No FEAR Act Quarterly Report: Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four

Quarterly Report

NO FEAR

Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four

Office of Minority and Women Inclusion 
No FEAR Act Quarterly Report: Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four 1

Introduction

The mission of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is to 

promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets 

through sound regulation.

The CFTC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion leads the CFTC’s civil 

rights, equal employment opportunity, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and 

accessibility programs.
No FEAR Act Quarterly Report: Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four 2

Background The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 

FEAR Act), Public Law 107-174, went into effect

on October 1, 2003. The Act requires that federal

agencies be accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws 

and post quarterly on its public website certain 

statistical data relating to federal sector Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints filed

with the agency.

This report includes the data required for the 

CFTC’s Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four report. 
No FEAR Act Quarterly Report: Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four 3

Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Data

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

For 4th Quarter 2023 for period ending September 30, 2023

TABLE 1: COMPLAINT ACTIVITY

Complaint 

Activity

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

thru

9-30

Number of 

complaintsfiled

4 5 5 6 1 3

Number of 

complainants

4 5 3 5 1 3

Repeat Filers 0 1 1 1 0 0

TABLE 2: COMPLAINTS BY BASIS* 

Complaints 

by Basis

Race

2018

2

2019

2

2020

2

2021

5

2022

0

2023

thru

9-30

1

Color 1 1 1 2 0 0

Religion 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reprisal 2 3 3 5 1 3

Sex 1 1 1 2 0 0

Pregnancy 0 0 0 0 0 0

National

Origin

0 1 1 0 0 0

Equal Pay 

Act

0 0 0 0 0 0

Age 2 3 3 3 0 1

Disability 1 0 0 1 0 2

Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0

Non-EEO 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases. The sum of the bases may not equal total

complaints filed.
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TABLE 3: COMPLAINTS BY ISSUE

Complaints by 

Issue

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

thru

Appointment/Hire 0 0 0 2 1

9-30

1

Assignment of 

Duties

0 0 0 2 0 0

Awards 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conversion to Full

Time/Perm Status

0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionDemotion

0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionReprimand

0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionSuspension

0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionRemoval

0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionOther

0 0 0 0 0 0

Duty Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0

Performance 

Evaluation/Appraisal

2 0 1 1 0 0

Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0

Harassment- NonSexual

1 5 2 2 0 1

Harassment-Sexual 0 0 0 0 0 0

Medical 

Examination

0 0 0 0 0 0

Pay (including 

overtime)

0 0 0 2 0 0

Promotion/NonSelection

0 0 1 2 1 0

ReassignmentDenied

0 0 0 0 0 0

ReassignmentDirected

0 0 1 0 0 0

Reasonable 

AccommodationDisability

1 0 0 0 0 2

Reinstatement 0 0 0 0 0 0

Religious 

Accommodation

0 0 0 0 0 0

Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sex Stereotyping 0 1 0 0 0 0
No FEAR Act Quarterly Report: Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four 5

Complaints by 

Issue (cont’d)

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 

thru 

9-30

Telework 0 0 0 0 0 0

Termination 0 0 0 1 0 0

Terms/Conditions

of Employment

0 0 0 1 0 0

Time and 

Attendance

0 0 0 0 0 0

Training 0 0 0 1 0 0

Other 

Terms/Conditions 

of Employment

0 0 0 0 0 1

TABLE 4: PROCESSING TIME (FOR COMPLAINTS PENDING DURING THE FISCAL YEAR) 

Processing 

Time

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

thru

9-30

Average 

number of days 

in investigation

149 33 117 152.6 164.33 0 204.00

Average 

number of days

in final action

0 0 0 0 0 48.50

TABLE 5: PROCESSING TIME (FOR COMPLAINTS PENDING DURING FISCAL YEAR WHERE HEARING WAS REQUESTED) 

Processing 

Time

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

thru

9-30

Average 

number of days 

in investigation

156 45 167 135.33 140.14 0

Average 

number of days

in final action

0 0 0 0 0 37.00

TABLE 6: PROCESSING TIME (FOR COMPLAINTS DURING FISCAL YEAR WHERE HEARING WAS NOT REQUESTED) 

Processing 

Time

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

thru

9-30

Average

number of days 

in investigation

144 45 167 188 162 204.00

Average 

number of days

in final action

0 0 0 0 0 60.00
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TABLE 7: COMPLAINTS DISMISSED BY AGENCY

Agency

Dismissal 

Information

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

thru 9-30 

Complaints 

dismissed by

agency

0 0 0 1 1 0

Average days 

pending prior

to dismissal

0 0 0 262 235 0

Total 

Complaints 

Withdrawn by

Complainants

0 0 0 0 0 0

TABLE 8: TOTAL FINAL AGENCY ACTIONS FINDING DISCRIMINATION

Type of 

Findings

2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020 

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru

9-30

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

Total 

Findings

0 0 0 0 0 0 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

TABLE 9: TOTAL FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED BY BASIS

Basis 2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020 

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru

9-30

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

Total 

findings

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Color 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Religion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reprisal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pregnancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

National 

Origin

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Equal Pay 

Act

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disability 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Non-EEO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No FEAR Act Quarterly Report: Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four 7

TABLE 10: TOTAL FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED AFTER HEARING BY BASIS

Basis 2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020 

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru

9-30

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

Total 

findings

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Color 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Religion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reprisal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pregnancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

National 

Origin

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Equal Pay 

Act

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disability 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

TABLE 11: TOTAL FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED WITHOUT HEARING BY BASIS

Basis 2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020 

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru 

9-30 

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

Total 

findings

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Color 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Religion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reprisal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pregnancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

National 

Origin

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Equal Pay 

Act

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disability 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Non-EEO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No FEAR Act Quarterly Report: Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four 8

TABLE 12: TOTAL FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED BY ISSUE

Issue 2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020 

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru

9-30

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

Total findings 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ActionDemotion0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionReprimand

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionSuspension

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionRemoval0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionOther0 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

Performance 

Evaluation/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

Harassment-NonSexual

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/NonSelection

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ReassignmentDenied0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ReassignmentDirected

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reasonable

AccommodationDisability

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
No FEAR Act Quarterly Report: Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Four 9

Issue 2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020 

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru

9-30

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

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

TABLE 13: TOTAL FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED AFTER HEARING BY ISSUE

Issue 2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020 

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru 

9-30 

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

Total findings 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ActionDemotion

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionReprimand

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionSuspension0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionRemoval

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionOther

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

Performance 

Evaluation/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

Harassment-NonSexual0 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/NonSelection

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ReassignmentDenied

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ReassignmentDirected

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Issue 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023

# % # % # % # % # % thru

9-30 9-30

# % 

thru

Reasonable 

AccommodationDisability

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-Sterotyping 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

TABLE 14: TOTAL FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED WITHOUT HEARING BY ISSUE

Issue 2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru

9-30

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

Total findings 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ActionDemotion0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionReprimand

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionSuspension

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionRemoval0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary ActionOther

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

Performance 

Evaluation/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

Harassment-NonSexual

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Issue 2018 

# 

2018

%

2019 

# 

2019

%

2020 

# 

2020

%

2021 

# 

2021

%

2022 

# 

2022

%

2023

thru

9-30

#

2023

thru

9-30

%

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/Nonselection

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ReassignmentDenied

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ReassignmentDirected

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reasonable

AccommodationDisability

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

TABLE 15: PENDING COMPLAINTS FILED IN PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS BY STATUS

Pending 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 thru

Complaints 9-30

and

Complainants

Total 

complaints 

fromprevious 

fiscal years

4 1 2 8 2 0

Total 

complainants

4 1 2 8 2 0
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TABLE 16: PENDING COMPLAINTS BY STATUS

Complaint 

Status

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 thru

9-30

Investigation 0 0 0 0 0 0

ROI issued, 

pending

complainant’s 

action

0 0 0 0 0 0

Hearing 0 0 0 3 2 0

Final Agency 

Action

0 0 0 1 0 0

Appeal with 

EEOC Office 

of Federal

Operations

0 0 0 0 0 1

TABLE 17: PENDING COMPLAINTS WHERE INVESTIGATION EXCEED REQUIRED TIME FRAMES

Investigations 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 thru

9-30

Number of 

investigations

exceeding 

timeframes

0 0 0 0 0 0
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