The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted
Pursuant to the No Fear Act:
Hearings

Pursuant to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (the No Fear Act), Pub. L. 107-174, the Commission is posting the statistical data pertaining to hearings of complaints of employment discrimination filed by employees, former employees, and applicants for employment under 29 CFR Part 1614.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO THE NO FEAR ACT - HEARINGS
No FEAR regulation citation Data Element Fiscal Year
FY 2004 3rd Quarter FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 1999
706(a)(1) No. of Hearings requested in FY 6,346 9,944 9,639 9,835 10,515 12,637
706(a)(2) No. of individuals request hearings 5,923 9,213 9,339 8,973 9,332 9,933
706(a)(3) No. of individuals multiple hearings requests 395 1,016 971 1,013 1,279 1,604
706(a)(4) No. of hearings raising various bases
Race 2,560 4,644 4,638 4,618 5,075 5,301
Color 509 883 951 795 859 1,191
Relig 231 372 359 391 420 458
Sex 2,404 4,203 4,214 4,317 4,620 5,257
Nat. 560 1,049 1,248 1,094 1,247 1,529
Age 1,479 2,732 2,883 2,860 3,051 3,395
Disab 1,257 2,802 2,707 2,617 2,900 3,156
Repri 2,310 3,887 4,016 3,995 4,329 4,872
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO THE NO FEAR ACT - HEARINGS
No FEAR regulation citation Data Element Fiscal Year
FY 2004 3rd Quarter FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 1999
706(a)(5) No. of hearings raising various issues
Appointment/ Hire 260 189 261 168 329 231
Assignment of Duties 516 484 357 362 292 180
Awards 1 0 0 0 0 0
Conversion to Full-time 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline/ Demotion 54 52 98 90 75 105
Discipline/ Reprimand 699 599 545 694 657 643
Discipline/ Suspension 467 338 269 326 342 501
Discipline/ Removal SEE TERMINATION
Duty Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evaluation/ Appraisal 1 0 0 0 0 0
Examination/ Test 17 79 15 11 22 12
Harassment/ Non-sexual 2,214 1,764 1,768 1,688 1,790 1,687
Harasst/Sexual 215 264 298 334 329 390
Medical Exam 2 12 7 8 8 4
Pay/Overtime 161 220 175 122 109 176
Promotion/ Non-selection 1,891 1,853 2,136 2,244 2,234 1,894
Reassignment/ Denied 5 0 0 0 0 0
Reassignment/ Directed 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reasonable Accommodation 347 398 352 296 261 180
Reinstatement 73 80 89 42 40 70
Retirement 20 19 14 23 14 19
Termination 924 762 864 915 857 926
Terms/condition of employment 3,467 3,598 3,955 3,646 3,819 5,209
Time/attendance 2 0 0 0 0 0
Training 218 264 220 226 284 321
Other 1 0 0 0 0 0
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO THE NO FEAR ACT - HEARINGS
No FEAR regulation citation Data Element Fiscal Year
FY 2004 3rd Quarter FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 1999
706(a)(6) Average Processing Time for Hearings 370 411 410 336 372 350
No FEAR regulation citation Data Element Fiscal Year
FY 2004 3rd Quarter FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 1999
706(a)(7)(i) Findings of discrimination - Total 191 341 364 340 275 387
    # % # % # % # % # % # %
706(a)(7)(ii) Findings of discrimination - No. & percent without hearing 13 6.8% 54 15.8% 33 9.1% 26 7.6% 45 16.4% 39 10.1%
706(a)(7)(iii)

 Findings of discrimination - No. & percent after hearing 178 93.2%

 287 84.2%

 331 90.9%

 314 92.4%

 230 83.6%

 348 89.9%
No FEAR regulation citation Data Element Fiscal Year
FY 2004 3rd Quarter FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 1999
# % # % # % # % # % # %
706(a)(8)(i) No. & percentage of all findings of discrimination - by basis
Race 11258.6% 11734.3% 9325.5% 9227.1% 4416% 9123.5%
Color 8 4.2% 18 5.3% 14 3.8% 38 11.2% 8 2.9% 12 3.1%
Religion 8 4.2%

 7 2.1%

 6 1.6%

 8 2.4%

 3 1.1%

 8 2.1%
Sex 128 67.0% 110 32.3% 105 28.8% 107 31.5% 61 22.2% 101 26.1%
National Origin 33 17.3% 42 12.3% 14 3.8% 27 7.9% 8 2.9% 22 5.7%
Age 71 37.2% 43 12.6% 54 14.8% 77 22.7% 15 5.5% 43 11.1%
Disability 115 60.2% 80 23.5% 68 18.7% 79 23.2% 24 8.7% 67 17.3%
Reprisal 182 95.3% 191 56% 179 49.2% 130 38.2% 80 29.1% 203 52.6%
706(a)(8)(ii) No. & percentage of NO hearing findings of discrim - by basis
Race 13 6.8% 16 13.7% 12 12.9% 26 28.3% 9 20.6% 17 18.7%
Color 0 0% 1 5.5% 3 21.4% 9 23.7% 1 12.5% 1 8.3%
Religion 1 0.5% 0 1 16.7% 4 50% 0 3 37.5%
Sex 6 6.2% 7 6.4% 13 12.4% 16 15% 22 36.6% 13 12.9%
National Origin 3 2.0% 3 7.1% 0 5 18.5% 2 25% 5 22.7%
Age 12 6.2% 6 14% 8 14.8% 6 7.8% 2 13.3% 4 9.3%
Disability 8 4.2% 8 10% 2 1.5% 18 22.8% 2 8.3% 16 23.9%
Reprisal 13 6.8% 14 7.3% 25 14% 24 18.5% 8 10% 30 14.8%
706(a)(8)(iii) No. & percentage of AFTER hearing findings of discrim - by basis
Race 99 51.8% 101 86.3% 81 87.1% 66 71.7% 35 79.5% 74 81.3%
Color 8 4.2% 17 94.4% 11 78.6% 29 76.3% 7 87.5% 11 91.7%
Religion 7 3.7% 7 100% 5 83.3% 4 50% 3 100% 5 62.5%
Sex 116 60.7% 103 93.6% 92 87.6% 91 85% 39 63.9% 88 87.1%
National Origin 30 15.7% 39 92.9% 14 100% 22 81.5% 6 75% 17 77.3%
Age 59 30.9% 37 86% 46 85.2% 71 92.2% 13 86.7% 39 91%
Disability 107 56.0% 72 90% 66 97.1% 61 77.2% 7 29.2% 51 76.1%
Reprisal 154 80.6% 177 92.7% 154 86% 106 81.5% 72 90% 173 85.2%
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO THE NO FEAR ACT - HEARINGS
No FEAR regulation citation Data Element Fiscal Year
FY 2004
3rd Quarter
FY 2003
FY 2002
FY 2001
FY 2000
FY 1999
All No Hrg Hrg All No Hrg Hrg All No Hrg Hrg All No Hrg Hrg All No Hrg Hrg All No Hrg Hrg
706(a)(9) Total Hearings Findings of Discrimination - ISSUES
Appointment/ Hire 7 0 7 9 0 9 51 10 41 21 0 21 19 1 18 11 2 9
Assignment of Duties 20 2 18 37 0 37 50 4 46 25 5 20 6 0 6 3

 0 3
Award 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Convert to fulltime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discipline/ Demotion 4 2 2 12 0 12 15 0 15 17 3 14 15 0 15 7 0 7
Discipline/ Reprimand 28 0 28 70 1 69 49 0 49 33 2 31 14 0 14 91 19 72
Discipline/ Suspension 12 0 12 35 0 35 21 2 19 32 5 27 26 1 25 42 8 34
Discipline/ Removal See Termination
Duty Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harassment/ Non-sexual 92 16 76 208 5 203 247 11 263 116 0 116 149 6 143 198 13 185
Harassment/ Sexual 17 2 15 33 1 32 38 1 37 15 2 13 35 4 31 39 5 34
Medical Exam 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pay/Overtime 8 1 7 6 0 6 14 0 14 19 5 14 14 2 12 15 4 11
Promotion/ Non-selection 99 15 84 199 27 172 233 11 22 180 8 172 143 26 117 136 2 134
Reassignment/Denied 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reasonable accommodation 12 4 8 24 0 24 30 1 29 28 3 25 7 1 6 13 7 6
Reinstatement 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 6 0 6 5 2 3 6 0 6
Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Termination 42 0 42 55 3 52 69 5 64 63 11 52 48 6 42 71 0 71
Terms/Condition of employment 166 20 146 345 40 305 385 41 344 349 30 319 265 52 215 302 26 276
Time/ Attendance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Training 12 2 10 21 0 21 26 1 25 21 0 21 8 1 7 8 0 8
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
706(a)(10)(i) Total hearings pend - No. first requested before start of FY 8,726 11,723 14,597 13,983 12,494 14,370
706(a)(10)(ii) Total hearings pend - No. of individuals first requested before start of FY 8,241 7,668 12,128 11,337 10,446 9,749
706(a)(11) No. of hearing requests not complete in reg time 4,972 1,400 1,630 1,303 1,033 1,170

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