No Fear Act Report - All USDA 2004

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 2004)

Reporting Period Beginning: 10/1/03 and Ending: 9/30/04
Posting Date: 7/29/05
Agency: All USDA

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1. Number of Complaints Filed: 679
2. Number of Filers (The number of individuals filing those complaints): 585
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	143
	White	60
	American Indian & Alaskan Native	17
	Asian & Pacific Islander	30
	Other	50
b. Color		63
c. Religion		45
d. Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Male	80
d. Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Female	180
e. National Origin	Hispanic	30
e. National Origin	Other	64
f. Disability	Physical	112
	Mental	42
	Both	1
g. Age		213
h. Retaliation		367
i. Non-EEOC Reportable Bases		65
Total		1,562

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		10
b. Assignment Of Duties		87
c. Awards		36
d. Conversion to Full-Time		none
e. Disciplinary Action	Total	103
	Demotion	(15)
	Reprimand	(25)
	Suspension	(38)
	Removal	(2)
	Miscellaneous	(23)
f. Duty Hours		7
g. Evaluation/Appraisal		72
h. Examination/Test		7
i. Reassignment		63
j. Training		47
k. Time & Attendance		57
l. Termination		61
m. Medical Examination		none
n. Pay, Including Overtime		14
o. Promotion/Non-Selection		294
p. Harassment	Total	222
	Sexual	(29)
	Non-Sexual	(193)
q. Reinstatement		1
r. Retirement		1
s. Terms/Conditions of Employment		112
t. Reasonable Accommodation		36
u. Other		87
Total		1,317

6. Average Length of Time to Complete Each Stage of the Complaint Process
Stage	Number of Complaints	Average Number of Processing Days
a. Investigation	692	413
b. Final Agency Action-With EEOC Hearing	197	1,028
c. Final Agency Action-Without EEOC Hearing	97	970
d. Dismissals	119	351
e. Settlement Agreements	266	589
f. Withdrawals	54	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	8	57%
b. With an EEOC Administrative Hearing	6	43%
Totals	14	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	2	25.0%	none	none	2	8.3%
	White	none	none	1	6.3%	1	4.2%
	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	12.5%	1	6.3%	2	8.3%
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Female	2	25.0%	4	25.0%	6	25%
National Origin	Hispanic	none	none	none	none	none	none
National Origin	Other	none	none	none	none	none	none
Age		none	none	2	12.4%	2	8.3%
Disability	Physical	1	12.5%	1	6.3%	2	8.3%
	Mental	none	none	1	6.3%	1	4.3%
	Both	none	none	none	none	none	none
Retaliation		2	25.0%	4	25.0%	6	25.0%
Non-EEOC Reportable Complaints		none	none	2	12.4%	2	8.3%
Total		8	100%	16	100%	24	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	71	60	11	9
b. Investigation	418	284	134	116
c. Hearing	486	98	388	297
d. Final Agency Action	446	96	350	337
e. Appeal	135	22	113	118
f. Totals	1,556	560	996	877
g. Number of complaints in abeyance pending resolution of class complaints: 129

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	none	none	none	none
	Removal	none	none	none	none
	Miscellaneous	none	none	none	none
Duty Hours		none	none	none	none
Evaluation Appraisal		none	none	3	18.9%
Examination/Test		none	none	none	none
Harassment	Sexual	2	20.0%	1	6.3%
Harassment	Non-sexual	3	30.0%	1	6.3%
Medical Examination		none	none	none	none
Pay, Including Overtime		none	none	none	none
Promotion/Non-Selection		3	30.0%	4	25.0%
Reassignment	Denied	none	none	none	none
Reassignment	Directed	1	10%	none	none
Reasonable Accommodation		none	none	1	6.3%
Reinstatement		none	none	none	none
Retirement		none	none	none	none
Terms/Conditions of Employment		1	10.0%	2	12.4%
Termination		none	none	none	none
Training		none	none	none	none
Time & Attendance		none	none	2	12.4%
Other		none	none	2	12.4%
Totals		10	100%	16	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	108
b. Pending complaints received prior to the current fiscal year	129