The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)

Permanent Workforce: 1,727 Temporary Workforce: 103 Total Workforce: 1,830

Workforce Composition

Employee Pool Total # Men Women Hispanics Whites Blacks Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders American Indians / Alaskan Natives
Permanent Workforce 1,727 63.83% 36.17% 8.58% 57.43% 20.05% 13.72% 0.22%
Major Occupation:                
General Arts & Information 894 65.88% 34.12% 10.74% 54.47% 11.07% 23.6% 0.11%
GS-14 and GS-15* 307 77.2% 22.8% 6.19% 79.8% 8.79% 4.89% 0.33%
Senior Pay Level* 20 75% 25% 5% 95% 0% 0% 0%
First-Level Officials/Managers 26 76.92% 23.08% 3.85% 65.38% 19.23% 11.54% 0%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 333 66.67% 33.33% 8.41% 68.17% 12.91% 10.51% 0%
Senior Level Officials/Managers 121 82.64% 17.36% 6.61% 87.6% 2.48% 3.31% 0%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

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 BBG, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.82% of the total workforce.

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    There were 149 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). BBG timely processed 100% of the total number of counselings. Following counseling, 24 formal complaints of discrimination were filed.

  2. Alternative Dispute Resolution

    Of BBG's 149 instances of counseling, ADR was offered 100% of the time; the parties elected to participate in 2.7% of the completed counselings; and 100% of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.

    At the formal complaint phase, BBG offered ADR 49% of the time; the parties elected to participate in 2% of the complaint workload; and none of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.

  3. Processing Times

    BBG completed all 20 of its investigations within the regulatory time frames, with an average processing time of 116 days. 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.

    BBG's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 420 days in FY 2003 to 470 days in FY 2004. The government-wide average was 469 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    BBG had a total of 33 complaints pending at the end of FY 2004, with 6 pending investigation for an average of 56 days; and 4 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 134 days.

  5. Costs

    BBG agreed to pay $10,000 for 1 counseling settlements with benefits, an average $10,000 per counseling settled.

    BBG agreed to pay a total of $7,320 for 3 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 $2,440.

    BBG expended a total of $64,435 for 20 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,221.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2004

Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Total Instances of Counseling: 146   3   149  
Settlements 0 0.00% 1 33.33% 1 0.67%
Withdrawal/no Complaint Filed 117 80.1% 2 66.6% 119 79.86%
Complaints Filed*         24 16.10%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year         5 3.35%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2004 where counseling was also completed during FY 2004.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution

Counselings / Complaints ADR Offers ADR Participation
# # % # %
FY 2003 Pre-Complaint Counselings 145 18 12.00% 3 2.00%
FY 2004 Pre-Complaint Counselings 149 157 100.00% 4 2.68%
Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 2.75% 772.22%   33.33%  
FY 2003 Complaints* 53 18 34.00% 0 0.00%
FY 2004 Complaints* 49 24 48.98% 1 2.04%
Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 -7.54% 33.33%   0%  

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

Timeliness

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2003 APD* FY 2004 APD % Change
All Counselings (minus remands) 149 149 100.00%      
All Investigations 20 20 100.00% 208 116 -44.23%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 1 1 100.00% 341 195 -42.81%
Dismissal Decisions 3     617 28 -95.46%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints Closed in FY 2004

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 (16) # % # % # % # %
Settlements 3 18.75%            
Withdrawals 1 6.25%            
Dismissals 3 18.75%            
Merit Decisions 9 56.25%            
  Finding Discrimination 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Finding No Discrimination 9 100.00% 1 11.11% 8 88.88% 0 0.00%


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