Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted 

Pursuant to the No Fear Act: 

FSIS (and below) 

For 4th Quarter 2021 for period ending September 30, 2021 

Complaint Activity 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

Number of Complaints Filed 68 58 54 58 55 52 

Number of Complainants 67 58 54 56 53 50 

Repeat Filers 1 0 0 2 2 2 

Complaints by Basis 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 

Note: Complaints can be filed alleging 

multiple bases.The sum of the bases 

may not equal total complaints filed. 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

Race 28 31 23 23 21 19 

Color 4 12 11 12 8 4 

Religion 4 8 3 8 3 0 

Reprisal 33 32 29 41 26 20 

Sex 28 20 17 24 20 14 

PDA 0 0 1 1 0 0 

National Origin 4 10 7 12 11 7 

Equal Pay Act 1 1 0 2 0 0 

Age 24 20 19 18 17 14 

Disability 23 21 21 23 17 22 
Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Non-EEO 8 7 0 5 5 2 

Complaints by Issue Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data 

July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 

Note: Complaints can be filed alleging 

multiple bases.The sum of the bases may 

not equal total complaints filed. 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

Appointment/Hire 1 0 0 0 1 1 

Assignment of Duties 6 4 2 4 6 4 

Awards 2 0 1 2 0 2 

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

Disciplinary Action 

Demotion 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Reprimand 5 7 1 5 6 3 

Suspension 9 8 4 8 6 7 

Removal 1 8 1 5 5 3 

Other 0 0 0 0 2 1 

Duty Hours 4 2 0 0 1 0 

Perf. Eval./ Appraisal 9 5 10 5 5 7 

Examination/Test 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Harassment 

Non-Sexual 35 40 35 38 35 24 

Sexual 5 4 3 1 3 1 

Medical Examination 0 1 0 1 0 0 

Pay including overtime 5 3 0 1 0 1 

Promotion/Non-Selection 18 11 6 13 7 8 

Reassignment 

Denied 1 4 1 0 1 0 

Directed 1 2 6 7 3 6 

Reasonable Accommodation Disability 5 5 10 11 5 10 
 

 

 

 

Reinstatement 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Religious Accommodation 0 2 1 0 0 0 

Retirement 1 0 1 1 1 0 

Sex-Stereotyping 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Telework 3 4 2 3 2 1 

Termination 4 5 7 4 3 2 

Terms/Conditions of Employment 10 13 6 17 8 3 

Time and Attendance 5 8 11 17 9 7 

Training 3 4 2 1 1 1 

Other 

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 

Processing Time 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

Complaints pending during fiscal year 

Average number of days in 

investigation 221.95 151.73 170.53 199.08 209.91 140.28 

Average number of days in 

final action 59.27 77.59 41.76 41.21 30.73 28.02 

Complaint pending during fiscal year where hearing was requested 

Average number of days in 

investigation 208.60 161.00 181.53 208.90 215.32 149.47 

Average number of days in 

final action 61.92 49.77 25.00 30.13 24.81 8.89 

Complaint pending during fiscal year where hearing was not requested 

Average number of days in 

investigation 240.50 137.82 151.55 185.52 191.74 134.54 

Average number of days in 

final action 57.24 100.19 51.19 54.00 37.10 42.38 
 

 

 

 

Complaints Dismissed by Agency 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

Total Complaints Dismissed by Agency 7 9 9 5 14 2 

Average days pending prior to dismissal 80 99 15 15 24 31 

Complaints Withdrawn by Complainants 

Total Complaints Withdrawn by 

Complainants 6 4 3 6 4 4 

Total Final Agency Actions Finding 

Discrimination 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

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

Total Number Findings 0 1 0 0 0 0 

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

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

Findings of Discrimination 

Rendered by Basis 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 Note: Complaints can be filed 

alleging multiple bases.The sum of 

the bases may not equal total 

complaints and findings. 

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

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

Total Number Findings 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Race 0 0 1 100 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 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 

Findings After Hearing 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Race 0 0 1 100 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 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 

Findings Without Hearing 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 

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 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 

Findings of Discrimination 

Rendered by Issue 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

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

Total Number Findings 0 1 0 0 0 0 

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

Assignment of Duties 0 0 1 100 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 

Harassment 

Non-Sexual 0 0 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 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 1 100 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 - 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 0 0 0 

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

Assignment of Duties 0 0 1 100 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 

Harassment 

Non-Sexual 0 0 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 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 1 100 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 - 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 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 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 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 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 - 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 

Pending Complaints Filed in Previous 

Fiscal Years by Status 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

Total complaints from previous Fiscal 

Years 28 30 39 48 39 28 

Total Complainants 27 29 38 43 35 26 

Number complaints pending 

Investigation 0 0 0 1 1 0 

ROI issued, pending Complainant's 

action 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Hearing 23 30 36 40 35 26 

Final Agency Action 4 0 3 6 4 2 

Appeal with EEOC Office of 

Federal Operations 39 52 64 69 81 7 

Complaint Investigations 

Comparative Data 

Previous Fiscal Year Data July 2021 

Thru 

September 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 

Pending Complaints Where Investigations 

Exceed Required Time Frames 0 0 3 0 0 0