Case Processing - FY 97

 

Our number of new complaints filed remained constant with the previous year. For the fourth year in a row we resolved more cases than we received, which allowed us to further reduce our case inventory.

Employment complaints continued to be the largest area of complaints received, 86.3%. Disability is the most-frequently named basis, or reason, for discrimination. It was named in 38% of the year's newly-filed complaints. This was followed by sex, 36.7%, and race, 24%.

However, in the housing complaints, race was the most-frequently named basis, 46%, followed by disability, 31% and familial status, 26.5%.

 

Complaints Filed/Resolutions

Year Complaints Filed Resolutions
92 1562 1362
93 1826 1689
94 2038 2087
95 2274 2434
96 2172 2298
97 2171 2202

 

 

Complaints Filed, by Area

Area # %
Employment 1,874 86.3%
Public Accommodations 152 7.0%
Housing 113 5.2%
Education 26 1.2%
Credit 6 .3%

 

 

Complaints Filed, by Basis

 

Basis # %
Disability 839 38.6%
Sex 796 36.7%
Race 522 24.0%
Age 404 18.6%
Retaliation 327 15.1%
National Origin 96 4.4%
Religion 66 3.0%
Familial Status 29 1.3%
Marital Status 4 .18%
Color 3 .14%

 

 

Housing Complaints Filed, by Basis

Basis # %
Race 52 46.0%
Disability 35 31.0%
Familial Status 30 26.5%
Sex 23 20.3%
National Origin 8 7.0%
Retaliation 5 4.4%
Religion 3 2.6%

 

 

Complaints Filed, by Incident

(Non-housing)

Incident # %
Termination 854 39.3%
Terms & Conditions 610 28.1%
Harassment 356 16.4%
Failure to Accommodate 333 15.3%
Sexual Harassment 262 12.1%
Failure to Hire 212 9.8%
Forced to Quit 192 8.8%
Failure to Promote 122 5.6%
Demotion 99 4.6%
Layoff 83 3.8%
Unequal Pay 79 3.6%
Suspension 62 2.9%
Other Discipline 45 2.1%
Failure to Train 19 .9%
Failure to Recall 18 .8%
Denied Benefits 17 .8%
Failure to Represent (Union) 7 .3%

 

 

Complaints Filed, by Incident

(Housing)

Incident # %
Terms and Conditions 41 36.3%
Failure to Rent/Sell 37 32.7%
Eviction 28 24.8%
General Harassment 11 9.7%
Failure to Accommodate 5 4.4%
Sexual Harassment 3 2.7%

 

 

Complaints Filed, by Respondent Type

Respondent Type # %
Private Employer 1,589 73.2%
Other (non-employment) 256 11.8%
State/Local Government 211 9.7%
Public College/University 48 2.2%
Public Elem./Sec. School 42 1.9%
Private College 10 .5%
Union 10 .5%
Employment Agency 5 .2%

 

 

Complaints Filed, by Agency

Agency #
Iowa Civil Rights Commission 1752
Davenport Civil Rights Commission 69
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission 68
Mason City Human Rights Commission 56
Equal Employment Opportunity Comm. 53
Des Moines Human Rights Commission 52
Dubuque Human Rights Commission 34
Waterloo Human Rights Commission 30
Sioux City Human Rights Commission 19
Iowa City Human Rights Commission 18
Council Bluffs Human Rights Comm. 10
Fort Dodge Human Rights Commission 4
Clinton Human Rights Commission 3
Fort Madison Human Rights Comm. 1
Ames Human Rights Commission 1
U.S. Housing & Urban Development 1

 

 

Case Resolutions

Resolution Type #
Probable Cause 28
No Probable Cause 212
To Hearing 8
Screen Out 1,032
Right-to-Sue 259
Administratively Closed, Other 172
Mediated 179
Conciliated 14
Withdrawal 37
EEOC Administratively Closed 58
Local Administratively Closed 201
Local Probable Cause 32
Local to Hearing 4

 

 

Annualized Benefits

Annualized benefits, monies paid to Complainants as a result of settlement agreements or final agency decisions, reached a record-setting $1,854,000. A record was also set for the average mediated/conciliated settlement: $9,606.

 

Year Benefits
92 $282,000
93 $429,900
94 $634,000
95 $1,378,000
96 $1,825,000
97 $1,854,000

 

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