The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Energy (DOE)

Permanent Work Force:  14,523 Temporary Work Force:  427    Total Work Force: 14,950

Work Force 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 Work Force

14,523

62.02%

37.98%

6.34%

76.18%

11.22%

4.54%

0.03%

1.58%

0.10%

0.75%

Major Occupations:
Miscellaneous Administration and Program

1,370

47.01%

52.99%

6.79%

68.91%

21.02%

2.12%

0.07%

0.95%

0.15%

0.29%

Management and Program Analysis

770

36.36%

63.64%

7.40%

68.05%

21.30%

2.73%

0.13%

0.39%

0.00%

1.04%

General Engineering

1,528

84.82%

15.18%

9.16%

76.11%

4.12%

9.03%

0.00%

1.51%

0.07%

0.46%

GS-14 and GS-15*

4,665

70.31%

29.69%

4.57%

81.18%

7.55%

5.64%

0.04%

0.99%

0.04%

0.54%

Senior Pay Level*

546

80.40%

19.60%

5.31%

84.80%

5.31%

3.48%

0.00%

0.92%

0.18%

0.55%

SES

447

78.30%

21.70%

5.82%

85.46%

4.92%

2.68%

0.00%

0.89%

0.22%

0.67%

First-Level Officials/Managers

79

73.42%

26.58%

21.52%

69.62%

5.06%

0.00%

0.00%

3.80%

0.00%

0.00%

Mid-Level Officials/Managers

1,312

67.15%

32.85%

12.35%

75.15%

6.40%

4.34%

0.00%

1.75%

0.00%

0.76%

Senior-Level Officials/Managers

1,418

76.59%

23.41%

4.16%

83.99%

7.12%

3.60%

0.00%

1.13%

0.00%

0.35%

Unclassified Managers

373

88.20%

11.80%

12.06%

80.43%

3.22%

2.95%

0.00%

1.34%

0.00%

0.27%

*Includes data for only permanent employees in pay status as of September 30, 2006; does not include pay-banded employees.


Targeted Disabilities

DOE employed 111 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2006, which was 0.74% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 5 employees from FY 2005 and a decrease of 16 employees since FY 2002.  The participation rate for FY 2005 was 0.77% and for FY 2002 was 0.81%.  Over the 5-year period DOE had a net decrease of 0.07% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

DOE timely processed 42.1% of the 126 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2006.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Disability (Physical).  The 75 complaints filed at DOE contained 15 allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 2 allegations of race (White) discrimination, 2 allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 7 allegations of color discrimination and 24 allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 47 completed investigations, 53.2% were timely.  DOE's average time for completing an investigation was 213 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Office of Personnel Management had the lowest average of 105 days.

DOE's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 456 days in FY 2005 to 506 days in FY 2006.  The government-wide average was 367 days.

IV.  Costs

DOE agreed to pay $3,615 for 4 pre-complaint settlements, of which 1 were monetary settlements averaging $3,615.  DOE expended a total of $142,992 for 47 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,042.

DOE agreed to pay a total of $622,866 for 25 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 $24,914.



Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2006

Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings:

117

9

126

Settlements

1

0.9%

3

33.3%

4

3.2%

Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed

42

35.9%

1

11.1%

43

34.1%

Complaints Filed*

70

55.6%

Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year

9

7.1%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2006 where counseling was also completed during FY 2006.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2006

Counseling Complaint**
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures

126

82

Total Number Offered ADR

97

45

ADR Offer Rate*

77%

54.9%

ADR Participation Rate*

7.1%

13.4%

Total ADR Settlements

3

5

Total ADR Settlements Amount

$3,615.00

$97,663.50

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

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

Timeliness in FY 2006

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2005 APD* FY 2006 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands)

126

53

42.1%

All Investigations

47

25

53.2%

193

213

10.4%

All Complaint Closures

82

456

506

11%

Merit Decisions (no AJ)

23

12

52.2%

310

577

86.1%

Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)

17

112

156

39.3%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2006

Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed

75

Total Closures

82

Settlements

22

26.8%

Withdrawals

7

8.5%

Total Final Agency Actions

53

64.6%

40

75.5%

12

22.6%

1

1.9%

Dismissals

17

32.1%

17

100%

0

0%

0

0%

Merit Decisions

36

67.9%

23

63.9%

12

33.3%

1

2.8%

Finding Discrimination

4

11.1%

3

75%

0

0%

1

25%

Finding No Discrimination

32

88.9%

20

62.5%

12

37.5%

0

0%


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