The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Permanent Workforce: 9,674 Temporary Workforce: 247 Total Workforce: 9,921

Workforce Composition

Employee Pool Total # Men Women Hispanics Whites Blacks Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders American Indians/ Alaskan Natives Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Work Force 9,674 39.79% 60.21% 7.17% 50.58% 36.93% 4.24% 1.08% 1.33%
Major Occupations:
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 1,456 44.09% 55.91% 7.62% 51.24% 37.02% 3.43% 0.69% 0.82%
Management and Program Analysis 542 33.39% 66.61% 4.24% 43.73% 48.34% 2.95% 0.74% 1.66%
General Business and Industry 3,027 38.49% 61.51% 7.83% 56.13% 31.62% 2.84% 1.59% 0.99%
GS-14 and GS-15* 2,369 54.28% 45.72% 5.70% 59.52% 30.52% 3.55% 0.72% 0.72%
Senior Pay Level* 227 64.76% 35.24% 5.29% 70.93% 19.82% 3.52% 0.44% 1.76%
First-Level Officials/Managers 3 33.33% 66.67% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 718 52.65% 47.35% 8.64% 59.89% 27.58% 3.34% 0.56% 0.28%
Senior-Level Officials/Managers 718 62.12% 37.88% 5.15% 62.53% 27.99% 3.06% 1.25% 1.11%
Unclassified Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    Of the 156 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, HUD timely processed 62.8%.

  2. Issues and Bases of Complaints Filed

    Of the 105 complaints filed at HUD, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Harassment - Non-Sexual; (2) Promotion/Non-Selection; and (3) Evaluation/Appraisal. The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Sex - Female.

  3. Complaint Processing Times

    HUD's average time for completing an investigation was 309 days. The government-wide average was 237 days in FY 2005.

    HUD's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 809 days in FY 2004 to 520 days in FY 2005. The government-wide average was 411 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    HUD had a total of 147 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with 5 pending acknowledgment; 48 pending investigation for an average of 196 days; and 24 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 453 days.

  5. Costs

    HUD made no payments in FY 2005 for pre-complaint settlements with benefits. HUD expended a total of $242,862 for 106 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $2,291.

    HUD agreed to pay a total of $770,963 for 34 complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $22,675.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2005

Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 126 30 156
Settlements 6 4.8% 4 13.3% 10 6.4%
No Complaints Filed 27 21.4% 18 60% 45 28.9%
Complaints Filed* 88 56.4%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 13 8.3%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2005 where counseling was also completed during FY 2005.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution

Counselings / Complaints

ADR Offers*

 ADR Participation*
# # % # %
FY 2004 Completed/Ended Counselings 154 150 97.4% 37 24%
FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings 156 152 97.4% 32 20.5%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 1.3% 1.3% -13.5%
FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** 358 26 7.3% 17 4.8%
FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** 295 32 10.9% 25 8.5%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -17.6% 23.1% 47.1%

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FYs 2004-2005.

**Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.

Timeliness

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2004 APD* FY 2005 APD % Change
All Completed/Ended Counselings (minus remands) 156 98 62.8%
All Investigations 106 16 15.1% 385.1 308.6 -19.9%
All Complaint Closures 148 809.4 519.8 -35.8%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 45 17 37.8% 1,297.4 669.8 -48.4%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 31 481.9 167.9 -65.2%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2005

Complaint Outcomes Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 105
Total Closures 148
Settlements 33 22.3%
Withdrawals 8 5.4%
Total Final Agency Actions 107 72.3% 76 71% 31 29% 0 0%
Dismissals 31 29% 31 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 76 71% 45 59.2% 31 40.8% 0 0%
Finding Discrimination 1 1.3% 0 0% 1 100% 0 0%
Finding No Discrimination 75 98.7% 45 60% 30 40% 0 0%

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