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U.S. Department of Commerce
No FEAR Act EEO Complaint Data
Department Aggregate

This is an interim report of No FEAR ACT data. The report will be revised upon publication of a final rule by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Data last updated: July 9, 2004

  1. Nuber of Complaints
  2. Number of Complainants
  3. Bases of Complaint
  4. Issues in Complaints
  5. Complaints Pending by Status
  6. Average Days Processing Time of Pending Complaints
  7. Pending Investigations
  8. Complaints Dismissed
  9. Findings of Discrimination as a Percentage of Total Complaints
  10. Findings of Discrimination by Basis
  11. Findings of Discrimination by Issue

Notes about the data

1. Number of Complaints
  FY2004
end of
3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000

FY 1999
Number of complaints Pending at the Beginning of the FY 389 558 712 1163 433 311
Number of complaints Filed in the FY 84 138 213 327 1408 445
Number of complaints Closed in the FY 319 307 367 778 678 321
Number of complaints Pending any time in the FY 473 696 925 1490 1841 756

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2. Number of Complainants
  FY2004
end of
3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000

FY 1999
Number of complainants who had a complaint pending 367 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Number of complainants who filed a complaint 83 164 157 223 1315 331
Number of complainants who filed 2 or more complaints 1 4 11 12 36 50

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3. Bases of Complaints
  FY2004
end of
3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000

FY 1999
Race 42 82 117 144 567 386
Color 9 16 17 0 0 0
Religion 7 12 8 23 108 64
National Origin 13 35 17 25 132 104
Sex 33 57 59 75 428 263
Disability 28 37 38 40 307 165
Age 36 66 66 83 398 234
Reprisal 51 71 90 111 561 404
Equal Pay 0 0 0 0 2 0
Other 2 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 221 376 412 501 2503 1620

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4 . Issues in Complaints
  FY2004
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3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000

FY 1999
Appointment/Hire 1 7 8 32 195 46
Assignment of Duties 16 19 23 26 143 63
Awards 10 7 7 10 11 13
Conversion to Full Time 0 0 0 1 0 0
Discipline: Demotion 2 0 1 4 54 5
Discipline: Reprimand 3 9 7 14 15 19
Discipline: Suspension 1 4 4 7 8 13
Discipline: Removal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Other 2 0 1 0 0 0
Duty Hours 1 0 1 0 2 1
Evaluation/Appraisal 8 15 15 15 26 44
Examination/Test 1 0 0 0 13 1
Harassment: Non-sexual 31 63 52 51 289 119
Harassment: Sexual 1 5 6 8 49 13
Medical Examination 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pay Including OT (overtime) 2 5 2 7 34 11
Promotion/Non-selection 27 53 58 31 132 82
Reassignment: Requested 1 1 0 0 7 11
Reassignment: Directed 6 9 3 0 7 14
Reasonable Accommodation 10 13 12 14 49 14
Reinstatement 0 0 0 0 0 2
Retirement 1 1 3 0 0 1
Termination 9 16 14 36 599 110
Terms/Conditions of Employment 7 7 10 44 44 12
Time and Attendance 9 16 3 25 25 34
Training 10 4 10 10 25 19
Other 10 7 7 13 14 47
TOTALS 169 261 247 348 1741 694

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5. Complaints Pending by Status
  FY2004
end of
3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000

FY 1999
Investigation 110 152 125 358 213 133
Hearing 84 132 275 244 166 158
Final Agency Action 48 151 107 27 18 83
Appeal 42 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Accept/Dismiss 26 36 51 33 728 60
TOTALS 320 471 558 662 1125 434

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6. Average Days Processing Time of Pending Complaints from Date Formal Complaint Filed
  FY2004 end of 3rd Quarter
Investigation: Overall
413
Investigation: Hearing Requested
373
Investigation: No Hearing
480
Final Agency Action: Overall
973
Final Agency Action: With Hearing
1244
Final Agency Action: Without Hearing
702

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7. Investigations Pending Over 180 Days
  FY2004
as of
3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000

FY 1999
Number of Investigations
Pending over 180 days 		90 175 101 413 154 183

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8. Complaints Dismissed
  FY2004
as of
3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000

FY 1999
Number of Complaints Dismissed 17 31 38 428 327 120
Average Days Pending Prior to Dismissal 262 193 207 193 134 137

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9. Findings of Discrimination as a Percentage of Total Complaints Pending
 

FY2004
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3rd Quarter:
Number

 FY2004
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3rd Quarter:
Percent		 FY 2003: Number FY 2003: Percent FY 2002: Number FY 2002: Percent FY 2001: Number FY 2001: Percent FY 2000: Number FY 2000: Percent FY 1999: Number FY 1999: Percent
Findings of Discrimination
With Hearing		 1 >1 0 0 1 >1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Findings of Discrimination
Without Hearing		 1 0 3 >1 1 >1 4 >1 0 0 5 >1
TOTALS 2 >1 3 >1 2 >1 4 >1 0 0 5 >1

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 10. Findings of Discrimination By Basis
FY2004
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3rd Quarter:
Number		 FY2004
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3rd Quarter:
Percent		 FY 2003: Number FY 2003: Percent FY 2002: Number FY 2002: Percent FY 2001: Number FY 2001: Percent FY 2000: Number FY 2000: Percent FY 1999: Number FY 1999: Percent
Race
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Color
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Religion
 0 0 1 >1 1 >1 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Origin
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sex
 1 >1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disability
 1 0 1 >1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age
 0 0 0 0 1 >1 1 >1 0 0 5 >1
Reprisal
 1 >1 3 >1 0 0 3 >1 0 0 0 0
Equal Pay
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS
 3 >1 5 >1 2 >1 4 >1 0 0 5 >1

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11 . Findings of Discrimination by Issue
  FY2004
as of
3rd Quarter		 FY2004
as of
3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 2000 FY 1999

FY 1999
Appointment/Hire 1 >1 0 0 1 >1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Assignment of Duties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Awards 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 >1 0 0 0 0
Conversion to Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Demotion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Reprimand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Suspension 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Removal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duty Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evaluation/Appraisal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harassment: Non-sexual 0 0 2 >1 0 0 3 >1 0 0 0 0
Harassment: Sexual 1 >1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Examination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pay Including OT (overtime) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Promotion/Non-selection 0 0 0 0 1 >1 1 >1 0 0 5 >1
Reassignment: Requested 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reassignment: Directed 1 >1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reasonable Accommodation 0 0 2 >1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reinstatement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Termination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terms/Conditions of Employment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Time and Attendance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 3 >1 4 >1 2 >1 5 >1 0 0 5 >1

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Notes about the data:

  1. Data for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is included in the Department aggregate for FY 1999 only. See the PTO website for postings from PTO related to the No FEAR Act.
  2. Data for dismissals includes complaints dismissed prior to investigation and complaints dismissed in later proceedings.

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