The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of the Treasury (TREAS)

Permanent Workforce:  100,640 Temporary Workforce:  2,147 Total Workforce:   102,787

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 100,640 37.42% 62.58% 8.25% 62.14% 24.08%

4.41%

0.06% 0.84% 0.22% 1.72%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNAL REVENUE AGENT

13,167 52.15% 47.85% 5.88% 70.17% 13.50%

9.45%

0.08% 0.76% 0.16% 0.92%
TAX EXAMINING

11,268 22.36% 77.64% 9.56% 62.50% 23.71%

3.12%

0.03% 0.97% 0.12% 2.23%
CONTACT REPRESENT-ATIVE

11,104 29.89% 70.11% 12.53% 51.82% 32.07%

2.57%

0.04% 0.83% 0.15% 2.58%
GS-14 and GS-15* 7,888 52.94% 47.06% 3.56% 74.14% 16.04%

5.26%

0.05% 0.61% 0.34% 0.72%
Senior Pay Level* 503 64.61% 35.39% 2.78% 82.11% 10.14%

3.38%

0.20% 0.99% 0.40% 0.20%
SES 386 63.21% 36.79% 3.11% 81.09% 10.62%

3.11%

0.26% 1.30% 0.52% 0.26%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 159 28.93% 71.07% 8.18% 63.52% 25.79%

1.89%

0.00% 0.63% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 622 55.79% 44.21% 4.02% 71.38% 21.54%

2.41%

0.00% 0.48% 0.16% 0.64%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 1,103 62.19% 37.81% 2.45% 82.59% 10.97%

3.08%

0.09% 0.54% 0.27% 0.27%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

TREAS employed 1,748 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 1.70% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 94 employees from FY 2006 and a decrease of 383 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 1.73% and for FY 2003 was 1.97%.  Over the 5-year period TREAS had a net decrease of 0.27% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

TREAS timely processed 92.3% of the 1,046 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) Race (Black); and (3) Age.  Of the 538 complaints filed at TREAS, 141 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 48 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 4 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 1 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 30 contained allegations of color discrimination and 143 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 436 completed investigations, 54.4% were timely.  TREAS' average time for completing an investigation was 270 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

TREAS' average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 493 days in FY 2006 to 474 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

TREAS agreed to pay $68,939 for 176 pre-complaint settlements, of which 7 were monetary settlements averaging $9,848.  TREAS expended a total of $2,626,196 for 436 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $6,023.

TREAS agreed to pay a total of $1,362,306 for 153 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 $8,903.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 739 307 1,046
Settlements 89 12% 87 28.3% 176 16.8%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 339 45.9% 8 2.6% 347 33.2%
Complaints Filed* 490 46.9%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 33 3.2%

*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 1,046 603
Total Number Offered ADR 987 184
ADR Offer Rate* 94.4% 30.5%
ADR Participation Rate* 29.4% 9.8%
Total ADR Settlements 87 26
Total ADR Settlements Amount $40,025.00 $73,965.36

* 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) 1,046 965 92.3%
All Investigations 436 237 54.4% 334 270 -19.2%
All Complaint Closures 603 493 474 -3.9%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 183 117 63.9% 492 496 0.8%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 80 385 238 -38.2%

*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 538
Total Closures 603
Settlements 145 24.1%
Withdrawals 62 10.3%
Total Final Agency Actions 396 65.7% 263 66.4% 130 32.8% 3 0.8%
Dismissals 81  20.5% 80 98.8% 1 100% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 315  79.5% 183 58.1% 129 41% 3 1%
Finding Discrimination 9  2.9% 5 55.6% 3 33.3% 1 11.1%
Finding No Discrimination 306  97.1% 178 58.2% 126 41.2% 2 0.7%


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