"No FEAR" Report Tables, 2008

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March 2, 2009

Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted
Pursuant to the No Fear Act:
DOS Internal Complaint Activity

Data as of December 31, 2008
(End of 4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2008)

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(a) – (c)		Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaint Activity	FY 2009 End of 1st Quarter	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Number of Complaints Filed in FY	32	106	94	101 *	83	77
Number of Complainants	32	102	94	97	72	75
Repeat Filers	0	4	0	4	6	2

* Total number includes two complaints against the Office of Civil Rights. Return to Complaint Activity table.

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(d)		Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaints by Basis *	FY 2009 End of 1st Quarter	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Race	10	40	38	46	31	31
1. American Indian/Alaskan Native	0	2	1	0	0	0
1. Asian/Pacific Islander	2	5	2	3	2	5
1. Black	6	28	29	39	23	22
1. White	2	5	6	4	6	4
Color	1	16	17	12	12	10
Religion	2	5	2	5	4	5
National Origin	8	17	17	12	21	16
1. Hispanic	4	3	3	2	6	6
1. Other	4	14	14	10	15	10
Sex	11	48	31	45	31	29
1. Female	9	32	22	34	20	22
1. Male	2	16	9	11	11	7
Disability	4	18	24	19	17	25
1. Mental	2	10	3	3	7	5
1. Physical	2	8	21	16	10	20
Age	8	23	34	30	36	18
Reprisal	10	42	28	48	33	35

*Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases. The sum of the bases may not equal total complaints filed. Return to Complaints by Basis Table.

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(e)		Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaints by Issue *	FY 2009 End of 1st Quarter	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Appointment/Hire	1	10	8	6	9	13
Assignment of Duties	10	10	15	8	18	1
Awards	1	3	4	0	2	0
Conversion to Full-time	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disciplinary Action	6	0	3	6	11	9
1. Demotion	3	0	0	0	0	0
1. Reprimand	0	0	1	0	3	2
1. Suspension	2	0	1	1	2	3
1. Removal	1	0	0	0	2	1
1. Letter of Warning/Counseling	0	0	1	5	4	1
Duty Hours	0	0	2	1	2	2
Evaluation/Appraisal	2	13	14	7	16	13
Examination/Test	2	0	0	1	0	0
Harassment	10	52	38	71	37	27
1. Non-sexual (Hostile Work Environment)	7	49	35	67	35	24
1. Sexual	3	3	3	4	2	3
Medical Examination	0	0	2	0	1	1
Pay (including overtime)	4	1	1	0	0	0
Promotion/Non-Selection	7	22	27	20	22	22
Reassignment	0	3	1	3	3	4
1. Denied	0	1	0	1	0	3
1. Directed	0	2	1	2	3	1
Reasonable Accommodation	1	3	5	6	5	4
Reinstatement	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retirement	0	0	1	0	1	0
Termination	1	5	8	4	8	4
Terms/Condition of Employment	2	5	12	4	8	6
Time and Attendance	0	5	6	12	6	7
Training	3	4	4	7	3	3
Other	1	0	4	8	9	2
1. Job Classification	0	0	3	3	0	1
1. Denied Housing at Post	0	0	0	0	0	0
1. Selected Out of Foreign Service	0	0	0	0	0	0
1. Non-EEO Issue	0	0	0	0	9	1
1. Investigation/Security Clearance	0	3	0	2	0	0
1. Denied Information	0	0	0	1	0	0
1. Privacy Act/Confidentiality Violated	1	0	2	2	0	0
1. Religious Expression	0	1	0	0	0	0

*Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple issues. The sum of the issues may not equal total complaints filed. Return to Complaints by Issue Table.

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(f)
Processing Time "...post the average length of time it takes to *complete* each step of the process for every complaint that is pending during any time of the then fiscal year..."		FY 2009 - End of 1st Quarter
		Number	Average Days
All complaints in Investgative Stage	1614.704(f)(1)	17	235
All complaints in Final Agency Action Stage	1614.704(f)(1)	23	250
All complaints in which Hearing was not requested	1614.704(f)(2)	11	368
Time in Investigative Stage	1614.704(f)(2)	11	245
Time in Final Agency Action Stage	1614.704(f)(2)	11	123
All complaints in which a Hearing was requested	1614.704(f)(3)	12	647
Time in Investigative Stage	1614.704(f)(3)	12	280
Time in Final Agency Action Stage	1614.704(f)(3)	12	367

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704 (g)		Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaints Dismissed by Agency	FY 2009 End of 1st Quarter	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Total Complaints Dismissed by Agency	6	19	10	19	27	20
Average days pending prior to dismissal	52	54	96	39	78	173

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(h)			Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Total Final Agency Actions Finding Discrimination	FY 2009 End of 1st Quarter		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Total Number Findings	0		0		1		0		2		0
Without Hearing	0		0		1		0		0		0
With Hearing	0		0		0		0		2		0

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(i)			Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Basis *	FY 2009 End of 1st Quarter		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Total Number Findings	0		0		1		0		2		0
Number Findings Rendered Without Hearing	0		0		1		0		0		0
Number Findings Rendered After Hearing	0		0		0		0		2		0
Race	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
1. American Indian/Alakan Native	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Asian/Pacific Islander	0		0		0		0		0		0
3. Black	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
4. White	0		0		0		0		0		0
Color	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
Religion	0		0		0		0		0		0
National Origin	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Hispanic	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Other	0		0		0		0		0		0
Sex (including Equal Pay Act)	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Female	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Male	0		0		0		0		0		0
Disability	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
1. Mental	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Physical	0		0		0		0		1	100	0
Age	0		0		1	100	0		0		0
Reprisal	0		0		0		0		1	100	0

*Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases. The sum of the bases may not equal total complaints and findings. Return to Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Basis Table.

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(j)			Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Issue*	FY 2009 End of 1st Quarter		2008		2007		2006		2005		2004
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Total Number Findings	0		0		1		0		2		0
Number Findings Rendered Without Hearing	0		0		1		0		0		0
Number Findings Rendered After Hearing	0		0		0		0		2		0
Appointment/Hire	0		0		1	¹⁰⁰			1	¹⁰⁰	0
Assignment of Duties	0		0		0		0		0		0
Awards	0		0		0		0		0		0
Conversion to Full-time	0		0		0		0		0		0
Disciplinary Action	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Demotion	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Reprimand	0		0		0		0		0		0
3. Suspension	0		0		0		0		0		0
4. Removal	0		0		0		0		0		0
5. Letter of Warning/Counseling	0		0		0		0		0		0
Duty Hours	0		0		0		0		0		0
Evaluation/Appraisal	0		0		0		0		0		0
Examination/Test	0		0		0		0		0		0
Harassment	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Non-Sexual	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Sexual	0		0		0		0		0		0
Medical Examination	0		0		0		1	¹⁰⁰	0		0
Pay (including overtime)	0		0		0		0		0		0
Promotion/Non-Selection	0		0		0		0		0		1	¹⁰⁰
Reassignment	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Denied	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Directed	0		0		0		0		0		0
Reasonable Accommodation	0		0		0		0		0		0
Reinstatement	0		0		0		0		0		0
Termination	0		0		0		0		0		0
Terms/Conditions of Employment	0		0		0		0		0		0
Time and Attendance	0		0		0		1	¹⁰⁰	0		0
Training	0		0		0		0		0		0
Other	0		0		0		0		0		0
1. Job Classified	0		0		0		0		0		0
2. Denied Housing at Post	0		0		0		0		0		0
3. Selected out of Foreign Service	0		0		0		0		0		0
4. Non-EEO issue	0		0		0		0		0		0
5. Adverse Action	0		0		0		0		0		0
6. Denied Information	0		0		0		0		0		0

*Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple issues. The sum of the issues may not equal total complaints and findings. Return to Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Issue Table.

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(k)	Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaints Pending from Previous Fiscal Years by Status	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Total Complaints from previous fiscal years	118	93	101*	77	77
Total Complainants	117	90	97	72	75
Investigation	2	11	40	37	40
Hearing	54	18	9	26	33
Final Agency Action	10	8	13	10	6
Appeal with EEOC Office of Federal Operations	9	12	1	21	21

*Total number includes two complaints against the Office of Civil Rights. Return to Total Complaints from Fiscal Years table.

29 C.F.R. § 1614.704(l)	Comparative Data Previous Fiscal Year Data 29 C.F.R. § 1614.705
Complaint Investigations	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Number Pending Completion of Investigation	58	81	40	55	26
Pending Investigations Over Required Timeframes	16	39	25	25	8
Amendments or authorized extensions	7	18	13	13	4

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