Behind Schedule
- June 15, 2004
- Comments
During the 1990s, processing times for discrimination claims ballooned and case backlogs grew rapidly. The increased use of alternative dispute resolution has helped reduce delays and backlogs.
EEOC Hearing Requests
- 1991 - 5,773
- 1999 - 12,637
- 2003 - 9,918
Discrimination Complaints Filed
- 1991 - 17,696
- 1999 - 26,657
- 2002 - 21,945
- 2003 - 20,266
Cases Backlogged at Agencies
- 1991 - 16,964
- 1999 - 35,002
- 2002 - 32,150
Hearing Requests Backlogged at EEOC
- 1991 - 3,147
- 1999 - 12,808
- 2003 - 8,467
Final Agency Decisions
- 1991 - 341 days
- 1998 - 384
- 2002 - 418
- 2003 - 541
EEOC Hearings
- 1991 - 173 days
- 1998 - 320
- 2003 - 421
Appeals to the EEOC Office of Federal Operations:
- 1991 - 109 days
- 1998 - 473
- 2002 - 467
- 2003 - 285
Source: EEOC
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