The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Permanent Workforce:  61,474   Temporary Workforce:  933    Total Workforce:   62,407

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 61,474 30.16% 69.84% 13.03% 52.60% 28.55% 4.21% 0.16% 1.27% 0.18% 2.08%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

27,051 29.77% 70.23% 15.82% 56.40% 21.60% 4.30% 0.16% 1.62% 0.11% 1.26%
CONTACT REPRESENTATIVE

10,481 22.46% 77.54% 23.12% 36.97% 33.68% 4.36% 0.28% 1.38% 0.21% 3.53%
MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

1,811 31.97% 68.03% 6.18% 56.10% 32.69% 3.37% 0.17% 0.99% 0.50% 0.94%
GS-14 and GS-15* 3,220 49.35% 50.65% 6.37% 70.62% 19.16% 2.48% 0.03% 1.18% 0.16% 0.62%
Senior Pay Level* 1,259 80.22% 19.78% 4.77% 86.10% 7.15% 0.48% 0.00% 1.27% 0.24% 1.11%
SES 134 58.21% 41.79% 8.21% 72.39% 18.66% 0.00% 0.00% 0.75% 0.00% 0.75%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 1,978 27.40% 72.60% 14.66% 50.25% 30.74% 2.98% 0.15% 1.11% 0.10% 0.71%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 3,395 42.36% 57.64% 9.40% 65.74% 20.88% 2.12% 0.12% 1.68% 0.06% 0.53%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 686 52.77% 47.23% 5.25% 71.43% 20.70% 1.17% 0.00% 1.46% 0.00% 0.29%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

SSA employed 1,288 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 2.06% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 30 employees from FY 2006 and a decrease of 156 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 2.07% and for FY 2003 was 2.27%.  Over the 5-year period SSA had a net decrease of 0.21% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

SSA timely processed 70.9% of the 843 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 426 complaints filed at SSA, 125 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 64 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 4 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 4 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 14 contained allegations of color discrimination and 136 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 220 completed investigations, 43.6% were timely.  SSA's average time for completing an investigation was 246 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

SSA's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 649 days in FY 2006 to 587 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

SSA agreed to pay $6,492 for 71 pre-complaint settlements, of which 3 were monetary settlements averaging $2,164.  SSA expended a total of $626,522 for 220 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $2,847.

SSA agreed to pay a total of $618,467 for 74 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 $8,357.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 658 185 843
Settlements 12 1.8% 59 31.9% 71 8.4%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 308 46.8% 31 16.8% 339 40.2%
Complaints Filed* 412 48.9%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 21 2.5%

*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 843 463
Total Number Offered ADR 688 338
ADR Offer Rate* 81.6% 73%
ADR Participation Rate* 22% 5.4%
Total ADR Settlements 59 9
Total ADR Settlements Amount $25.00 $4,999.00

* 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) 843 598 70.9%
All Investigations 220 96 43.6% 256 246 -3.9%
All Complaint Closures 463 649 587 -9.6%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 188 22 11.7% 932 776 -16.7%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 76 109 155 42.2%

*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 426
Total Closures 463
Settlements 69 14.9%
Withdrawals 24 5.2%
Total Final Agency Actions 370 79.9% 264 71.4% 103 27.8% 3 0.8%
Dismissals 84  22.7% 76 90.5% 8 100% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 286  77.3% 188 65.7% 95 33.2% 3 1%
Finding Discrimination 8  2.8% 1 12.5% 4 50% 3 37.5%
Finding No Discrimination 278  97.2% 187 67.3% 91 32.7% 0 0%


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