The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Permanent Workforce: 758 Temporary Workforce: 48 Total Workforce: 806

Workforce Composition

Employee Pool Total # Men Women Hispanics Whites Blacks Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders American Indians/ Alaskan Natives Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Work Force 758 45.91% 54.09% 2.90% 49.21% 41.42% 6.20% 0.26% 1.58%
Major Occupations:
Misc. Administration and Program 109 40.37% 59.63% 4.59% 45.87% 44.04% 5.50% 0.00% 0.00%
GS-14 and GS-15* 272 56.99% 43.01% 2.21% 72.79% 19.12% 5.88% 0.00% 0.37%
Senior Pay Level* 27 77.78% 22.22% 0.00% 88.89% 11.11% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/Managers 1 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 42 47.62% 52.38% 2.38% 61.90% 30.95% 4.76% 0.00% 2.38%
Senior-Level Officials/Managers 99 64.65% 35.35% 1.01% 75.76% 20.20% 3.03% 0.00% 0.00%
Unclassified Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    Of the 19 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, PBGC timely processed 52.6%.

  2. Issues and Bases of Complaints Filed

    Of the 15 complaints filed at PBGC, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Promotion/Non-Selection; (2) Harassment - Non-Sexual; and (3) Assignment of Duties. The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Race - Black; and (3) Age.

  3. Complaint Processing Times

    PBGC's average time for completing an investigation was 368 days. The government-wide average was 237 days in FY 2005.

    PBGC's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 317 days in FY 2004 to 483 days in FY 2005. The government-wide average was 411 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    PBGC had a total of 24 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with none pending acknowledgment; 15 pending investigation for an average of 148 days; and 6 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 533 days.

  5. Costs

    PBGC agreed to pay $8,000 for 1 pre-complaint settlement, of which 1 was a monetary settlement for $8,000. PBGC expended a total of $25,480 for 5 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $5,096.

    PBGC made no payments in FY 2005 for complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decisions, or final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2005

Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 17 2 19
Settlements 0 0% 1 50% 1 5.3%
No Complaints Filed 1 5.9% 0 0% 1 5.3%
Complaints Filed* 15 79%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 2 10.5%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2005 where counseling was also completed during FY 2005.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution

Counselings / Complaints

ADR Offers*

ADR Participation*
# # % # %
FY 2004 Completed/Ended Counselings 12 0 0% 0 0%
FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings 19 19 100% 2 10.5%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 58.3% -- --
FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** 18 0 0% 0 0%
FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** 29 0 0% 0 0%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 61.1% -- --

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FYs 2004-2005.

**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 2004 APD* FY 2005 APD % Change
All Completed/Ended Counselings (minus remands) 19 10 52.6%
All Investigations 5 0 0% 244.3 368 50.7%
All Complaint Closures 5 317.3 483.4 52.4%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 0 0 0% 0 0 --
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 2 62.7 526 739.4%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2005

Complaint Outcomes 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 5
Settlements 0 0%
Withdrawals 1 20%
Total Final Agency Actions 4 80% 2 50% 2 50% 0 0%
Dismissals 4 100% 2 50% 2 50% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 0 0% 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Finding Discrimination 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Finding No Discrimination 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 --

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