U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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 |
690 |
|
263 |
|
953 |
|
| Settlements |
35 |
5.1% |
61 |
23.2% |
96 |
10.1% |
| Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed |
266 |
38.6% |
84 |
31.9% |
350 |
36.7% |
| Complaints Filed* |
|
|
|
|
470 |
49.3% |
| Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of FY |
|
|
|
|
37 |
3.9% |
| *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 |
953 |
81% |
27.6% |
| Complaint Closures |
457 |
33.3% |
16.4% |
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) |
952 |
748 |
78.6% |
|
|
|
|
| All Investigations |
441 |
186 |
42.2% |
324 |
270 |
-16.7% |
183 |
| All Complaint Closures |
457 |
|
|
662 |
496 |
-25.1% |
346 |
| Merit Decisions (no AJ) |
162 |
25 |
15.4% |
693 |
638 |
-7.9% |
429 |
| Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) |
72 |
|
|
260 |
133 |
-48.8% |
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 |
505 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Closures |
457 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Settlements |
127 |
27.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Withdrawals |
31 |
6.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Final Agency Actions |
299 |
65.4% |
234 |
78.3% |
65 |
21.7% |
0 |
0% |
|
Dismissals |
74 |
24.7% |
72 |
97.3% |
2 |
2.7% |
0 |
0% |
|
Merit Decisions |
225 |
75.3% |
162 |
72% |
63 |
28% |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Finding Discrimination |
30 |
13.3% |
28 |
93.3% |
2 |
6.7% |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Finding No Discrimination |
195 |
86.7% |
134 |
68.7% |
61 |
31.3% |
0 |
0% |
Costs Associated with EEO Process in FY 2011
|
Total # |
Total Amount |
Average Amount |
| Pre-Complaint Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
26 |
$247,176 |
$9,506 |
|
ADR Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
12 |
$116,505 |
$9,708 |
| Investigation Costs |
441 |
$1,868,632 |
$4,237 |
| Complaint Closures with Monetary Benefits |
129 |
$2,595,409 |
$20,119 |
|
ADR Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits |
25 |
$568,543 |
$22,741 |