Return to Home Page| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EEO INDICATORS | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-COMPLAINT COUNSELING | Pre-complaint counseling contacts | 1,509 | 928 | -38.5% |
| % Counseled within regulatory time frame | 89.66 | 90.95 | N/A | |
| % Counseled beyond regulatory time frame | 10.34 | 9.05 | N/A | |
| PRE-COMPLAINT SETTLEMENTS | Frontpay/Backpay Awards | $148,459 | $2,740 | -98.2% |
| Lump Sum Payments | $57,786 | $19,049 | -67.0% | |
| Compensatory Damages | $138,270 | $0 | -100.0% | |
| Attorney's Fees | $25,400 | $0 | -100.0% | |
| Other Monetary Benefits | $0 | $12,240 | 0.0% | |
| COMPLAINTS FILED/COMPLAINANTS | Complaints Filed | 806 | 773 | -4.1% |
| Total Workforce | 112,445 | 114,978 | 2.3% | |
| Total Complainants | 745 | 721 | -3.2% | |
| % Total Complainants are of Complaints Filed | 92.43 | 93.27 | N/A | |
| % of Workforce who are EEO complainants | 0.66 | 0.63 | N/A | |
| DECISIONS ON MERITS | 179 | 146 | -18.4% | |
| Decisions with Finding of Discrimination | 5 | 7 | 40.0% | |
| % of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination | 2.79 | 4.79 | N/A | |
| Average Processing Time for Merits - Days | 803 | 582 | -27.5% | |
| Total Investigations completed | 681 | 2,875 | 322.2% | |
| CONSOLIDATIONS/CLOSURES | Total Cases in Inventory | 2,633 | 2,875 | 9.2% |
| Total # of Cases Consolidated | 164 | 107 | -34.8% | |
| Consolidated Cases that were closed | 30 | 0 | -100.0% | |
| Total # of Cases that were NOT Consolidated | 2,469 | 2,768 | 12.1% | |
| Number of non-consolidated cases that were closed | 595 | 695 | 16.8% | |
| AGENCY RESOURCES | EEO Counselors | 47 | 44 | -6.4% |
| % of Counselors who are on Collateral Duty | 2.13 | 0.00 | N/A | |
| Investigators | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Dual Counselor/Investigator Positions | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total Amount spent on investigations | $2,527,170 | $0 | -100.0% | |
| Amount spent on inhouse investigations | $0 | $695 | 0.0% | |
| Average Amount spent on inhouse investigations | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Amount spent for contract investigations | $2,527,170 | $0 | -100.0% | |
| Average Amount spent on contract investigations | $3,711 | $0 | -100.0% | |
| CORRECTIVE ACTIONS/AWARDS | Total | 264 | 333 | 26.1% |
| Frontpay/Backpay Awards | $3,597 | $3,338 | -7.2% | |
| Lump Sum Payments | $0 | $189,256 | 0.0% | |
| Compensatory Damages | $79,000 | $405,408 | 413.2% | |
| Attorney's Fees | $408,233 | $120,763 | -70.4% | |
| PENDING INVENTORY | All Pending Inventory -End of Period | 2,008 | 2,180 | 8.6% |
| % Pending at Investigations Stage | 34.16 | 25.41 | N/A | |
| % Pending at Hearings Stage | 29.03 | 27.25 | N/A | |
| % Pending at Final Agency Decision Stage | 17.93 | 27.20 | N/A | |
| TYPE OF CLOSURES/PROCESSING DAYS | ||||
| Total Closures | 625 | 695 | 11.2% | |
| Agency Dismissals | 117 | 121 | 3.4% | |
| Administrative Judge Dismissals | 1 | 3 | 200.0% | |
| Withdrawals | 69 | 78 | 13.0% | |
| Settlements | 259 | 326 | 25.9% | |
| Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision) | 179 | 146 | -18.4% | |
| Average Processing Days for Total Closures (from date complaint filed) | 626 | 478 | -23.7% | |
| Agency Dismissals | 232 | 513 | 121.4% | |
| Administrative Judge Dismissals | 425 | 780 | 83.5% | |
| Withdrawals | 469 | 569 | 21.4% | |
| Settlements | 745 | 708 | -5.0% | |
| Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision) | 803 | 582 | -27.5% | |
| APPEALS Cases received for review | 170 | 157 | -7.6% | |
| Number of cases closed | 265 | 284 | 7.2% | |
| NOTE: N/A = NOT APPLICABLE | ||||
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