Return to Home Page| Permanent Workforce: 52,194 | Temporary Workforce: 11,375 | Total Workforce: 63,581 |
| Employee Pool | Total # | Men | Women | Hispanics | Whites | Blacks | Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders | American Indians / Alaskan Natives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Workforce | 52,194 | 39.27% | 60.73% | 3.54% | 55.87% | 16.8% | 7.19% | 16.58% |
| Major Occupations | ||||||||
| Medical Officer | 4,650 | 66.43% | 33.57% | 4.17% | 77.14% | 5.53% | 11.46% | 1.7% |
| Nurse | 3,267 | 9.86% | 90.14% | 3.09% | 55.04% | 5.36% | 2.57% | 33.95% |
| Information Technology Mgt. | 2,512 | 58.04% | 41.96% | 2.79% | 64.13% | 17.24% | 8.16% | 7.68% |
| GS-14 and GS-15* | 10,768 | 51.82% | 48.18% | 3.01% | 77.34% | 9.92% | 7.19% | 2.54% |
| Senior Pay Level* | 2,102 | 71.56% | 28.44% | 2.66% | 83.06% | 5.28% | 8.03% | 0.95% |
| First-Level Officials/Managers | 1,140 | 27.81% | 72.19% | 1.32% | 30.09% | 8.25% | 1.23% | 59.12% |
| Mid-Level Officials/Managers | 2,330 | 50.34% | 49.66% | 2.92% | 71.29% | 13.95% | 4.03% | 7.81% |
| Senior Level Officials/Managers | 3,430 | 61.31% | 38.69% | 2.45% | 82.39% | 8.16% | 4.69% | 2.3% |
*Does not include pay-banded employees
Employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.99% of the total government workforce in FY 2004, and of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, at 2.23%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities. At HHS, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.02% of the total workforce.
There were 470 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). HHS timely processed 73.8% of the total number of counselings. Following counseling, 244 formal complaints of discrimination were filed.
Of HHS' 470 instances of counseling, ADR was offered 73.8% of the time; the parties elected to participate in 28.3% of the completed counselings; and 42.8% of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.
At the formal complaint phase, HHS offered ADR 5.6% of the time; the parties elected to participate in 3.5% of the complaint workload; and 50% of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.
HHS completed 80% of its investigations within the regulatory time frames, with an average processing time of 170 days for all investigations. In most instances, the
regulations require completion of investigations within 180 days. Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority was the only agency to complete 100% of their investigations within the regulatory time frames, with an average processing time of 117 days.
HHS' average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 564 days in FY 2003 to 510 days in FY 2004. The government-wide average was 469 days.
HHS had a total of 307 complaints pending at the end of FY 2004, with 5 pending acknowledgment for an average of 36 days; 85 pending investigation for an average of 124 days; and 83 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 550 days.
HHS agreed to pay $115,166 for 43 counseling settlements with benefits, an average $2,678.27 per counseling settled.
HHS agreed to pay a total of $1,465,486 for 74 complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decision, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with benefits, the average award (including back/front pay, compensatory damages, attorney's fees, and lump sum payments) was $19,803.
HHS expended a total of $534,883 for 153 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,496.
| Counseling Outcomes | Completed by EEO Counselor | Completed Using ADR | All Completed Counselings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total Instances of Counseling: | 325 | 145 | 470 | |||
| Settlements | 7 | 2.15% | 36 | 24.82% | 43 | 9.14% |
| Withdrawal/no Complaint Filed | 158 | 48.6% | 26 | 17.9% | 184 | 39.14% |
| Complaints Filed* | 217 | 46.17% | ||||
| Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year | 26 | 5.53% | ||||
*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2004 where counseling was also completed during FY 2004.
| Counselings / Complaints | ADR Offers | ADR Participation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | # | % | # | % | |
| FY 2003 Pre-Complaint Counselings | 541 | 309 | 57.00% | 126 | 23.00% |
| FY 2004 Pre-Complaint Counselings | 470 | 347 | 73.83% | 133 | 28.30% |
| Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 | -13.12% | 12.29% | 5.55% | ||
| FY 2003 Complaints* | 666 | 43 | 6.00% | 34 | 5.00% |
| FY 2004 Complaints* | 577 | 32 | 5.55% | 20 | 3.47% |
| Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 | -13.36% | -25.58% | -41.17% | ||
*Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.
| Total # | # Timely | % Timely | FY 2003 APD* | FY 2004 APD | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Counselings (minus remands) | 470 | 347 | 73.82% | |||
| All Investigations | 153 | 122 | 79.73% | 178 | 170 | -4.49% |
| Merit Decisions (no AJ) | 45 | 1 | 2.22% | 795 | 604 | -24.02% |
| Dismissal Decisions | 68 | 171 | 171 | 0.00% |
*APD = Average Processing Days
| Complaint Outcomes | Complaint Closures | Final Agency Decision (no AJ decision) | Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) | Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Closures (270) | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
| Settlements | 70 | 25.92% | ||||||
| Withdrawals | 36 | 13.33% | ||||||
| Dismissals | 68 | 25.18% | ||||||
| Merit Decisions | 96 | 35.55% | ||||||
| Finding Discrimination | 5 | 5.20% | 1 | 20.00% | 3 | 60.00% | 1 | 20.00% |
| Finding No Discrimination | 91 | 94.79% | 44 | 48.35% | 47 | 51.64% | 0 | 0.00% |
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