The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Permanent Workforce:  53,818 Temporary Workforce:  19,814 Total Workforce:   73,632

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 53,818 36.03% 63.97% 3.58% 52.35% 19.17% 7.01% 0.03% 17.81% 0.06% 0.96%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL OFFICER

5,745 67.21% 32.79% 3.74% 78.47% 4.89% 11.38% 0.02% 1.44% 0.05% 0.47%
NURSE

5,070 15.27% 84.73% 3.10% 68.80% 4.62% 2.66% 0.06% 20.75% 0.02% 0.41%
GENERAL HEALTH SCIENCE

4,156 42.40% 57.60% 3.59% 73.80% 8.23% 11.93% 0.02% 2.41% 0.02% 0.34%
GS-14 and GS-15* 11,697 48.63% 51.37% 3.03% 75.10% 11.39% 7.96% 0.03% 2.46% 0.03% 0.62%
Senior Pay Level* 1,075 66.79% 33.21% 1.67% 81.40% 6.33% 8.93% 0.00% 1.67% 0.00% 0.56%
SES 355 56.06% 43.94% 1.69% 79.44% 11.83% 1.97% 0.00% 5.07% 0.00% 0.56%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 1,028 28.31% 71.69% 1.46% 28.11% 9.24% 0.58% 0.00% 60.60% 0.00% 0.19%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 2,158 47.31% 52.69% 3.38% 67.33% 16.50% 4.26% 0.00% 8.53% 0.00% 0.60%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 2,894 54.73% 45.27% 2.49% 80.93% 8.98% 4.70% 0.03% 2.83% 0.03% 0.38%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

HHS employed 596 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.81% of its total work force.  This represents an increase of 20 employees over FY 2006 and an increase of one employee since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.91% and for FY 2003 was 1.12%.  Over the 5-year period HHS had a net decrease of 0.31% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

HHS timely processed 60.8% of the 559 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) Age; and (3) Race (Black).  Of the 291 complaints filed at HHS, 88 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 17 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 3 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 24 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 21 contained allegations of color discrimination and 64 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 157 completed investigations, 78.3% were timely.  HHS' average time for completing an investigation was 173 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

HHS' average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 436 days in FY 2006 to 397 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

HHS agreed to pay $160,613 for 44 pre-complaint settlements, of which 13 were monetary settlements averaging $12,354.  HHS expended a total of $496,992 for 157 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,165.

HHS agreed to pay a total of $1,753,483 for 82 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 $21,383.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 410 149 559
Settlements 17 4.1% 27 18.1% 44 7.9%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 205 50% 4 2.7% 209 37.4%
Complaints Filed* 279 49.9%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 27 4.8%

*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 559 274
Total Number Offered ADR 522 55
ADR Offer Rate* 93.4% 20.1%
ADR Participation Rate* 26.7% 8%
Total ADR Settlements 27 4
Total ADR Settlements Amount $100,034.30 $31,000.00

* 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) 559 340 60.8%
All Investigations 157 123 78.3% 193 173 -10.4%
All Complaint Closures 274 436 397 -8.9%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 58 17 29.3% 726 642 -11.6%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 52 82 66 -19.5%

*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 291
Total Closures 274
Settlements 80 29.2%
Withdrawals 23 8.4%
Total Final Agency Actions 171 62.4% 110 64.3% 60 35.1% 1 0.6%
Dismissals 68  39.8% 52 76.5% 16 100% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 103  60.2% 58 56.3% 44 42.7% 1 1%
Finding Discrimination 3  2.9% 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 1 33.3%
Finding No Discrimination 100  97.1% 57 57% 43 43% 0 0%


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