The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Permanent Workforce:  52,916 Temporary Workforce:  1,203 Total Workforce:   54,119

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 52,916 73.31% 26.69% 6.13% 77.28% 11.09% 3.62% 0.17% 1.40% 0.32% 0.56%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

19,437 84.20% 15.80% 4.96% 86.80% 5.13% 1.62% 0.19% 1.05% 0.26% 0.13%
TRANSPORT-ATION SPECIALIST

6,788 87.93% 12.07% 7.75% 74.97% 10.49% 4.18% 0.22% 1.89% 0.50% 0.40%
AVIATION SAFETY

4,022 92.37% 7.63% 5.37% 86.45% 4.55% 1.59% 0.12% 1.72% 0.20% 0.17%
GS-14 and GS-15* 5,300 76.91% 23.09% 4.68% 79.17% 10.57% 4.38% 0.06% 0.92% 0.23% 0.58%
Senior Pay Level* 432 69.68% 30.32% 3.70% 83.33% 8.56% 3.94% 0.00% 0.46% 0.00% 0.46%
SES 188 63.83% 36.17% 1.06% 84.04% 11.17% 3.72% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.53%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 76 78.95% 21.05% 18.42% 75.00% 6.58% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 1,298 71.34% 28.66% 4.31% 75.81% 14.02% 5.16% 0.00% 0.54% 0.15% 1.00%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 1,036 72.20% 27.80% 3.96% 81.18% 10.23% 4.05% 0.00% 0.39% 0.19% 0.87%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

DOT employed 302 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.56% of its total work force.  This represents an increase of 17 employees over FY 2006 and an increase of 3 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.53% and for FY 2003 was 0.52%.  Over the 5-year period DOT had a net increase of 0.04% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

DOT timely processed 95.5% of the 792 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2007.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Age; (2) Reprisal; and (3) Sex (Female).  Of the 474 complaints filed at DOT, 82 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 39 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 10 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 5 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 55 contained allegations of color discrimination and 84 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 300 completed investigations, 79.3% were timely.  DOT's average time for completing an investigation was 194 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

DOT's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 285 days in FY 2006 to 321 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

DOT agreed to pay $11,000 for 40 pre-complaint settlements, of which 6 were monetary settlements averaging $1,833.  DOT expended a total of $1,601,923 for 300 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $5,339.

DOT agreed to pay a total of $1,117,486 for 91 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 $12,280.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 639 153 792
Settlements 14 2.2% 26 17% 40 5.1%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 279 43.7% 5 3.3% 284 35.9%
Complaints Filed* 449 56.7%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 19 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 792 392
Total Number Offered ADR 716 26
ADR Offer Rate* 90.4% 6.6%
ADR Participation Rate* 19.3% 4.1%
Total ADR Settlements 26 5
Total ADR Settlements Amount $11,000.00 $2,400.00

* 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) 792 756 95.5%
All Investigations 300 238 79.3% 179 194 8.4%
All Complaint Closures 392 285 321 12.6%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 74 26 35.1% 352 382 8.5%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 161 159 120 -24.5%

*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 474
Total Closures 392
Settlements 85 21.7%
Withdrawals 24 6.1%
Total Final Agency Actions 283 72.2% 235 83% 46 16.3% 2 0.7%
Dismissals 169  59.7% 161 95.3% 8 100% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 114  40.3% 74 64.9% 38 33.3% 2 1.8%
Finding Discrimination 8  7% 3 37.5% 3 37.5% 2 25%
Finding No Discrimination 106  93% 71 67% 35 33% 0 0%


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