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U.S. Department of Commerce
No FEAR Act EEO Complaint Data
National Institute of Standards & Technologies (NIST)

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. Number of Complaints
  2. Number of Complainants
  3. Bases of Complaints
  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
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3rd Quarter		 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000

FY 1999
Number of complaints Pending at the Beginning of the FY 28 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Number of complaints Filed in the FY 5 11 16 10 7 20
Number of complaints Closed in the FY 8 11 10 11 23 20
Number of complaints Pending any time in the FY 33 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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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 23 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Number of complainants who filed a complaint 5 11 15 10 7 14
Number of complainants who filed 2 or more complaints 0 0 1 0 0 4

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

FY 1999
Race 1 3 7 5 3 3
Color 0 1 2 2 2 1
Religion 0 0 2 1 2 3
National Origin 2 1 1 3 1 7
Sex 1 3 2 3 3 7
Disability 2 2 4 2 1 6
Age 3 2 7 5 1 12
Reprisal 2 5 8 1 3 10
Equal Pay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 11 17 33 22 16 49

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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 0 0 1 1 0 4
Assignment of Duties 0 0 3 2 1 2
Awards 0 0 1 0 0 0
Conversion to Full Time 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Demotion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Reprimand 0 0 1 1 0 1
Discipline: Suspension 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline: Removal 0 0 1 0 1 0
Discipline: Other 0 0 1 0 0 0
Duty Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evaluation/Appraisal 2 0 3 3 3 6
Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harassment: Non-sexual 3 3 0 0 2 6
Harassment: Sexual 0 1 0 0 0 0
Medical Examination 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pay Including OT (overtime) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Promotion/Non-selection 0 0 2 1 1 3
Reassignment: Requested 0 0 0 0 0 1
Reassignment: Directed 0 0 0 0 1 1
Reasonable Accommodation 1 1 2 1 1 5
Reinstatement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Retirement 0 0 1 0 0 0
Termination 0 2 2 0 1 1
Terms/Conditions of Employment 1 1 0 0 1 0
Time and Attendance 0 1 0 0 1 0
Training 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other 2 2 0 1 0 5
TOTALS 9 11 18 10 12 37

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

FY 1999
Investigation 11 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Hearing 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Final Agency Action 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Appeal 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Accept/Dismiss 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
TOTALS 15 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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6. Average Days Processing Time of Pending Complaints from Date Formal Complaint Filed
  FY2004
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3rd Quarter
Investigation: Overall
403
Investigation: Hearing Requested
0
Investigation: No Hearing
403
Final Agency Action: Overall
196
Final Agency Action: With Hearing
0
Final Agency Action: Without Hearing
196

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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 		11 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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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 0 7 3 1 3 5
Average Days Pending Prior to Dismissal 0 145 45 53 174 240

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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		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Findings of Discrimination
Without Hearing		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Origin
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sex
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disability
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reprisal
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harassment: Sexual 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reassignment: Requested 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reassignment: Directed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reasonable Accommodation 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Notes about the data:

  1. Data for dismissals includes complaints dismissed prior to investigation and complaints dismissed in later proceedings.

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