U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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 |
497 |
|
209 |
|
706 |
|
| Settlements |
9 |
1.8% |
17 |
8.1% |
26 |
3.7% |
| Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed |
200 |
40.2% |
65 |
31.1% |
265 |
37.5% |
| Complaints Filed* |
|
|
|
|
397 |
56.2% |
| Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of FY |
|
|
|
|
18 |
2.6% |
| *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 |
706 |
94.3% |
29.6% |
| Complaint Closures |
378 |
22% |
8.7% |
Bases Most Frequently Alleged in FY 2011
|
Top Basis 1 |
Top Basis 2 |
Top Basis 3 |
| Bases of Alleged Discrimination |
Reprisal |
Age |
Sex (Female) |
Timeliness in FY 2011
|
Total # |
# Timely |
% Timely |
FY 2010 APD* |
FY 2011 APD* |
% Change |
Govt Wide APD* |
| All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands) |
706 |
624 |
88.4% |
|
|
|
|
| All Investigations |
197 |
190 |
96.4% |
169 |
148 |
-12.4% |
183 |
| All Complaint Closures |
378 |
|
|
305 |
309 |
1.3% |
346 |
| Merit Decisions (no AJ) |
108 |
58 |
53.7% |
378 |
344 |
-9% |
429 |
| Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) |
97 |
|
|
44 |
82 |
86.4% |
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 |
415 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Closures |
378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Settlements |
115 |
30.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Withdrawals |
21 |
5.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Final Agency Actions |
242 |
64% |
205 |
84.7% |
37 |
15.3% |
0 |
0% |
|
Dismissals |
98 |
40.5% |
97 |
99% |
1 |
1% |
0 |
0% |
|
Merit Decisions |
144 |
59.5% |
108 |
75% |
36 |
25% |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Finding Discrimination |
2 |
1.4% |
2 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Finding No Discrimination |
142 |
98.6% |
106 |
74.6% |
36 |
25.4% |
0 |
0% |
Costs Associated with EEO Process in FY 2011
|
Total # |
Total Amount |
Average Amount |
| Pre-Complaint Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
4 |
$24,242 |
$6,060 |
|
ADR Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
3 |
$11,742 |
$3,914 |
| Investigation Costs |
197 |
$1,143,497 |
$5,804 |
| Complaint Closures with Monetary Benefits |
110 |
$1,895,552 |
$17,232 |
|
ADR Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
8 |
$178,009 |
$22,251 |