The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Permanent Workforce:  808    Temporary Workforce:  39    Total Workforce:   847

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 808 43.19% 56.81% 2.60% 46.29% 42.95% 7.30% 0.00% 0.50% 0.37% 1.36%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PENSION ANALYST

127 34.65% 65.35% 3.15% 43.31% 46.46% 5.51% 0.00% 0.79% 0.79% 0.00%
GS-14 and GS-15* 312 56.09% 43.91% 1.28% 68.91% 21.47% 8.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.64%
Senior Pay Level* 32 56.25% 43.75% 0.00% 75.00% 18.75% 0.00% 0.00% 3.13% 3.13% 0.00%
SES 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 31 45.16% 54.84% 3.23% 54.84% 38.71% 3.23% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 6.45%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 104 56.73% 43.27% 0.00% 69.23% 24.04% 4.81% 0.00% 0.96% 0.96% 0.00%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

PBGC employed 12 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 1.42% of its total work force.  This is the same as the number of employees in FY 2006 and no change in the number of employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 1.42% and for FY 2003 was 1.62%.  Over the 5-year period PBGC had a net decrease of 0.20% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

PBGC timely processed 77.8% of the 27 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) Race (Black); and (3) Disability (Physical).  Of the 15 complaints filed at PBGC, 5 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, and 6 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 3 completed investigations, 33.3% were timely.  PBGC's average time for completing an investigation was 384 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

PBGC's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 329 days in FY 2006 to 485 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

PBGC reported paying no monetary benefits for 4 pre-complaint settlements.  PBGC expended a total of $8,273 for 3 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $2,757.

PBGC reported no complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decision, or final agency order fully implementing an AJ decision in FY 2007.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 25 2 27
Settlements 4 16% 0 0% 4 14.8%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 7 28% 0 0% 7 25.9%
Complaints Filed* 16 59.3%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 0 0%

*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 27 6
Total Number Offered ADR 27 0
ADR Offer Rate* 100% 0%
ADR Participation Rate* 7.4% 0%
Total ADR Settlements 0 0
Total ADR Settlements Amount $0.00 $0.00

* 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) 27 21 77.8%
All Investigations 3 1 33.3% 556 384 -30.9%
All Complaint Closures 6 329 485 47.4%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 1 0 0% 420 1,054 151%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 3 161 426 164.6%

*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 15
Total Closures 6
Settlements 0 0%
Withdrawals 1 16.7%
Total Final Agency Actions 5 83.3% 4 80% 1 20% 0 0%
Dismissals 3  60% 3 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 2  40% 1 50% 1 50% 0 0%
Finding Discrimination 0 NA% 0 NA% 0 NA% 0 NA%
Finding No Discrimination 2  100% 1 50% 1 50% 0 0%


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