"No FEAR" Report Tables, 2009

June 29, 2009

Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted
Pursuant to the No Fear Act:
DOS Internal Complaint Activity

Data as of March 31, 2009
(End of 2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2009)

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(a) – (c)		Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaint Activity	FY 2009 End of 2nd Qtr	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Number of Complaints Filed in FY	58	106	94	101*	83	77
Number of Complainants	58	102	94	97	72	75
Repeat Filers	0	4	0	4	6	2

* Total number includes two complaints against the Office of Civil Rights

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(d)		Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaints by Basis*	FY 2009 End of 2nd Qtr	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Race	15	40	38	46	31	31
1. American Indian/Alaskan Native	0	2	1	0	0	0
2. Asian/Pacific Islander	2	5	2	3	2	5
3. Black	11	28	29	39	23	22
4. White	2	5	6	4	6	4
Color	2	16	17	12	12	10
Religion	2	5	2	5	4	5
National Origin	10	17	17	12	21	16
1. Hispanic	4	3	3	2	6	6
2. Other	6	14	14	10	15	10
Sex	19	48	31	45	31	29
1. Female	15	32	22	34	20	22
2. Male	4	16	9	11	11	7
Disability	11	18	24	19	17	25
1. Mental	3	10	3	3	7	5
2. Physical	8	8	21	16	10	20
Age	13	23	34	30	36	18
Reprisal	21	42	28	48	33	35
*Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases. The sum of the bases may not equal total complaints filed.

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(e)		Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaints by Issue*	FY 2009 End of 2nd Qtr	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Appointment/Hire	1	10	8	6	9	13
Assignment of Duties	13	10	15	8	18	1
Awards	2	3	4	0	2	0
Conversion to Full-time	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disciplinary Action	8	0	3	6	11	9
1. Demotion	3	0	0	0	0	0
2. Reprimand	1	0	1	0	3	2
3. Suspension	2	0	1	1	2	3
4. Removal	1	0	0	0	2	1
5. Letter of Warning/Counseling	1	0	1	5	4	1
Duty Hours	2	0	2	1	2	2
Evaluation/Appraisal	4	13	14	7	16	13
Examination/Test	2	0	0	1	0	0
Harassment	21	52	38	71	37	27
1. Non-sexual (Hostile Work Environment)	18	49	35	67	35	24
2. Sexual	3	3	3	4	2	3
Medical Examination	1	0	2	0	1	1
Pay (including overtime)	4	1	1	0	0	0
Promotion/Non-Selection	14	22	27	20	22	22
Reassignment	0	3	1	3	3	4
1. Denied	0	1	0	1	0	3
2. Directed	0	2	1	2	3	1
Reasonable Accommodation	3	3	5	6	5	4
Reinstatement	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retirement	0	0	1	0	1	0
Termination	2	5	8	4	8	4
Terms/Conditions of Employment	2	5	12	4	8	6
Time and Attendance	2	5	6	12	6	7
Training	3	4	4	7	3	3
Other	2	0	4	8	9	2
1. Job Classification	0	0	3	3	0	1
2. Denied Housing at Post	0	0	0	0	0	0
3. Selected Out of Foreign Service	0	0	0	0	0	0
4. Non-EEO Issue	0	0	0	0	9	1
5. Investigation/Security Clearance	1	3	0	2	0	0
6. Denied Information	0	0	0	1	0	0
7. Privacy Act/Confidentiality Violated	1	0	2	2	0	0
8. Religious Expression	0	1	0	0	0	0

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(f)
*Processing Time “…post the average length of time it takes to complete* each step of the process for every complaint that is pending during any time of the then fiscal year …”**		FY 2009 - End of 2nd Qtr
		Number	Average Days
All complaints in Investigative Stage	1614.704(f)(1)	43	253
All complaints in Final Agency Action Stage	1614.704(f)(1)	52	707
All complaints in which Hearing was not requested	1614.704(f)(2)	24	396
1. Time in Investigative Stage			235
2. Time in Final Agency Action Stage			161
All complaints in which a Hearing was requested	1614.704(f)(3)	28	706
1. Time in Investigative Stage			310
2. Time in Final Agency Action Stage			396

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(g)		Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaints Dismissed by Agency	FY 2009 End of 2nd Qtr	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Total Complaints Dismissed by Agency	20	19	10	19	27	20
Average days pending prior to dismissal	67	54	96	39	78	173

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(h)			Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Total Final Agency Actions Finding Discrimination	FY 2009 End of 2nd Qtr		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Total Number Findings	0		0		1		0		2		0
Without Hearing	0		0		1		0		0		0
With Hearing	0		0		0		0		2		0

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(i)			Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Basis*	FY 2009 End of 2^nd Qtr		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Total Number Findings	0		0		1		0		2		0
Number Findings Rendered Without Hearing	0		0		1		0		0		0
Number Findings Rendered After Hearing	0		0		0		0		2		0
Race	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
1. American Indian/Alaskan Native	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Asian/Pacific Islander	0		0		0		0		0		0
3. Black	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
4. White	0		0		0		0		0		0
Color	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
Religion	0		0		0		0		0		0
National Origin	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Hispanic	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Other	0		0		0		0		0		0
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Female	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Male	0		0		0		0		0		0
Disability	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
1. Mental	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Physical	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
Age	0		0		1	100	0		0		0
Reprisal	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
*Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases. The sum of the bases may not equal total complaints and findings

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(j)			Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Issue*	FY 2009 End of 2nd Qtr		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Total Number Findings	0		0		1		0		2		0
Number Findings Rendered Without Hearing	0		0		1		0		0		0
Number Findings Rendered After Hearing	0		0		0		0		2		0
Appointment/Hire	0		0		1	100			1	100	0
Assignment of Duties	0		0		0		0		0		0
Awards	0		0		0		0		0		0
Conversion to Full-time	0		0		0		0		0		0
Disciplinary Action	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Demotion	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Reprimand	0		0		0		0		0		0
3. Suspension	0		0		0		0		0		0
4. Removal	0		0		0		0		0		0
5. Letter of Warning/Counseling	0		0		0		0		0		0
Duty Hours	0		0		0		0		0		0
Evaluation/Appraisal	0		0		0		0		0		0
Examination/Test	0		0		0		0		0		0
Harassment	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Non-Sexual	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Sexual	0		0		0		0		0		0
Medical Examination	0		0		0		1	100	0		0
Pay (including overtime)	0		0		0		0		0		0
Promotion/Non-Selection	0		0		0		0		0		1	100
Reassignment	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Denied	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Directed	0		0		0		0		0		0
Reasonable Accommodation	0		0		0		0		0		0
Reinstatement	0		0		0		0		0		0
Termination	0		0		0		0		0		0
Terms/Conditions of Employment	0		0		0		0		0		0
Time and Attendance	0		0		0		1	100	0		0
Training	0		0		0		0		0		0
Other	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Job Classified	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Denied Housing at post	0		0		0		0		0		0
3. Selected out of Foreign Service	0		0		0		0		0		0
4. Non-EEO issue	0		0		0		0		0		0
5. Adverse Action	0		0		0		0		0		0
6. Denied Information	0		0		0		0		0		0

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(k)	Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaints Pending from Previous Fiscal Years by Status	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Total Complaints from previous fiscal years	118	93	101*	77	77
Total Complainants	117	90	97	72	75
Investigation	2	11	40	37	40
Hearing	54	18	9	26	33
Final Agency Action	10	8	13	10	6
Appeal with EEOC Office of Federal Operations	9	12	1	21	21

* Total number includes two complaints against the Office of Civil Rights

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(l)	Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaint Investigations	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Number Pending Completion of Investigation	58	81	40	55	26
Pending Investigations Over Required Timeframes	16	39	25	25	8
Amendments or authorized extensions	7	18	13	13	4

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