Return to Home Page| Permanent Workforce: 15,436 | Temporary Workforce: 377 | Total Workforce: 15,814 |
| Employee Pool | Total # | Men | Women | Hispanics | Whites | Blacks | Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders | American Indians / Alaskan Natives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Workforce | 15,436 | 49.64% | 50.36% | 6.96% | 64.47% | 23.61% | 4.23% | 0.7% |
| Major Occupations | ||||||||
| Economist | 1,331 | 63.86% | 36.14% | 3.23% | 80.02% | 12.25% | 4.28% | 0.23% |
| Industrial Hygiene | 500 | 61% | 39% | 6.6% | 77.4% | 11.6% | 4% | 0.4% |
| Auditing | 222 | 63.96% | 36.04% | 4.5% | 58.11% | 27.03% | 9.91% | 0.45% |
| GS-14 and GS-15* | 2,353 | 60.48% | 39.52% | 4.59% | 77.22% | 14.28% | 3.19% | 0.72% |
| Senior Pay Level* | 250 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 4.4% | 83.2% | 9.2% | 2.8% | 0.4% |
| First-Level Officials/Managers | 93 | 24.73% | 75.27% | 5.38% | 56.99% | 39.78% | 1.08% | 0% |
| Mid-Level Officials/Managers | 1,640 | 65.79% | 34.21% | 6.22% | 74.57% | 16.04% | 2.13% | 1.04% |
| Senior Level Officials/Managers | 886 | 65.35% | 34.65% | 3.72% | 83.52% | 13.88% | 1.92% | 0.34% |
*Does not include pay-banded employees
Employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.99% of the total government workforce in FY 2004, and of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, at 2.23%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities. At DOL, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.3% of the total workforce.
There were 221 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). DOL timely processed 93.2% of the total number of counselings. Following counseling, 160 formal complaints of discrimination were filed.
Of DOL's 221 instances of counseling, ADR was offered 100% of the time; the parties elected to participate in 10.9% of the completed counselings; and 36.4% of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.
At the formal complaint phase, DOL offered ADR 29.1% of the time; the parties elected to participate in 12.9% of the complaint workload; and 87.7% of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.
DOL completed 21% of its investigations within the regulatory time frames, with an average processing time of 300 days for all investigations. In most instances, the
regulations require completion of investigations within 180 days. Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority was the only agency to complete 100% of their investigations within the regulatory time frames, with an average processing time of 117 days.
DOL's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 775 days in FY 2003 to 894 days in FY 2004. The government-wide average was 469 days.
DOL had a total of 241 complaints pending at the end of FY 2004, with 14 pending acknowledgment for an average of 17 days; 108 pending investigation for an average of 215 days; and 14 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 502 days.
DOL agreed to pay $16,762 for 4 counseling settlements with benefits, an average $4,190.50 per counseling settled.
DOL agreed to pay a total of $408,169 for 42 complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decision, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with benefits, the average award (including back/front pay, compensatory damages, attorney's fees, and lump sum payments) was $9,718.
DOL expended a total of $192,283 for 70 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $2,747.
| Counseling Outcomes | Completed by EEO Counselor | Completed Using ADR | All Completed Counselings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total Instances of Counseling: | 188 | 33 | 221 | |||
| Settlements | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 12.12% | 4 | 1.81% |
| Withdrawal/no Complaint Filed | 46 | 24.4% | 8 | 24.2% | 54 | 24.43% |
| Complaints Filed* | 153 | 69.23% | ||||
| Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year | 10 | 4.52% | ||||
*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2004 where counseling was also completed during FY 2004.
| Counselings / Complaints | ADR Offers | ADR Participation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | # | % | # | % | |
| FY 2003 Pre-Complaint Counselings | 229 | 238 | 100.00% | 57 | 25.00% |
| FY 2004 Pre-Complaint Counselings | 221 | 241 | 100.00% | 24 | 10.86% |
| Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 | -3.49% | 1.26% | -57.89% | ||
| FY 2003 Complaints* | 473 | 136 | 29.00% | 30 | 6.00% |
| FY 2004 Complaints* | 443 | 129 | 29.12% | 57 | 12.87% |
| Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 | -6.34% | -5.14% | 90.00% | ||
*Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.
| Total # | # Timely | % Timely | FY 2003 APD* | FY 2004 APD | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Counselings (minus remands) | 221 | 206 | 93.21% | |||
| All Investigations | 70 | 15 | 21.42% | 294 | 300 | 2.04% |
| Merit Decisions (no AJ) | 31 | 2 | 6.45% | 969 | 1,187 | 22.49% |
| Dismissal Decisions | 62 | 366 | 373 | 1.91% |
*APD = Average Processing Days
| Complaint Outcomes | Complaint Closures | Final Agency Decision (no AJ decision) | Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) | Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Closures (202) | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
| Settlements | 39 | 19.30% | ||||||
| Withdrawals | 11 | 5.44% | ||||||
| Dismissals | 62 | 30.69% | ||||||
| Merit Decisions | 90 | 44.55% | ||||||
| Finding Discrimination | 3 | 3.33% | 2 | 66.66% | 1 | 33.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finding No Discrimination | 87 | 96.66% | 29 | 33.33% | 58 | 66.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
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