Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted 

Pursuant to the No FEAR Act: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:FWS (includes sub-level offices) 

For 1st Quarter 2024 for period ending December 31, 2023 

Part 1 Complaint Activity 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

2024 Thru 12-31 

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

Number of Complaints Filed 22 24 24 33 30 9 

Number of Complainants 22 24 24 33 30 8 

Repeat Filers 0 0 0 0 0 1 

Part 2 Complaints by Basis Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

2024 Thru 

12-31 Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases. The 

sum of the bases may not equal total complaints filed. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

Race 2 8 8 7 8 3 

Color 0 0 2 5 2 1 

Religion 0 0 1 3 3 0 

Reprisal 15 9 17 17 16 6 

Sex 5 10 13 12 7 4 

PDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 

National Origin 0 0 2 2 3 5 

Equal Pay Act 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Age 8 8 3 7 8 4 

Disability 10 11 9 11 11 2 

Genetics 0 0 0 1 0 0 

Non-EEO 1 0 1 0 0 1 
Part 3 Complaints By Issue Comparative Data 

Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases. 

The sum of the bases may not equal total complaints filed. 

Starting in FY2022, issues marked with: 

* are reported under Other Terms / Conditions of Employment. 

** are reported under Other Disciplinary Actions. 

The reporting of Reassignment Claims has been changed from two separate Denied and 

Directed rows to one combined row: the first row now accommodates both "Reassignment: 

Denied/Directed" and the second row has been deprecated for the current FY starting in 

FY2023. 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

2024 Thru 

12-31 

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

Appointment/Hire 1 4 1 1 3 0 

Assignment of Duties* 0 1 4 4 0 0 

Awards 0 0 1 0 0 0 

Conversion to Full Time/Perm Status* 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Disciplinary Action

 Demotion 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reprimand** 1 2 2 0 0 0 

Suspension 0 1 6 4 0 1 

Removal 2 1 0 0 0 0 

Other Disciplinary Actions** 0 1 0 0 3 1 

Other 2** 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Duty Hours* 0 0 0 2 0 0 

Perf. Eval./ Appraisal 1 1 2 0 2 2 

Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Harassment

 Non-Sexual 13 14 14 17 22 7

 Sexual 1 0 0 1 0 0 

Medical Examination 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Pay including overtime 0 0 0 2 0 1 

Promotion/Non-Selection 1 2 2 9 6 2 

Reassignment

 Reassignment: Denied/Directed 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Directed 1 1 0 0 0 0 

Reasonable Accommodation Disability 2 1 4 5 5 1 

Reinstatement* 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Religious Accommodation 0 0 0 1 0 0 

Retirement* 0 1 0 1 0 0 

Sex-Stereotyping 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Telework 0 0 0 0 1 0 

Termination 2 1 1 2 2 2 

Terms/Conditions of Employment* 1 3 3 2 0 0 

Time and Attendance 0 0 0 0 2 1 

Training 0 1 0 2 5 1

Other Terms/Conditions of Employment* 0 0 0 0 9 2 

User Defined - Other 1* 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 2* 0 0 0 0 0 0

 User Defined - Other 3* 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 4* 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 

Part 4 Processing Time 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

2024 Thru 12-31 

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

Complaints pending during fiscal year 

Average number of days in investigation 205.19 173.91 148.07 176.25 187.76 164.25 

Average number of days in final action 37.85 109.75 64.82 40.71 106.5 122.67 

Complaints pending during fiscal year where hearing was requested 

Average number of days in investigation 209.22 204.1 153.44 193.22 209 165.00 

Average number of days in final action 23.43 65.33 19 15.78 39.5 10.75 

Complaints pending during fiscal year where hearing was not requested 

Average number of days in investigation 207.33 139.18 144.00 165.5 157.43 162.00 

Average number of days in final action 49.4 136.4 92.8 56.17 140 346.50 

Part 5 Complaints Dismissed by Agency 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

2024 Thru 12-31 

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

Part 5 Complaints Dismissed by Agency 1 4 3 2 0 1 

Average days pending prior to dismissal 166 188.25 71 260 0 44.00 

Complaints Withdrawn by Complainants 

Total Complaints Withdrawn by Complainants 2 0 1 0 3 0 

Part 6 Total Final Agency Actions Finding Discrimination 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2024 Thru 

12-31 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

# % # % # % # % # % # % 

Total Number Findings 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Without Hearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

With Hearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Part 7 Finding of Discrimination Rendered by 

Basis 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2024 Thru 

12-31 Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple 

bases. The sum of the bases may not equal total 

complaints and findings. 

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

# % # % # % # % # % # % 

Total Number Findings 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Race 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Color 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Religion 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Reprisal 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Sex 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

PDA 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

National Origin 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Equal Pay Act 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Age 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Disability 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Genetics 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Non-EEO 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 
Findings After Hearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Race 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Color 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Religion 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Reprisal 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Sex 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

PDA 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

National Origin 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Equal Pay Act 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Age 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Disability 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Genetics 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Non-EEO 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Finding Without Hearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Race 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 
Color 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Religion 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Reprisal 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Sex 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

PDA 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

National Origin 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Equal Pay Act 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Age 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Disability 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Genetics 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 

Non-EEO 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 
Starting in FY2022, issues marked with: 

* are reported under Other Terms / Conditions of Employment. 

** are reported under Other Disciplinary Actions. 

The reporting of Reassignment Claims has been changed from two separate Denied and Directed rows to one combined row: the first row now accommodates both "Reassignment: 

Denied/Directed" and the second row has been deprecated for the current FY starting in FY2023. 

Part 8 Finding of Discrimination Rendered by Issue 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2024 Thru 12-

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 31

# % # % # % # % # % # % 

Total Number Findings 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Appointment/Hire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Assignment of Duties* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Awards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Conversion to Full Time/Perm Status* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Disciplinary Action 

Demotion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reprimand** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Suspension 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Removal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Disciplinary Actions** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other 2** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Duty Hours* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Perf. Eval. / Appraisal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Harassment 

Sexual 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Non-Sexual 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Medical Examination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Pay including overtime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Promotion/Non-Selection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reassignment 

Reassignment: Denied/Directed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Directed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reasonable Accommodation Disability 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reinstatement* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Religious Accommodation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Retirement* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Sex-Stereotyping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Telework 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Termination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Terms/Conditions of Employment* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Time and Attendance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Terms/Conditions of Employment* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 1* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 2* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 3* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 4* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Findings After Hearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Appointment/Hire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Assignment of Duties* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Awards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Conversion to Full Time/Perm Status* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Disciplinary Action 

Demotion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reprimand** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Suspension 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Removal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Disciplinary Actions** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other 2** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Duty Hours* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Perf. Eval. / Appraisal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Harassment 

Sexual 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Non-Sexual 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Medical Examination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Pay including overtime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Promotion/Non-Selection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reassignment 

Reassignment: Denied/Directed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Directed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reasonable Accommodation Disability 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reinstatement* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Religious Accommodation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Retirement* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Sex-Stereotyping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Telework 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Termination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Terms/Conditions of Employment* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Time and Attendance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Terms/Conditions of Employment* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 1* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 2* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 3* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 4* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Findings Without Hearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Appointment/Hire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Assignment of Duties* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Awards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Conversion to Full Time/Perm Status* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Disciplinary Action 

Demotion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reprimand** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Suspension 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Removal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Disciplinary Actions** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other 2** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Duty Hours* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Perf. Eval. / Appraisal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Harassment 

Sexual 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Non-Sexual 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Medical Examination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Pay including overtime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Promotion/Non-Selection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reassignment 

Reassignment: Denied/Directed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Directed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reasonable Accommodation Disability 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reinstatement* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Religious Accommodation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Retirement* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Sex-Stereotyping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Telework 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Termination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Terms/Conditions of Employment* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Time and Attendance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Terms/Conditions of Employment* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 1* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 2* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 3* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

User Defined - Other 4* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Part 9 Complaints Pending from Previous Fiscal Years By Status 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2024 Thru 

12-31 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

Total complaints from previous Fiscal Years 16 14 10 9 23 37 

Total Complainants 16 14 10 9 21 36 

Number complaints pending 

Investigation 0 0 0 0 0 7 

ROI issued, pending Complainant's action 0 0 0 0 6 7 

Hearing 16 12 10 8 14 17 

Final Agency Action 0 2 0 0 9 12 

Appeal with EEOC Office of Federal Operations 2 2 3 7 4 7 

Part 10 Complaint Investigations 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2024 Thru 

12-31 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

Pending Complaints Where Investigations Exceed Required Time Frames 0 0 0 0 0 0