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Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted Pursuant to the No Fear Act: Hearings

Pursuant to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (the No Fear Act), Pub. L. 107-174, the Commission is posting the statistical data pertaining to hearings of complaints of employment discrimination filed by employees, former employees, and applicants for employment under 29 CFR Part 1614.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO THE NO FEAR ACT - HEARINGS
No FEAR regulation citationData ElementFiscal Year
FY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020FY 2021FY 2022 Q4FY 2023 Q4FY 2024 Q4FY 2025 Q4
706(a)(1)No. of Hearings requested in FY10,5159,8359,6399,9449,05110,2797,8127,8768,0507,2957,7208,1237,7367,0908,0917,7548,2108,0216,9399,1878,1747,69167876,6537,1067,175
706(a)(2)No. of individuals request hearings9,3328,9739,3399,2138,3969,6347,3747,4517,6576,6987,2577,3803,7536,8543,9303,8463,7213,8853,7848,64011,53311,3332,049788844861
706(a)(3)No. of individuals multiple hearings requests1,2791,0139711,01658750733434933129139565716836797100123927533213213248342931
706(a)(4)No. of hearings raising various bases                          
Race5,0754,6184,6384,6443,7484,4453,2243,2833,1512,7562,6962,7201,4442,5091,3401,3371,3911,,4441,4262,9851,9461,946307266273270
Color8597959518837448446236736686617306793807603854024515035381,189665771133119132127
EPA             11751313521771131041
Religion42039135937235039230029528828225030414924516112014715216635723623679415231
Sex4,6204,3174,2144,2033,4754,1192,9512,8532,8852,5192,5932,6301,3192,3861,3051,2931,4171,4241,4323,1261,8681,868333252312293
National Origin1,2471,0941,2481,0498231,0068088187578128501,054417751445391411457405955582582867811189
Age3,0512,8602,8832,7322,1802,8822,2192,1812,1772,0182,1672,3441,0451,8071,0389391,0881,0879942,1111,2811,261226183201200
Disability2,9002,6172,7072,8021,8122,3021,7481,6901,9141,8271,9251,8889991,6839549731,0911,0271,0662,4451,2611,612289277306274
Reprimand4,3293,9954,0163,8873,3223,8203,0603,1453,3333,1363,3773,6251,8633,3661,8581,7511,9631,9692,0664,4082,5962,596445391405402
Genetic Informationn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a3234297762710102543
                           
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO THE NO FEAR ACT - HEARINGS
No FEAR regulation citationData ElementFiscal Year
FY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020FY 2021FY 2022 Q4FY 2023 Q4FY 2024 Q4FY 2025 Q4
706(a)(5)No. of hearings raising various issues*                          
Appointment/ Hire3291682611894185944703944257156161,5001977134553905597595561,05168068097917242
Assignment of Duties2923623574849671,4271,1461,1491,0309871,4481,4676831,7728918301,1319988492,1481,3901,390262224238189
Awards0000111991601772433551972971269714317317832218718726404532
Conversion to Full-time000000000102291391112617186220420
Discipline/ Demotion759098528597798110694107155621118582128206732371211213153138
Discipline/ Reprimand6576945455991,1731,7961,0811,1231,3651,5681,9402,4971,4182,5341,7211,3851,5272,0323,2686,6692,5602,560367420337438
Discipline/ Suspension3423262693386848017306146328451,1101,0755981,1876996406757277121,553840840173152108151
Discipline/ RemovalSEE TERMINATION                   
Duty Hours0000110962084226096513475222573693704524459645116117310212051
Evaluation/ Appraisal00003252254108981,3361,66192216559381,0061,4391,5321,6143,0811,6661,666303232299276
Examination/Test2211157935783961731582319396123214285327274230
Harassment/ Non-sexual1,7901,6881,7681,7643,2573,1182,6483,3674,1114,1315,3315,8803,2636,4673,6953,7064,0924,1354,2929,8156,1536,1531,2399951,3771,280
Harassment/Sexual32933429826428634326721226625134441216129518523223920024659934134161444353
Medical Exam88712453122591851465011113411619118919726824124119131115
Pay/Overtime1091221752202543763213514726497839493768264705836566137421,33582582514012211774
Promotion/ Non-selection2,2342,2442,1361,8532,6823,5052,6782,4492,4502,3132,2762,0181,1982,0551,1399881,2351,3101,1182,2901,4771,477209219225192
Reassignment/ Denied00004240027515611222162065682041823021,0875515516312113583
Reassignment/ Directed00001202473624310020027925223530524733165126826842455955
Reasonable Accommodation2612963523984856425108331,0581,4471,9771,9181,13818641,1531,3531,5361,4021,4253,3821,9561,956584383429360
Reinstatement40428980128532442254580766623329128294423127
Retirement142314193028273647112122853986543266573095536112974
Termination8579158647621,4382,13616801,4821,6351,8741,8642,4391,0251,6471,0359051,1281,1831,1772,4921,6711,671272242290283
Terms/condition of employment3,8193,6463,9553,5985,0246,1974,7272,9973,3592,0673,9404,4922,1943,2011,6221,6813,6203,9474,1757,1834,4694,469660665818666
Time/attendance00005035917291,0371,5341,7871,0301,9141,0991,2171,5211,4841,7793,4582,2362,236419342428367
Training2842262202643153883053022944084856583736772873214636255961,12678278211111816783
Other000032,0331,8971,0751,6171,5391,4932,0456551,1935406829791,2446662,1501,2761,276373240303261
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO THE NO FEAR ACT - HEARINGS
No FEAR regulation citationData ElementFiscal Year
FY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020FY 2021FY 2022 Q4FY 2023 Q4FY 2024 Q4FY 2025 Q4
706(a)(6)Average Processing Time for Hearings372336410411355249248248262294332345370383419462566642659586624544531420323318
No FEAR regulation citationData ElementFiscal Year
FY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020FY 2021FY 2022 Q4FY 2023 Q4FY 2024 Q4FY 2025 Q4
706(a)(7)(i)Findings of discrimination - Total275 340 364 341 330 232 203 182 154 150 158 164 147 122 126 106 105 101 107 117 142 122 185 153 115 119 
  #%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
706(a)(7)(ii)Findings of discrimination - No. & percent without hearing4516.4%267.6%339.1%5415.8%154.5%93.9%146.9%73.9%53.3%64%2215.9%1811%1510.2%1915.6%1915.1%109%1514.3%1312.9%1211.2%1714.5%2215.5%2117.2%4219%3322%2421%2219%
706(a)(7)(iii)
 
Findings of discrimination - No. & percent after hearing23083.6%31492.4%33190.9%28784.2%31595.5%22396.1%18993.1%17596.2%14996.8%14496%13686.1%14689%13289.80%10384.4%10784.9%9691%9085.7%8887.1%9588.8%10085.5%12084.5%10182.8%18581%12078%9179%9787%
No FEAR regulation citationData ElementFiscal Year
FY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020FY 2021FY 2022 Q4FY 2023 Q4FY 2024 Q4FY 2025 Q4
706(a)(8)No. & percentage of all findings of discrimination - by basis#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
706(a)(8)(i)Race4416%9227.1%9325.5%11734.3%5316.1%5423.1%4622.5%5229%5334.1%4429.3%1912%2414.8%69.5%1814.8%36.9%24.4%26.25%514.3%37.7%107.69%2714.3%2714.28%2814%2716%2424%1212%
Color82.9%3811.2%143.8%185.3%10.3%31.28%00%1.55%1.64%1.66%21%1.6%00%43.3%36.9%24.4%26.25%0012.6%21.5%74%76.4%178%117%66%66%
EPA                          00%00%00%00%0000%21.5%00%00%00%00%11%11%
Religion31.1%82.4%61.6%72.1%92.7%31.28%41.96%95%1.64%32%1.6%31.9%00%21.6%12.3%00%00%25.7%00%32.3%31.60%31.58%10.5%32%11%11%
Sex6122.2%10731.5%10528.8%11032.3%13340.3%7532.1%6732.8%4022%3120%2718%3019%3018.5%1726.9%2621.3%1023.2%817.3%825%1028.6%923%3426.2%2915.34%2915.34%3819%2414%1414%2323%
National Origin82.9%277.9%143.8%4212.3%185.5%52.14%31.47%63.3%74.5%53.3%95%63.7%11.5%75.7%00%24.3%13.125%12.9%00%32.3%84.23%84.23%178%95%55%55%
Age155.5%7722.7%5414.8%4312.6%175.2%177.3%2311.3%158.2%1610.3%812%3522%1710.4%711.1%1512.3%49.3%920%412.5%514.3%820.5%2317.7%2111.11%2111.11%2010%159%1111%22%
Disability248.7%7923.2%6818.7%8023.5%3410.3%2812%2512.3%3016.5%2516.1%2013%3019%3119.1%914.2%1512.3%818.6%1430.4%928.12%617.14%1128.2%2620%3820.10%3820.10%2914%3320%1515%2525%
Reprisal8029.1%13038.2%17949.2%19156%5516.7%3615.4%2813.7%2212.1%1710.9%3120.6%2918%5030.9%2133.3%3327%1330.2%920%515.6%617.14%717.9%2720.8%5529.10%5529.10%5125%4326%2323%2525%
Genetic Informationn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a00%00%11.5%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%
706(a)(8)(ii)No. & percentage of NO hearing findings of discrim - by basis#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Race920.6%2628.3%1212.9%1613.7%51.5%725.9%214.3%1.55%654.5%133.3%18%110%112.5%321.4%00%111.1%00%120%00%00%512%511.90%514%819%619%315%
Color112.5%923.7%321.4%15.5%00%00%00%00%0 00%00%   0%00%00%00%00%  00%00%12.4%12.38%25.3%37%13%210%
EPA                          00%00%00%00%  00%17.69%00%00%00%12%13%15%
Religion0 450%116.7%0 20.6%00%17.1%00%0 133.3%18%   0%00%00%00%00%  00%00%12.4%12.38%13%25%13%15%
Sex2236.6%1615%1312.4%76.4%113.3%222.2%535.7%1.55%218.1%00%430%330%225%321.4%360%222.2%116.6%240%125%323.07%37.14%37.14%822%614%310%420%
National Origin225%518.5%0 37.1%2.6%00%17.1%00%0 00%18%   0%17.1%00%111.1%00%00%00%00%12.4%12.38%13%25%13%315%
Age213.3%67.8%814.8%614%3.9%311.1%214.3%1.55%0 00%216%  225%00%00%444.4%233.3%00%375%323.07%614.3%614.28%514%49%413%15%
Disability28.3%1822.8%21.5%810%2.6%518.5%214.3%00%218.1%133.3%323%330%112.5%214.3%120%111.1%350%240%00%215.4%1024%1023.80%411%512%826%210%
Reprisal810%2418.5%2514%147.3%51.5%518.5%17.1%1.55%19.0%00%18%330%225%535.7%120%00%00%  00%430.76%1433.33%1433.33%1130%1228%619%315%
Genetic Informationn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a00%00% 0%00%00%00%00%  00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%
706(a)(8)(iii)No. & percentage of AFTER hearing findings of discrim - by basis#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%  #%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Race3579.5%6671.7%8187.1%10186.3%4814.5%4722.8%4423.2%5128%4732.6%4329.3%1812%2315.1%59.1%1513.8%37.9%12.7%27.6%413.3%38.6%108.54%2414.90%2414.9%2515%2115%2024%1112%
Color787.5%2976.3%1178.6%1794.4%10.3%31.45%001.55%1.69%1.68%21%1.7%00%43.7%37.9%25.4%27.6%00%12.86%21.7%74.35%74.34%1710%107%67%66%
EPA                          00%00%00%00%00%00%1.85%00%00%00%11%11%11%
Religion3100%450%583.3%7100%72.1%31.45%31.6%95%1.69%21.36%00%32%00%21.9%12.6%00%00%26.7%00%32.56%31.9%31.86%11%32%11%11%
Sex3963.9%9185%9287.6%10393.6%12236.9%6933.4%6232.6%3921.4%2920.1%2718.4%2618%2717.8%1527.2%2321.3%718.4%616.2%727%826.7%822.86%3126.49%2817.4%2817.39%3219%2014%1316%2122%
National Origin675%2281.5%14100%3992.9%164.8%52.43%21%63.3%74.8%53.4%85%64%11.8%65.6%00%12.7%13.8%13.3%00%32.56%85%84.96%1710%96%56%44%
Age1386.7%7192.2%4685.2%3786%144.2%146.8%2111%147.7%1611.1%1812.2%3323%1711.2%59.1%1513.8%410.5%513.5%27.6%516.7%514.2%2017.09%1710.55%1710.55%1710%1311%911%22%
Disability729.2%6177.2%6697.1%7290%329.7%2311.2%2312.1%3016.5%2315.9%1913%2718%2818.4%814.5%1312%718.4%1335.1%623.07%413.3%1131.4%2420.51%3018.63%3018.63%2716%3021%911%2526%
Reprisal7290%10681.5%15486%17792.7%5015.2%3115%2714.2%2111.5%1611.1%3121%2819%4731%1934.5%2826%1231.6%924.3%519.23%620%720%2319.7%4326.70%4326.70%3219%3324%1923%2425%
Genetic Informationn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a00%00%11.8%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DATA POSTED PURSUANT TO THE NO FEAR ACT - HEARINGS
 
No FEAR regulation citationData ElementFiscal Year
FY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020FY 2021FY 2022 Q4FY 2023 Q4FY 2024 Q4FY 2025 Q4
706(a)(9)Total Hearings Findings of Discrimination - ISSUESAllHrgNo HrgAllHrgNo HrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrgAllNo HrgHrg
 Appointment/ Hire1911821021511041909808981909505211707100107341011138000000211202000725717717414111313313
 Assignment of Duties606255205044637037462449727071201211110606514303101312101514101303211101992992991915314727828
 Award000000000000000000000000101101202000000000000000101000000000111111000323111000
 Convert to fulltime000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Discipline/ Demotion15015173141501512012624000101101202101000000110110101000000000000101000000212000111000
 Discipline/ Reprimand140143323149049701693303376170760630310130360630310110111000040400071511710117101751715713646525
 Discipline/ Suspension2612532527212193503534034550817000716404514101303312101211000110101606222222525313212111
 Discipline/ RemovalSee Termination
 Duty Hours000000000000000000000000101000101202000202202000101000000303212212332212515212
 Evaluation/ Appraisal00000000000000000000000010130330340453220210141320240441372511310113101621616612515717
 Examination/Test000700070000000000101101000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 Harassment/ Non-sexual149614311601162471126320852031682414443394213182212126224220222712634133142122312610010918716725514160165013415013415013414210352132120419
 Harassment/ Sexual3543115213381373313234331981303505312202413404000707303000101101202404212212653212000212
 Medical Exam000000000101202000000101101101000000000000000000101000000000222222222222000000
 Pay/Overtime1421219514140146062312211022022202000202202202000211101101000000000202525525664828535333
 Promotion/ Non-selection143261171808172233112219927172174151593531427423250252112020020372352632340416115321312303303101132111441214412153149471057828
 Reassignment/Denied000000000000000000000000000000000514101000000110000000312404323535313857313222
 Reassignment/Directed
 
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 Reasonable accommodation7162832530129240242241876110281301391871672513013615707413606211211303100102911222911222682225325117814214
 Reinstatement523606404000202110000000101000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000222
 Retirement000660505000000000101000000000101000101000101000000000000000000000000000000000
 Termination48642631152695645535264163181531701714014120121401410191401470781750551421121160610010737737929525222948
 Terms/Condition of employment2655221534930319385413443454030531628288464335935648147402382412326323312291401417215716505624202606133103673436734291127319312181820420
 Time/ Attendance0000000000000000000000001011101110130300020210120210100010110116513165131541313510727515
 Training81721021261252102125223651101110000303000101000000000000000000101312616616212313000212
 Other0000000000000003127410191301312111707817202000101111101101303000101736736111310124662692*
706(a)(10)(i)Total hearings pend - No. first requested before start of FY12,49413,98314,59711,7238,6285,8965,8064,8905,6856,5457,0757,6623,0978,0643,2544,2596,2566,2566,24814,2468,9228,922108558832562
1002(a)(10)(ii)Total hearings pend - No. of individuals first requested before start of FY10,44611,33712,1287,6688,1945,8155,7494,8605,6336,4576,9707,5003,0327,8483,3564,1366,0346,0346,03513,8148,3428,342106757931661
706(a)(11)No. of hearing requests not complete in reg time1,0331,3031,6301,4007,1704,9194,8223,7734,0284,0544,6064,7932,1194,0831,5731,7091,8071,9402,2406,2054,0354,0352,0341,6591,1111,010