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Figure 1. Number of Board EEO complaints filed by fiscal year (FY 2019–23)

Year	Annual number of formal complaints
2019	7
2020	5
2021	6
2022	8
2023	6

Note: Horizontal dashed line at 6.4 shows the 5-year average number of formal complaints.

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Figure 2. Total number of Board EEO complaints by basis (FY 2019-23)

Basis	Total number of Board EEO complaints (FY 2019-23)
Reprisal	19
Race	16
Sex	16
Age	11
Religion	9
Disability	6
Color	3
National origin	3
Equal Pay Act	2
Genetic information	0

Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple bases, so the sum of the bases may exceed the total complaints filed.

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Figure 3. Total number of Board EEO complaints by issue (FY 2019–23)

Issue	Total number of Board EEO complaints (FY 2019-23)
Non-sexual harassment	15
Promotion/nonselection	11
Evaluation appraisal	7
Terms/conditions of employment	8
Reasonable accommodation	9
Assignment of duties	6
Termination	6
All other issues*	22

Note: Complaints can be filed alleging multiple issues (e.g, adverse action and discipline), so the sum of the issues may exceed the total complaints filed.

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Figure 4. EEO investigation processing time of pending complaints in calendar days by fiscal year (FY 2019–23)

Fiscal Year	Annual average investigation processing time
2019	253
2020	219
2021	239
2022	178
2023	172

Note: Horizontal dashed line marked at 180 calendar days represents the (Benchmark) regulatory timeframe.

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

No FEAR Act Annual Report

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Figure 1. Number of Board EEO complaints filed by fiscal year (FY 2019–23)

Figure 2. Total number of Board EEO complaints by basis (FY 2019-23)

Figure 3. Total number of Board EEO complaints by issue (FY 2019–23)

Figure 4. EEO investigation processing time of pending complaints in calendar days by fiscal year (FY 2019–23)