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Agency Profile - HHS

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) FY 2013 EEO Complaint Processing Statistics

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2013
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes	Completed by EEO Counselor		Completed Using ADR		All Completed Counselings
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes	#	%	#	%	#	%
Pre-Complaint Counselings	471		208		679
Settlements	12	2.5%	32	15.4%	44	6.5%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed	177	37.6%	51	24.5%	228	33.6%
Complaints Filed*					383	56.4%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of FY					24	3.5%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2013 where counseling was also completed during FY 2013.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2013
	Total Number	Offer Rate	Participation Rate
Pre-Complaint Counselings	679	97.5%	30.6%
Complaint Closures	319	25.1%	17.9%

Bases Most Frequently Alleged in FY 2013 Filed Complaints
	Top Basis 1	Top Basis 2	Top Basis 3
Bases of Alleged Discrimination	REPRISAL	AGE	SEX (FEMALE)

Timeliness in FY 2013
	Total #	# Timely	% Timely	FY 2012 APD*	FY 2013 APD*	% Change	Govt Wide APD*
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands)	679	573	84.4%
All Investigations	230	205	89.1%	153	162	5.9%	207
All Complaint Closures	319			341	353	3.5%	420
Merit Decisions (no AJ)	63	12	19.1%	404	374	-7.4%	451
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)	75			62	38	-38.7%	67

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2013
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
	Complaint Closures		Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision)		Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented)		Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
Total Complaints Filed	395
Total Closures	319
Settlements	119	37.3%
Withdrawals	23	7.2%
Total Final Agency Actions	177	55.5%	138	78%	39	22%	0	0%
Dismissals	81	45.8%	75	92.6%	6	7.4%	0	0%
Merit Decisions	96	54.2%	63	65.6%	33	34.4%	0	0%
Finding Discrimination	4	4.2%	2	50%	2	50%	0	0%
Finding No Discrimination	92	95.8%	61	66.3%	31	33.7%	0	0%

Costs Associated with EEO Process in FY 2013
	Total #	Total Amount	Average Amount
Pre-Complaint Settlements w/Monetary Benefits	8	$72,000	$9,000
ADR Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits	6	$49,000	$8,166
Investigation Costs	230	$1,046,957	$4,551
Complaint Closures with Monetary Benefits	86	$3,075,106	$35,757
ADR Settlements w/ Monetary Benefits	11	$521,429	$47,402