
Reassignment	Directed	none	none	none	none
Reasonable Accommodation		none	none	none	none
Reinstatement		none	none	none	none
Retirement		none	none	none	none
Terms/Conditions of Employment		3	19.9%	1	7.7%
Termination		1	6.7%	1	7.7%
Training		none	none	none	none
Time & Attendance		1	6.7%	1	7.7%
Other		none	none	none	none
Totals		15	100%	13	100%

11. The total number of complaints pending for any length of time in which the agency has not completed its investigation within the time required by 1614.106(e)(2)
Year	Number of Complaints
a. Pending complaints received during the current fiscal year	128
b. Pending complaints received prior to the current fiscal year	198