The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Commerce (DOC)

Permanent Workforce:  39,354 Temporary Workforce:  1,864 Total Workforce:   41,218

Workforce 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 39,354 53.94% 46.06% 3.92% 69.24% 16.51% 9.50% 0.08% 0.62% 0.12% 0.78%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

3,034 64.54% 35.46% 3.03% 64.40% 16.51% 15.43% 0.10% 0.43% 0.10% 0.86%
METEOROLOGY

2,598 88.18% 11.82% 2.31% 92.99% 2.12% 2.35% 0.00% 0.23% 0.00% 0.31%
STATISTICS

1,469 45.88% 54.12% 6.13% 66.58% 22.12% 4.77% 0.07% 0.20% 0.14% 0.61%
GS-14 and GS-15* 9,783 68.96% 31.04% 2.79% 73.86% 9.67% 13.29% 0.02% 0.37% 0.00% 0.33%
Senior Pay Level* 517 73.31% 26.69% 2.51% 86.65% 6.38% 4.26% 0.00% 0.19% 0.00% 0.58%
SES 317 71.61% 28.39% 2.84% 85.49% 8.20% 3.15% 0.00% 0.32% 0.00% 0.32%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 522 42.91% 57.09% 8.62% 60.54% 28.16% 2.30% 0.00% 0.38% 0.00% 0.38%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 1,512 64.29% 35.71% 3.77% 79.30% 12.24% 4.17% 0.07% 0.46% 0.00% 0.33%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 2,138 73.71% 26.29% 2.76% 79.47% 7.90% 9.26% 0.00% 0.61% 0.00% 0.37%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

DOC employed 323 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.78% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 11 employees from FY 2006 and an increase of 4 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.82% and for FY 2003 was 0.90%.  Over the 5-year period DOC had a net decrease of 0.12% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

DOC timely processed 71.9% of the 341 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2007.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Race (Black).  Of the 204 complaints filed at DOC, 69 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 10 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 12 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 1 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 29 contained allegations of color discrimination and 70 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 126 completed investigations, 81.7% were timely.  DOC's average time for completing an investigation was 187 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

DOC’s average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 553 days in FY 2006 to 304 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

DOC agreed to pay $25,059 for 19 pre-complaint settlements, of which 7 were monetary settlements averaging $3,579.  DOC expended a total of $627,971 for 126 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $4,983.

DOC agreed to pay a total of $883,839 for 59 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $14,980.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 313 28 341
Settlements 13 4.2% 6 21.4% 19 5.6%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 108 34.5% 7 25% 115 33.7%
Complaints Filed* 199 58.4%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 8 2.4%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2007 where counseling was also completed during FY 2007.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2007
Counseling Complaint
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures 341 204
Total Number Offered ADR 242 149
ADR Offer Rate* 71% 73%
ADR Participation Rate* 8.2% 8.8%
Total ADR Settlements 6 13
Total ADR Settlements Amount $12,500.00 $223,123.89

* EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

Timeliness in FY 2007
Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2006 APD* FY 2007 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands) 341 245 71.9%
All Investigations 126 103 81.7% 244 187 -23.4%
All Complaint Closures 204 553 304 -45%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 57 24 42.1% 791 370 -53.2%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 53 79 68 -13.9%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2007
Complaint
Closures
Final Agency
Decision (no AJ
Decision)
Final Order (AJ
Decision Fully
Implemented)
Final Order (AJ
Decision Not Fully
Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 204
Total Closures 204
Settlements 58 28.4%
Withdrawals 11 5.4%
Total Final Agency Actions 135 66.2% 110 81.5% 24 17.8% 1 0.7%
Dismissals 54  40% 53 98.1% 0 0% 1 100%
Merit Decisions 81  60% 57 70.4% 24 29.6% 0 0%
Finding Discrimination 1  1.2% 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
Finding No Discrimination 80  98.8% 57 71.3% 23 28.8% 0 0%

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