No Fear Act Report - All USDA 2005 Cumulative

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 2005)

Reporting Period Beginning: 10/1/04 and Ending: 9/30/05
Posting Date: 10/31/05
Agency: All USDA

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1. Number of Complaints Filed: 631
2. Number of Filers (The number of individuals filing those complaints): 566
3. Number of Repeat Filers (The number of individuals who filed two or more complaints): 46

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	112
	White	39
	American Indian & Alaskan Native	7
	Asian & Pacific Islander	24
	Other	61
b. Color		64
c. Religion		26
d. Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Male	60
d. Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Female	130
e. National Origin	Hispanic	27
e. National Origin	Other	66
f. Disability	Physical	73
	Mental	23
	Both	2
g. Age		198
h. Retaliation		278
i. Non-EEOC Reportable Bases		131
Total		1321

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		40
b. Assignment Of Duties		70
c. Awards		15
d. Conversion to Full-Time		none
e. Disciplinary Action	Total	90
	Demotion	(5)
	Reprimand	(21)
	Suspension	(42)
	Removal	(12)
	Miscellaneous	(10)
f. Duty Hours		9
g. Evaluation/Appraisal		55
h. Examination/Test		1
i. Reassignment		42
j. Training		34
k. Time & Attendance		31
l. Termination		38
m. Medical Examination		none
n. Pay, Including Overtime		6
o. Promotion/Non-Selection		217
p. Harassment	Total	260
	Sexual	(112)
	Non-Sexual	(148)
q. Reinstatement		1
r. Retirement		5
s. Terms/Conditions of Employment		83
t. Reasonable Accommodation		38
u. Other		64
Total		1099

6. Average Length of Time to Complete Each Stage of the Complaint Process
Stage	Number of Complaints	Average Number of Processing Days
a. Investigation	580	367
Investigation (Agency)	none	none
b. Final Agency Action-With EEOC Hearing	141	795
c. Final Agency Action-Without EEOC Hearing	129	529
d. Dismissals	59	472
e. Settlement Agreements	219	661
f. Withdrawals	46	298

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	2	18.2%
b. With an EEOC Administrative Hearing	9	81.8%
Totals	11	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	1	9.1%	none	none	1	7.2%
	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	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	none	none	none	none	none	none
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	Female	2	18.2%	none	none	2	14.3%
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	1	9.1%	2	66.7%	3	21.4%
	Mental	1	9.1%	none	none	1	7.2%
	Both	none	none	none	none	none	none
Retaliation		6	54.5%	1	33.3%	7	49.9%
Non-EEOC Reportable Complaints		none	none	none	none	none	none
Total		11	100%	3	100%	14	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	155	132	23	23
b. Investigation	189	140	49	49
c. Hearing	379	110	269	269
d. Final Agency Action	251	40	211	211
e. Appeal	49	2	47	47
f. Totals	1023	424	599	599
g. Number of complaints in abeyance pending resolution of class complaints: 119

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	1	4.5%	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	none	none
Examination/Test		none	none	none	none
Harassment	Sexual	1	10%	none	none
Harassment	Non-sexual	2	20%	none	none
Medical Examination		none	none	none	none
Pay, Including Overtime		none	none	none	none
Promotion/Non-Selection		none	none	none	none
Reassignment	Denied	none	none	none	none
Reassignment	Directed	none	none	none	none
Reasonable Accommodation		1	10%	1	50%
Reinstatement		none	none	none	none
Retirement		none	none	none	none
Terms/Conditions of Employment		none	none	none	none
Termination		1	10%	none	none
Training		none	none	none	none
Time & Attendance		none	none	none	none
Other		5	50%	1	50%
Totals		10	100%	2	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	179
b. Pending complaints received prior to the current fiscal year	155