Equal Employment Opportunity Data 

Posted 

Pursuant to the No Fear Act: 

FSIS (and below) 

For 4th Quarter 2019 for period ending September 30, 2019 

Complaint Activity 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

2019Thru09-30 

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

Number of Complaints Filed 60 62 68 58 54 58 

Number of Complainants 56 61 67 58 54 56 

Repeat Filers 4 1 1 0 0 2 

Complaints by Basis 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

2019Thru09-

30 

Note: Complaints can be filed 

alleging multiple bases.The sum 

of the bases may not equal total 

complaints filed. 

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

Race 33 27 28 31 23 23 

Color 20 15 4 12 11 12 

Religion 4 6 4 8 3 8 

Reprisal 34 34 33 32 29 41 

Sex 33 20 28 20 17 24 

PDA 2 0 0 0 1 1 
 

 

National Origin 11 12 4 10 7 12 

Equal Pay Act 1 0 1 1 0 2 

Age 26 24 24 20 19 18 

Disability 18 19 23 21 21 23 

Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Non-EEO 11 10 8 7 0 5 

Complaints by Issue 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

2019Thru09-

30 

Note: Complaints can be filed 

alleging multiple bases.The sum 

of the bases may not equal total 

complaints filed. 

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

Appointment/Hire 3 4 1 0 0 0 

Assignment of Duties 12 10 6 4 2 4 

Awards 2 1 2 0 1 2 

Conversion to Full Time/Perm 

Status 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Disciplinary Action 

Demotion 

Reprimand 

Suspension 

Removal 

Other 

0 

6 

5 

2 

0 

0 

6 

11 

2 

0 

0 

5 

9 

1 

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1 

4 

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0 

0 

5 

8 

5 

0 

Duty Hours 5 3 4 2 0 0 

Perf. Eval./ Appraisal 11 9 9 5 10 5 

Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Harassment 

Non-Sexual 33 37 35 40 35 38 
 

Sexual 0 3 5 4 3 1 

Medical Examination 2 2 0 1 0 1 

Pay including overtime 6 3 5 3 0 1 

Promotion/Non-Selection 13 16 18 11 6 13 

Reassignment 

Denied 

Directed 

0 

10 

1 

9 

1 

1 

4 

2 

1 

6 

0 

7 

Reasonable Accommodation 

Disability 6 10 5 5 10 11 

Reinstatement 0 0 1 0 0 0 

Religious Accommodation 0 0 0 2 1 0 

Retirement 0 1 1 0 1 1 

Sex-Stereotyping 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Telework 0 0 3 4 2 3 

Termination 3 9 4 5 7 4 

Terms/Conditions of Employment 18 16 10 13 6 17 

Time and Attendance 8 13 5 8 11 17 

Training 5 1 3 4 2 1 

Other 

User Defined - Other 1 

User Defined - Other 2 

User Defined - Other 3 

User Defined - Other 4 

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0 

0 

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Processing Time 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2019Thru09-

30 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

Complaints pending during fiscal year 

Average number of 

days in investigation 199.21 200.44 221.95 151.73 170.53 199.08 

Average number of 

days in final action 275.06 95.67 59.27 77.59 41.76 41.21 

Complaint pending during fiscal year where hearing was requested 

Average number of 

days in investigation 203.73 178.12 208.60 161.00 181.53 208.90 

Average number of 

days in final action 339.00 120.18 61.92 49.77 25.00 30.13 

Complaint pending during fiscal year where hearing was not requested 

Average number of 

days in investigation 193.35 227.54 240.50 137.82 151.55 185.52 

Average number of 

days in final action 135.19 81.47 57.24 100.19 51.19 54.00 

Complaints Dismissed by 

Agency 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2019Thru09-

30 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

Total Complaints Dismissed by 

Agency 6 8 7 9 9 5 

Average days pending prior to 

dismissal 77 92 80 99 15 15 

Complaints Withdrawn by Complainants 

Total Complaints Withdrawn by 

Complainants 6 5 6 4 3 6 
 

Total Final Agency 

Actions Finding 

Discrimination 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2019Thru09-

30 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

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

Total Number Findings 0 1 0 1 0 0 

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

With Hearing 0 0 1 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 0 

Findings of 

Discrimination Rendered 

by Basis 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2019Thru09-

30 Note: Complaints can be 

filed alleging multiple 

bases.The sum of the bases 

may not equal total 

complaints and findings. 

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

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

Total Number Findings 5 1 0 1 0 0 

Race 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 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 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

PDA 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 4 80 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

Non-EEO 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Findings After Hearing 0 1 0 1 0 0 

Race 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 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 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

PDA 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 1 100 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 

Findings Without Hearing 5 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 

PDA 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 4 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
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Non-EEO 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Findings of 

Discrimination Rendered 

by Issue 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2019Thru09-

30 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

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

Total Number Findings 5 1 0 1 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 1 100 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 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 

Non-Sexual 1 20 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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 

Denied 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 3 60 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 2 40 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 0 

Terms/Conditions of 

Employment 1 20 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 - User Define 

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 1 0 1 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 1 100 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 

 

 

 
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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 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 

Non-Sexual 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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 

Denied 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 1 100 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 - User Define 

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 5 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 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 

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Non-Sexual 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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 

Denied 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 3 60 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 2 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Terms/Conditions of 

Employment 1 20 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 - User Define 

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 
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Pending Complaints Filed in 

Previous Fiscal Years by Status 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2019Thru09-

30 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

Total complaints from previous 

Fiscal Years 37 41 28 30 39 48 

Total Complainants 35 40 27 29 38 43 

Number complaints pending 

Investigation 2 0 0 0 0 1 

ROI issued, pending 

Complainant's action 0 1 1 0 0 0 

Hearing 32 36 23 30 36 40 

Final Agency Action 2 5 4 0 3 6 

Appeal with EEOC Office of 

Federal Operations 9 19 39 52 64 69 

Complaint Investigations 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 2019Thru09-

30 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 

Pending Complaints Where 

Investigations Exceed Required 

Time Frames 

1 0 0 0 3 0