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Figure 1. Number of Board EEO complaints filed by fiscal year (FY 2018–22)
Year Annual number of formal complaints
2018 4
2019 8
2020 5
2021 6
2022 8
Note: Horizontal dashed line marked at 6.2 represents the 5-year average number of complaints.
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Figure 2. Total number of Board EEO complaints by basis (FY 2018-22)
Basis Total number of Board EEO complaints (FY 2018-22)
Reprisal 19
Race 14
Sex 14
Age 11
Religion 5
National Origin 4
Disability 3
Color, Equal Pay Act, or Genetic Information 3
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Figure 3. Total number of Board EEO complaints by issue (FY 2018–22)
Issue Total number of Board EEO complaints (FY 2017-21)
Non-sexual Harassment 11
Promotion/Nonselection 9
Evaluation Appraisal 7
Reasonable Accommodation 7
Terms/Conditions of employment 5
All Other Issues (e.g., Adverse Action, Discipline, Sexual Harassment) 19
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Figure 4. Percentage of EEO counseling resolutions by fiscal year (FY 2018–22)
Year Percent of Pre-complaints settled
2018 73
2019 65
2020 17
2021 14
2022 29
Note: Horizontal dashed line marked at 36% represents the (Benchmark) government-wide 2018 non-ADR settlement rate.
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Figure 5. EEO investigation processing time of pending complaints in calendar days by fiscal year (FY 2018–22)
Fiscal Year Annual Average Investigation Processing Time
2018 184
2019 253
2020 219
2021 239
2022 178
Horizontal dashed line marked at 180 calendar days represents the (Benchmark) statutory timeframe.
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Last Update: April 04, 2023