The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Permanent Workforce:  11,634   Temporary Workforce:  266    Total Workforce:   11,900

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 11,634 80.23% 19.77% 0.64% 88.65% 8.78% 0.38% 0.03% 1.16% 0.37% 0.53%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
UNIT OPERATORS

 758 92.74% 7.26% 0.53% 88.26% 8.97% 0.13% 0.00% 1.19% 0.79% 0.40%
FOSSIL MECHANICAL TECHNICIANS

 515 96.50% 3.50% 0.78% 92.43% 5.63% 0.00% 0.00% 1.17% 0.00% 0.00%
NUCLEAR UNIT OPERATORS

 282 93.97% 6.03% 1.06% 89.01% 7.09% 0.00% 0.00% 2.13% 0.71% 0.35%
GS-14 and GS-15* 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Senior Pay Level* 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
SES 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 189 41.27% 58.73% 0.00% 88.36% 10.05% 0.00% 0.00% 1.06% 0.53% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 1,695 76.11% 23.89% 0.77% 89.73% 7.61% 0.59% 0.06% 1.12% 0.12% 0.35%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 941 84.27% 15.73% 0.53% 93.30% 4.25% 0.85% 0.00% 0.74% 0.32% 0.32%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

TVA employed 62 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.52% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 7 employees from FY 2006 and a decrease of 19 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.55% and for FY 2003 was 0.61%.  Over the 5-year period TVA had a net decrease of 0.09% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

TVA timely processed 92.1% of the 76 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2007.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Age; (2) Disability (Physical); and (3) Reprisal.  Of the 44 complaints filed at TVA, 15 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 1 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 1 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 3 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, and 31 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 27 completed investigations, 92.6% were timely.  TVA's average time for completing an investigation was 93 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

TVA's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 137 days in FY 2006 to 275 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

TVA agreed to pay $545 for 3 pre-complaint settlements, of which 1 was a monetary settlement for $545.  TVA expended a total of $98,555 for 27 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,650.

TVA agreed to pay a total of $252,000 for 11 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 $22,909.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 73 3 76
Settlements 3 4.1% 0 0% 3 4%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 17 23.3% 0 0% 17 22.4%
Complaints Filed* 44 57.9%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 12 15.8%

*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 76 56
Total Number Offered ADR 10 4
ADR Offer Rate* 13.2% 7.1%
ADR Participation Rate* 4% 7.1%
Total ADR Settlements 0 2
Total ADR Settlements Amount $0.00 $15,000.00

* 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) 76 70 92.1%
All Investigations 27 25 92.6% 109 93 -14.7%
All Complaint Closures 56 137 275 100.7%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 21 18 85.7% 168 166 -1.2%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 12 30 101 236.7%

*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 44
Total Closures 56
Settlements 8 14.3%
Withdrawals 6 10.7%
Total Final Agency Actions 42 75% 33 78.6% 9 21.4% 0 0%
Dismissals 12  28.6% 12 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 30  71.4% 21 70% 9 30% 0 0%
Finding Discrimination 3  10% 3 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Finding No Discrimination 27  90% 18 66.7% 9 33.3% 0 0%

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