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GGD-94-119R 1 (1994-04-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacknj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-256639 April 12, 1994 The Honorable Phil Gramm United States Senator 2323 Bryan Street, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Dear Senator Gramm: This letter responds to your August 23, 1993, request that we review issues raised in a letter you received from District 18 of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). LULAC asked for a GAO investigation of what it said were serious discrimination problems at the Houston District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). It said that Hispanic employees, especially females, were being treated like third-class citizens. LULAC spoke of Hispanic females as long being unable to gain promotion to grade 13 supervisory positions and of apparent widespread retaliation against Hispanics who complain about their treatment. LULAC also requested an inquiry into why EEOC rejected its February 1993 complaint about discrimination at the Houston District Office. As we discussed with your staff, we did not determine whether employment discrimination and retaliation had occurred. We generally do not investigate such matters because, in our view, they are most appropriately pursued through existing administrative and legal redress processes available for that purpose. However, we obtained data to show where Hispanics stood within the grade structure of the Houston District Office and to show whether they were filing discrimination complaints. We also inquired into EEOC's basis for rejecting LULAC's complaint. RESULTS IN BRIEF As of September 30, 1993, 21--or about 26 percent--of the Houston District Office's 80 employees were Hispanic. Four Hispanic employees, one of whom was a female, held grade 13 or higher positions. The female employee was in a nonsupervisory position. The District Director, Houston District Office, said she promoted the four to their current positions and that GAO/GGD-94-119R Hispanics at EEOC's Houston Office

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