The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

Permanent Workforce:  990    Temporary Workforce:  4    Total Workforce: 994

Work Force Composition*

Total # Men Women Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American Asian Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or More Races Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Workforce

990

37.47%

62.53%

5.05%

59.70%

32.42%

1.72%

0.10%

0.40%

0.61%

1.11%

Major Occupations:
Miscellaneous Administration and Program

139

43.17%

56.83%

4.32%

69.78%

21.58%

2.88%

0.00%

0.72%

0.72%

0.00%

Railroad Retirement Claims Examining

441

29.93%

70.07%

6.35%

61.45%

29.93%

1.13%

0.00%

0.68%

0.45%

0.68%

Information Technology Management

113

67.26%

32.74%

0.88%

73.45%

23.01%

2.65%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

1.77%

GS-14 and GS-15*

87

62.07%

37.93%

2.30%

86.21%

9.20%

2.30%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

1.15%

Senior Pay Level*

10

60.00%

40.00%

0.00%

90.00%

10.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

SES

10

60.00%

40.00%

0.00%

90.00%

10.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

First-Level Officials/Managers

51

52.94%

47.06%

3.92%

76.47%

19.61%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Mid-Level Officials/Managers

114

55.26%

44.74%

0.88%

78.07%

18.42%

1.75%

0.00%

0.00%

0.88%

1.75%

Senior-Level Officials/Managers

49

69.39%

30.61%

2.04%

87.76%

8.16%

2.04%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Unclassified Managers

0

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

*Includes data for only permanent employees in pay status as of September 30, 2006; does not include pay-banded employees.


Targeted Disabilities

RRB employed 11 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2006, which was 1.11% of its total work force.  This is the same as the number of employees in FY 2005 and a decrease of 2 employees since FY 2002.  The participation rate for FY 2005 was 1.09% and for FY 2002 was 1.12%.  Over the 5-year period RRB had a net decrease of 0.01% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

RRB timely processed the one pre-complaint counseling (without remand) reported for FY 2006.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The basis of alleged discrimination most often raised was: (1) Disability (Physical).  The single complaint filed at RRB contained no allegations of race or color discrimination and 1 allegation of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

RRB timely completed the one investigation it reported completing in FY 2006. RRB's average time for completing an investigation was 162 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Office of Personnel Management had the lowest average of 105 days.

IV.  Costs

RRB reported no counseling settlements in FY 2006.  RRB expended $2,650 for the one investigation it completed in FY 2006.

RRB reported no complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decision, or final agency order fully implementing an AJ decision in FY 2006.



Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2006

Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings:

1

0

1

Settlements

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

Complaints Filed*

1

100%

Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year

0

0%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2006 where counseling was also completed during FY 2006.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2006

Counseling Complaint**
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures

1

0

Total Number Offered ADR

0

0

ADR Offer Rate*

0%

0%

ADR Participation Rate*

0%

0%

Total ADR Settlements

0

0

Total ADR Settlements Amount

$0.00

$0.00

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

**Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.

Timeliness in FY 2006

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2005 APD* FY 2006 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands)

1

1

100%

All Investigations

1

1

100%

0

162

NA%

All Complaint Closures

0

418

0

-100%

Merit Decisions (no AJ)

0

0

0%

259

0

-100%

Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)

0

0

0

NA%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2006

Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed

1

Total Closures

0

Settlements

0

0%

Withdrawals

0

0%

Total Final Agency Actions

0

0%

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

Dismissals

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

Merit Decisions

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

Finding Discrimination

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

Finding No Discrimination

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%


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