No Fear Act Report - All USDA 2003

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 2003)

Reporting Period Beginning: 10/1/02 and Ending: 9/30/03
Posting Date: 7/29/05
Agency: All USDA

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1. Number of Complaints Filed: 663
2. Number of Filers (The number of individuals filing those complaints): 586
3. Number of Repeat Filers (The number of individuals who filed two or more complaints): 61

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	145
	White	58
	American Indian & Alaskan Native	17
	Asian & Pacific Islander	17
	Other	39
b. Color		45
c. Religion		38
d. Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Male	82
d. Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Female	109
e. National Origin	Hispanic	39
e. National Origin	Other	49
f. Disability	Physical	94
	Mental	32
	Both	8
g. Age		178
h. Retaliation		274
i. Non-EEOC Reportable Bases		42
Total		1,266

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		8
b. Assignment Of Duties		41
c. Awards		8
d. Conversion to Full-Time		none
e. Disciplinary Action	Total	85
	Demotion	(3)
	Reprimand	(17)
	Suspension	(30)
	Removal	(6)
	Miscellaneous	(29)
f. Duty Hours		9
g. Evaluation/Appraisal		44
h. Examination/Test		none
i. Reassignment		36
j. Training		26
k. Time & Attendance		16
l. Termination		43
m. Medical Examination		none
n. Pay, Including Overtime		5
o. Promotion/Non-Selection		210
p. Harassment	Total	196
	Sexual	(23)
	Non-Sexual	(173)
q. Reinstatement		none
r. Retirement		2
s. Terms/Conditions of Employment		58
t. Reasonable Accomodation		41
u. Other		100
Total		928

6. Average Length of Time to Complete Each Stage of the Complaint Process
Stage	Number of Complaints	Average Number of Processing Days
a. Investigation	479	340
b. Final Agency Action-With EEOC Hearing	98	1098
c. Final Agency Action-Without EEOC Hearing	189	1,255
d. Dismissals	53	501
e. Settlement Agreements	232	705
f. Withdrawals	60	465

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	3	60%
b. With an EEOC Administrative Hearing	2	40%
Totals	5	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 Complaints	Total Percent of Bases
Race	Black	2	28.6%	none	none	2	18.2%
	White	none	none	none	none	none	none
	American Indian & Alaskan Native	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Asian & Pacific Islander	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Unidentified	1	14.3%	none	none	1	9.1%
Color		none	none	none	none	none	none
Religion		none	none	none	none	none	none
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Male	1	14.3%	none	none	1	9.1%
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Female	3	42.8%	2	50%	5	45.4%
National Origin	Hispanic	none	none	none	none	none	none
National Origin	Other	none	none	none	none	none	none
Age		none	none	none	none	none	none
Disability	Physical	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Mental	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Both	none	none	none	none	none	none
Retaliation		none	none	2	50%	2	18.2%
Non-EEOC Reportable Complaints		none	none	none	none	none	none
Total		7	100%	4	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	433	381	52	66
b. Investigation	176	137	39	40
c. Hearing	523	45	478	306
d. Final Agency Action	590	22	568	424
e. Appeal	394	70	324	141
f. Totals	2,116	655	1,461	977
g. Number of complaints in abeyance pending resolution of class complaints: 101

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		none	none	none	none
Conversion to Full-Time		none	none	none	none
Disciplinary Action	Demotion	none	none	none	none
	Reprimand	none	none	none	none
	Suspension	1	33%	none	none
	Removal	none	none	none	none
	Miscellaneous	none	none	none	none
Duty Hours		none	none	none	none
Evaluation Appraisal		none	none	none	none
Examination/Test		none	none	none	none
Harassment	Sexual	none	none	none	none
Harassment	Non-sexual	none	none	1	25%
Medical Examination		none	none	none	none
Pay, Including Overtime		none	none	none	none
Promotion/Non-Selection		none	none	2	50%
Reassignment	Denied	none	none	none	none
Reassignment	Directed	none	none	none	none
Reasonable Accommodation		1	33%	1	25%
Reinstatement		1	34%	none	none
Retirement		none	none	none	none
Terms/Conditions of Employment		none	none	none	none
Termination		none	none	none	none
Training		none	none	none	none
Time & Attendance		none	none	none	none
Other		none	none	none	none
Totals		3	100%	4	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	125
b. Pending complaints received prior to the current fiscal year	109