Return to Home Page| Total Workforce: 12,742 |
| Employee Pool | Total # | Men | Women | Hispanics | Whites | Blacks | Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders | American Indians / Alaskan Natives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Workforce | 12,742 | 79.96% | 20.04% | 0.54% | 88.34% | 9.04% | 1% | 0.91% |
| Major Occupations | ||||||||
| Business Support | 575 | 10.78% | 89.22% | 0.87% | 84.51% | 13.23% | 0% | 1.39% |
| Unit Operations | 731 | 92.61% | 7.39% | 0.41% | 87.82% | 10.4% | 0% | 1.37% |
| Program Analyst | 102 | 60.71% | 39.29% | 0% | 89.22% | 9.8% | 0.98% | 0% |
| Senior Pay Level* | 45 | 84.38% | 15.62% | 0% | 95.56% | 4.44% | 0% | 0% |
*Does not include pay-banded employees
** Not provided by the agency
Employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.99% of the total government workforce in FY 2004, and of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, at 2.23%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities. At TVA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.61% of the total workforce.
There were 130 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). TVA timely processed 96.2% of the total number of counselings. Following counseling, 53 formal complaints of discrimination were filed.
Of TVA's 130 instances of counseling, ADR was offered 27.7 % of the time; the parties elected to participate in 8.5% of the completed counselings; and 87.5% of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.
At the formal complaint phase, TVA offered ADR 1.3% of the time; the parties elected to participate in 1.3% of the complaint workload; and 50% of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.
Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, TVA was the only agency to complete 100% of their
investigations within the regulatory time frames, with an average processing time of 117 days. In most instances, the regulations require completion of investigations within 180 days.
TVA's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 294 days in FY 2003 to 148 days in FY 2004. The government-wide average was 469 days.
TVA had a total of 91 complaints pending at the end of FY 2004, with 2 pending acknowledgment for an average of 869 days; 13 pending investigation for an average of 90 days; and 40 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 408 days.
TVA agreed to pay $73,082 for 13 counseling settlements with benefits, an average $5,621.69 per counseling settled.
TVA agreed to pay a total of $204,585 for 20 complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decision, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with benefits, the average award (including back/front pay, compensatory damages, attorney's fees, and lump sum payments) was $10,229.
TVA expended a total of $102,531 for 34 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,016.
| Counseling Outcomes | Completed by EEO Counselor | Completed Using ADR | All Completed Counselings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total Instances of Counseling: | 122 | 8 | 130 | |||
| Settlements | 8 | 6.55% | 5 | 62.50% | 13 | 10.00% |
| Withdrawal/no Complaint Filed | 16 | 13.1% | 2 | 25% | 18 | 13.84% |
| Complaints Filed* | 53 | 40.76% | ||||
| Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year | 46 | 35.38% | ||||
*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2004 where counseling was also completed during FY 2004.
| Counselings / Complaints | ADR Offers | ADR Participation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | # | % | # | % | |
| FY 2003 Pre-Complaint Counselings | 203 | 16 | 8.00% | 15 | 7.00% |
| FY 2004 Pre-Complaint Counselings | 130 | 36 | 27.69% | 11 | 8.46% |
| Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 | -35.96% | 125.00% | -26.66% | ||
| FY 2003 Complaints* | 162 | 6 | 4.00% | 6 | 4.00% |
| FY 2004 Complaints* | 150 | 2 | 1.33% | 2 | 1.33% |
| Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 | -7.40% | -66.66% | -66.66% | ||
*Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.
| Total # | # Timely | % Timely | FY 2003 APD* | FY 2004 APD | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Counselings (minus remands) | 130 | 125 | 96.15% | |||
| All Investigations | 34 | 34 | 100% | 108 | 117 | 8.33% |
| Merit Decisions (no AJ) | 23 | 6 | 26.09% | 559 | 300 | -46.33% |
| Dismissal Decisions | 8 | 154 | 50 | -67.53% |
*APD = Average Processing Days
| Complaint Outcomes | Complaint Closures | Final Agency Decision (no AJ decision) | Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) | Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Closures (59) | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
| Settlements | 18 | 30.50% | ||||||
| Withdrawals | 5 | 8.47% | ||||||
| Dismissals | 8 | 13.55% | ||||||
| Merit Decisions | 28 | 47.45% | ||||||
| Finding Discrimination | 2 | 7.14% | 1 | 50.00% | 1 | 50.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finding No Discrimination | 26 | 92.85% | 22 | 84.61% | 4 | 15.38% | 0 | 0.00% |
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