The 2002 Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act requires U.S. government agencies to publish reports describing in detail the number and nature of discrimination complaints filed against them, and how the agencies are working to resolve them. Below are these reports for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Complaints by Issues and Bases Findings
No Fear Act Complaint Activity Summary
(Year to Date)
| 2016 Qtr 1 | 2015 Qtr 4 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Complaints carried over from previous FY | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| # Complaints filed in FY | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| # Remands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| # Complaints closed in FY | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| # Pending complaints | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 Qtr 1 | 2015 Qtr 4 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative # of Complaints filed | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Cumulative # of Individual Complaint filers | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Cumulative # of Individuals filing multiple complaints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Qtr 1 | 2015 Qtr 4 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Average Days in Process | 240 | 462 | 348 | 447 | 389 | 351 | 344 | 286 | 304 | 262 | 243 | 222 | 270 | 229 | 266 | 327 | 263 |
| Average Days Investigation | 103 | 164 | 127 | 164 | 140 | 122 | 141 | 130 | 121 | 115 | 147 | 99 | 111 | 137 | 145 | 142 | 149 |
| Days with Hearing | 446 | 529 | 490 | 660 | 521 | 477 | 381 | 342 | 386 | 573 | 373 | 278 | 390 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days Without Hearing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | 229 | 70 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 200 | 471 | 254 |
| 2016 Qtr 1 | 2015 Qtr 4 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Average Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 22 |
| 2016 Qtr 1 | 2015 Qtr 4 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Qtr 1 | 2015 Qtr 4 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Number of Individuals | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Number in Investigation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Number in Hearing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Number Pending AA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number on Appeal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |