U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
FY 2011 EEO Complaint Processing Statistics
Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2011
| Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes |
Completed by EEO Counselor |
Completed Using ADR |
All Completed Counselings |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Pre-Complaint Counseling |
79 |
|
15 |
|
94 |
|
| Settlements |
1 |
1.3% |
3 |
20% |
4 |
4.3% |
| Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed |
26 |
32.9% |
0 |
0% |
26 |
27.7% |
| Complaints Filed* |
|
|
|
|
63 |
67% |
| Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of FY |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1.1% |
| *Includes only complaints filed in FY 2011 where counseling was also completed during FY 2011. |
Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2011
|
Total Number |
Offer Rate |
Participation Rate |
| Pre-Complaint Counselings |
94 |
51.1% |
16% |
| Complaint Closures |
43 |
16.3% |
9.3% |
Bases Most Frequently Alleged in FY 2011
|
Top Basis 1 |
Top Basis 2 |
Top Basis 3 |
| Bases of Alleged Discrimination |
Reprisal |
Sex (Female) |
Age |
Timeliness in FY 2011
|
Total # |
# Timely |
% Timely |
FY 2010 APD* |
FY 2011 APD* |
% Change |
Govt Wide APD* |
| All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands) |
92 |
71 |
77.2% |
|
|
|
|
| All Investigations |
29 |
4 |
13.8% |
210 |
247 |
17.6% |
183 |
| All Complaint Closures |
43 |
|
|
519 |
697 |
34.3% |
346 |
| Merit Decisions (no AJ) |
20 |
0 |
0% |
567 |
741 |
30.7% |
429 |
| Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) |
4 |
|
|
132 |
331 |
150.8% |
73 |
| *APD = Average Processing Days |
Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2011
|
Complaint Closures |
Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision) |
Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) |
Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented) |
| # |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Total Complaints Filed |
63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Closures |
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Settlements |
6 |
14% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Withdrawals |
2 |
4.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Final Agency Actions |
35 |
81.4% |
24 |
68.6% |
9 |
25.7% |
2 |
5.7% |
|
Dismissals |
5 |
14.3% |
4 |
80% |
1 |
20% |
0 |
0% |
|
Merit Decisions |
30 |
85.7% |
20 |
66.7% |
8 |
26.7% |
2 |
6.7% |
|
|
Finding Discrimination |
1 |
3.3% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
100% |
|
|
Finding No Discrimination |
29 |
96.7% |
20 |
69% |
8 |
27.6% |
1 |
3.4% |
Costs Associated with EEO Process in FY 2011
|
Total # |
Total Amount |
Average Amount |
| Pre-Complaint Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
ADR Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Investigation Costs |
29 |
$76,725 |
$2,645 |
| Complaint Closures with Monetary Benefits |
3 |
$110,000 |
$36,666 |
|
ADR Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
0 |
$0 |
$0 |