The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Permanent Workforce: 101,413 Temporary Workforce: 2,685 Total Workforce: 104,098

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 101,413 60.20% 39.80% 8.69% 70.18% 17.47% 2.83% 0.82% 0.39%
Major Occupations:
Correctional Officer 15,565 86.39% 13.61% 12.78% 60.64% 23.84% 1.40% 1.34% 0.22%
General Attorney 9,195 62.74% 37.26% 4.90% 83.88% 7.21% 3.59% 0.41% 0.45%
Criminal Investigating 22,077 84.89% 15.11% 7.99% 82.18% 6.29% 3.03% 0.51% 0.05%
GS-14 and GS-15* 12,075 68.85% 31.15% 5.91% 79.89% 10.51% 3.17% 0.51% 0.41%
Senior Pay Level* 4,314 69.96% 30.04% 5.05% 85.49% 7.00% 2.02% 0.44% 0.25%
First-Level Officials/Managers 4,050 61.83% 38.17% 10.69% 63.80% 21.88% 2.10% 1.48% 0.30%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 6,519 72.28% 27.72% 7.98% 76.42% 12.20% 2.39% 0.78% 0.31%
Senior-Level Officials/Managers 3,853 72.98% 27.02% 5.11% 83.18% 9.06% 2.10% 0.44% 0.36%
Unclassified Managers 4,492 90.00% 10.00% 9.31% 71.08% 17.03% 1.02% 1.56% 0.18%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    Of the 1,901 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, DOJ timely processed 96.2%.

  2. Issues and Bases of Complaints Filed

    Of the 680 complaints filed at DOJ, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Harassment - Non-Sexual; (2) Promotion/Non-Selection; and (3) Terms/Conditions of Employment. The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Sex - Female; and (3) Race - Black.

  3. Complaint Processing Times

    DOJ's average time for completing an investigation was 263 days. The government-wide average was 237 days in FY 2005.

    DOJ's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 565 days in FY 2004 to 254 days in FY 2005. The government-wide average was 411 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    DOJ had a total of 609 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with 45 pending acknowledgment; 195 pending investigation for an average of 171 days; and 152 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 405 days.

  5. Costs

    DOJ agreed to pay $22,180 for 156 pre-complaint settlements, of which 4 were monetary settlements averaging $5,545. DOJ expended a total of $1,662,663 for 411 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $4,045.

    DOJ agreed to pay a total of $576,424 for 156 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 $3,695.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2005

Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 1,825 77 1,902
Settlements 114 6.2% 42 54.6% 156 8.2%
No Complaints Filed 900 49.3% 15 19.5% 915 48.1%
Complaints Filed* 619 32.5%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 212 11.2%

*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 1,835 793 43.2% 84 4.6%
FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings 1,902 749 39.4% 73 3.8%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -3.7% -5.5% -13.1%
FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** 1,850 206 11.1% 26 1.4%
FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** 1,533 190 12.4% 26 1.7%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -17.1% -7.8% 0%

*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) 1,901 1,829 96.2%
All Investigations 411 233 56.7% 266.4 262.5 -1.5%
All Complaint Closures 924 564.6 253.7 -55.1%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 401 220 54.9% 939.8 250.7 -73.3%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 201 291.5 65.9 -77.4%

*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 680
Total Closures 924
Settlements 144 15.6%
Withdrawals 39 4.2%
Total Final Agency Actions 741 80.2% 602 81.2% 137 18.5% 2 0.3%
Dismissals 212 28.6% 201 94.8% 11 5.2% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 529 71.4% 401 75.8% 126 23.8% 2 0.4%
Finding Discrimination 14 2.6% 4 28.6% 8 57.1% 2 14.3%
Finding No Discrimination 515 97.4% 397 77.1% 118 22.9% 0 0%

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