No FEAR Act -- End of 4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2009

Data as of September 30, 2009
(End of 4th 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 4th Quarter	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Number of Complaints Filed in FY	118	106	94	101*	83	77
Number of Complainants	117	102	94	97	72	75
Repeat Filers	1	4	0	4	6	2

*Total number includes two complaints against the Office of Civil Rights. Return to Complaint Activity table.

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 4th Quarter	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Race	40	40	38	46	31	31
American Indian/Alaskan Native	0	2	1	0	0	0
Asian/Pacific Islander	3	5	2	3	2	5
Black	27	28	29	39	23	22
White	9	5	6	4	6	4
Two or More Races	1	0	0	0	0	0
Color	13	16	17	12	12	10
Religion	7	5	2	5	4	5
National Origin	23	17	17	12	21	16
Hispanic	7	3	3	2	6	6
Other	16	14	14	10	15	10
Sex	49	48	31	45	31	29
Female	35	32	22	34	20	22
Male	14	16	9	11	11	7
Disability	29	18	24	19	17	25
Mental	12	10	3	3	7	5
Physical	17	8	21	16	10	20
Age	30	23	34	30	36	18
Reprisal	46	42	28	48	33	35

*Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases. The sum of the bases may not equal total complaints filed. Return to Complaints by Basis Table.

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 4th Quarter	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Appointment/Hire	4	10	8	6	9	13
Assignment of Duties	24	10	15	8	18	1
Awards	5	3	4	0	2	0
Conversion to Full-time	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disciplinary Action	12	0	3	6	11	9
Demotion	2	0	0	0	0	0
Reprimand	3	0	1	0	3	2
Suspension	1	0	1	1	2	3
Removal	3	0	0	0	2	1
Letter of Warning/Counseling	3	0	1	5	4	1
Duty Hours	3	0	2	1	2	2
Evaluation/Appraisal	19	13	14	7	16	13
Examination/Test	0	0	0	1	0	0
Harassment	66	52	38	71	37	27
Non-sexual (Hostile Work Environment)	55	49	35	67	35	24
Sexual	11	3	3	4	2	3
Medical Examination	2	0	2	0	1	1
Pay (including overtime)	2	1	1	0	0	0
Promotion/Non-Selection	30	22	27	20	22	22
Reassignment	0	3	1	3	3	4
Denied	0	1	0	1	0	3
Directed	0	2	1	2	3	1
Reasonable Accommodation	12	3	5	6	5	4
Reinstatement	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retirement	0	0	1	0	1	0
Termination	6	5	8	4	8	4
Terms/Condition of Employment	4	5	12	4	8	6
Time and Attendance	4	5	6	12	6	7
Training	4	4	4	7	3	3
Other	7	0	4	8	9	2
Job Classification	2	0	3	3	0	1
Denied Housing at Post	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected Out of Foreign Service	1	0	0	0	0	0
Non-EEO Issue	0	0	0	0	9	1
Investigation/Security Clearance	1	3	0	2	0	0
Denied Information	0	0	0	1	0	0
Privacy Act/Confidentiality Violated	3	0	2	2	0	0
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 Quarter
		Number	Average Days
All complaints in Investgative Stage	1614.704(f)(1)	71	253
All complaints in Final Agency Action Stage	1614.704(f)(1)	101	223
All complaints in which Hearing was not requested	1614.704(f)(2)	57	342
Time in Investigative Stage	1614.704(f)(2)	57	223
Time in Final Agency Action Stage	1614.704(f)(2)	57	119
All complaints in which a Hearing was requested	1614.704(f)(3)	44	654
Time in Investigative Stage	1614.704(f)(3)	44	294
Time in Final Agency Action Stage	1614.704(f)(3)	44	360

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 4th Quarter	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Total Complaints Dismissed by Agency	33	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 4th Quarter		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 4th Quarter		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
American Indian/Alakan Native	0		0		0		0		0		0
Asian/Pacific Islander	0		0		0		0		0		0
Black	0		0		0		0		1	¹⁰⁰	0
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
Hispanic	0		0		0		0		0		0
Other	0		0		0		0		0		0
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	0		0		0		0		0		0
Female	0		0		0		0		0		0
Male	0		0		0		0		0		0
Disability	0		0		0		0		1	¹⁰⁰	0
Mental	0		0		0		0		0		0
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. Return to Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Basis Table.

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 4th Quarter		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
Demotion	0		0		0		0		0		0
Reprimand	0		0		0		0		0		0
Suspension	0		0		0		0		0		0
Removal	0		0		0		0		0		0
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
Non-Sexual	0		0		0		0		0		0
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
Denied	0		0		0		0		0		0
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
Job Classified	0		0		0		0		0		0
Denied Housing at Post	0		0		0		0		0		0
Selected out of Foreign Service	0		0		0		0		0		0
Non-EEO issue	0		0		0		0		0		0
Adverse Action	0		0		0		0		0		0
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	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Total Complaints from previous fiscal years	145	118	93	101*	77
Total Complainants	141	117	90	97	72
Investigation	3	2	11	40	37
Hearing	43	54	18	9	26
Final Agency Action	7	10	8	13	10
Appeal with EEOC Office of Federal Operations	17	9	12	1	21

*Total number includes two complaints against the Office of Civil Rights. Return to Total Complaints from Fiscal Years table.

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(l)	Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaint Investigations	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005
Number Pending Completion of Investigation	60	58	81	40	55
Pending Investigations Over Required Timeframes	12	16	39	25	25
Amendments or authorized extensions	7	7	18	13	13

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