The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Permanent Work Force:  52,644 Temporary Work Force:  1,217 Total Work Force: 53,861

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

52,644

73.42%

26.58%

5.92%

77.76%

11.07%

3.63%

0.11%

1.42%

0.05%

0.52%

Major Occupations:
Air Traffic Control

19,222

84.62%

15.38%

4.69%

87.45%

5.08%

1.51%

0.12%

1.11%

0.04%

0.14%

Aviation Safety

3,902

92.64%

7.36%

5.38%

86.47%

4.74%

1.64%

0.15%

1.54%

0.08%

0.13%

Transportation Specialist

6,894

87.87%

12.13%

7.57%

75.70%

10.24%

4.29%

0.25%

1.91%

0.03%

0.38%

GS-14 and GS-15*

5,271

76.30%

23.70%

4.48%

79.57%

10.62%

4.53%

0.06%

0.70%

0.04%

0.61%

Senior Pay Level*

412

70.87%

29.13%

3.64%

83.01%

8.98%

3.88%

0.00%

0.49%

0.00%

0.49%

SES

205

66.83%

33.17%

1.46%

84.39%

10.24%

3.41%

0.00%

0.49%

0.00%

0.98%

First-Level Officials/Managers

70

72.86%

27.14%

21.43%

67.14%

10.00%

1.43%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Mid-Level Officials/Managers

1,448

70.99%

29.01%

4.07%

77.00%

13.05%

5.46%

0.00%

0.41%

0.00%

1.10%

Senior-Level Officials/Managers

1,099

72.52%

27.48%

3.73%

81.44%

10.74%

3.73%

0.00%

0.36%

0.00%

1.00%

Unclassified Managers

5,428

80.97%

19.03%

5.75%

80.60%

9.41%

2.03%

0.11%

2.06%

0.04%

0.22%

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


Targeted Disabilities

DOT employed 285 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2006, which was 0.53% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 13 employees from FY 2005 and a decrease of 213 employees since FY 2002.  The participation rate for FY 2005 was 0.55% and for FY 2002 was 0.49%.  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 63.4% of the 795 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2006.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Age; (2) Reprisal; and (3) Sex (Female).  The 484 complaints filed at DOT contained  85 allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 39 allegations of race (White) discrimination, 12 allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 6 allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 60 allegations of color discrimination and 66 allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 230 completed investigations, 80.9% were timely.  DOT's average time for completing an investigation was 179 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Office of Personnel Management had the lowest average of 105 days.

DOT's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 373 days in FY 2005 to 285 days in FY 2006.  The government-wide average was 367 days.

IV.  Costs

DOT agreed to pay $71,000 for 48 pre-complaint settlements, of which 2 were monetary settlements averaging $35,500.  DOT expended a total of $1,131,466 for 230 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $4,919.

DOT agreed to pay a total of $707,537 for 63 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 $11,230.



Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2006

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

640

155

795

Settlements

8

1.3%

40

25.8%

48

6%

Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed

264

41.3%

8

5.2%

272

34.2%

Complaints Filed*

452

56.9%

Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year

23

2.9%

*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

795

408

Total Number Offered ADR

721

21

ADR Offer Rate*

90.7%

5.2%

ADR Participation Rate*

19.5%

4.7%

Total ADR Settlements

40

11

Total ADR Settlements Amount

$71,000.00

$19,000.00

*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)

795

504

63.4%

All Investigations

230

186

80.9%

175

179

2.3%

All Complaint Closures

408

373

285

-23.6%

Merit Decisions (no AJ)

72

44

61.1%

461

352

-23.6%

Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)

197

95

159

67.4%

*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

484

Total Closures

408

Settlements

61

15%

Withdrawals

17

4.2%

Total Final Agency Actions

330

80.9%

269

81.5%

60

18.2%

1

0.3%

Dismissals

201

60.9%

197

98%

4

2%

0

0%

Merit Decisions

129

39.1%

72

55.8%

56

43.4%

1

0.8%

Finding Discrimination

2

1.6%

0

0%

2

100%

0

0%

Finding No Discrimination

127

98.4%

72

56.7%

54

42.5%

1

0.8%


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