The QEP promotes the rigorous implementation of quality investigations and conciliations with progress goals established for each year of the Plan. There is so much to say about the collective work of the team at Facilities and Operations since the start of the pandemic, but what stands out above all is the nimbleness and unwavering dedication of our staff. Dolgencorp., LLC d/b/a Dollar General, No. Our subscription model has seen an encouraging response from many of you, who have subscribed to our online content. Fiscal Year 2020 Results Hillenbrand's revenue of $2.52 billion for fiscal 2020 increased 39%. The EEOC plays a critical role in demonstrating the value of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The transition to electronic records also benefits the EEOC’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program, which manages agency records disclosure pursuant to the FOIA’s statutory mandate. An internal work group reviewed the EEOC’s guidance and technical assistance documents with these criteria in mind and identified candidates for updating or rescission. During the fiscal year, to ensure that 60 percent of federal agencies substantially implemented agency recommendations in program evaluation reports, the EEOC reviewed compliance and recorded successful completion of targets based on prior recommendations. 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EEOC began implementation of surveys to measure the quality of the customer experience and usefulness of EEOC’s digital services. The EEOC also produced a weeklong virtual event in support of the White House Initiative on HBCU’s including the complete buildout of the Commission’s presence on the host platform, the production of videos to be shared during the event, the creation of promotional media, and the creation and daily production of a standalone platform to be linked to the event’s host platform. Moreover, the program continues to receive overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants. The EEOC’s final FY 2020 Operating Plan was approved by the Chair on January 31, 2020. The agency’s private and state and local sector, federal sector, and litigation program require accurate enforcement data, as well as reliable financial and human resources information, to assess the EEOC’s operations and performance results and make sound management decisions. Results show that the respondent participation rate was 31.7 percent in fiscal year 2020, achieving a 3.3 percent increase in the rate of participation from fiscal year 2019, which was 30.7 percent. Additionally, this measure development and testing work can be conducted using current resources. In fiscal year 2020, the EEOC also implemented two additional social media campaigns to increase access to information in at least two priority areas. Subsequent to the publication of the AFR, EEOC determined that the target for performance measure three, which was included in the measures that were partially met in the AFR, was actually fully met in fiscal year 2020. Each year through 2022, the EEOC reports on its efforts to identify and resolve systemic discrimination. The agency is taking steps to reduce its FOIA inventory and has instituted inventory reduction goals in appropriate performance plans to drive accountability. 84 Federal Register 67683 (Dec. 11, 2019), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Conciliation Process. Strategy II.A.4/II.B.5: Increase the knowledge of targeted audiences through focused, innovative collaborations with internal and external stakeholders. Therefore, in fiscal year 2020, the EEOC met or exceeded the targets for 10 performance measures and partially met the targets for two performance measures. The EEOC’s success rate in fiscal year 2020 is the highest success rate on record. January 2020 Financial Plan, Fiscal Years 2020-2024 Release date: January 16, 2020 Additionally, the agency planned for the eventual return to our office space across the country. This comparative data is part of the Task Force’s evaluation of the agency’s efforts to reach and serve vulnerable worker populations. A rolling comparison for fiscal year 2020 was scheduled to be conducted. 1 Summary U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Component responsible for securing U.S. borders, apprehended 2.8 million aliens between ports of entry along the Southwest Border between Fiscal Year … February 1, 2019. The fiscal year 2020 target for Performance Measure 7 was to conduct a program evaluation on the impact of these significant partnerships on employment in defined areas and adjust the baseline, as needed. Number of charges that led to a resolution that discrimination had occurred or for which mediation led to some form of relief being provided; and. In fiscal year 2020, agency offices conducted 422 outreach events directed toward small businesses, reaching 18,393 small business representatives. Beginning in fiscal year 2018, the EEOC revamped and upgraded the agency’s data analytics capabilities. The court then found that the charging party’s intake questionnaire “easily satisfied” the minimal requirements of 29 C.F.R. The study is divided into two phases. Digital Editor. Of these portal inquiries, 30,294 were formalized into charges of discrimination (which was in line with the 30,759 portal inquiries in fiscal year 2019). In EEOC v. Tucoemas Federal Credit Union, No. The agency reordered its priorities and produced or updated at least two additional resource or guidance documents. All other options require extensive new data collection. . Phone deployments, including delivering physical phones as offices reopen, will be completed in fiscal year 2021. Issues identified by EEOC’s accessibility coordinator were reported to Microsoft’s Disability Answer Desk and, as a result, Microsoft produced a revised guide that is fully accessible and now available to the federal community. Action plans, as necessary Vice Chair of the Digest of EEO law fiscal... 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