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May
10, 2002 On May 6, 2002, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) gave initial approval to a settlement reached between Goddard and the Class Agent in a class action complaint filed on behalf of 120 African American non-managerial, non-supervisory scientists and engineers (S&E's) at the GS-13 and 14 levels. Class members will have the opportunity to submit comments on the terms of the settlement at a July 8, 2002 Fairness Hearing before the Agreement receives final approval from the EEOC. The settlement provides a $3.75 million fund including $2.3 million for distribution to Class members, $929K in attorney's fees and $500K in class service awards to be allocated among the class agents. It also provides for the Director of AETD to oversee a promotion review for all Class members and for non-Class member S&E's at the GS 13-14 levels who have 8 years or more time-in-grade. Goddard has committed to promote those employees whose duties and performance warrant it. All of our employees will benefit from our agreement to implement an independent review of some our performance management and EEO procedures. The complaint alleged that NASA Goddard discriminated against African American S&E's in terms of senior level promotions to GS-14 and GS-15 levels. After the EEOC provisionally certified the class, the parties entered into voluntary mediation in an effort to address the concerns raised in the complaint without further delay and expenditure of resources. Additional information on this matter is available: The text of
the Settlement Agreement is available in its entirety, together
with some Frequently Asked Questions, at http://eeo.gsfc.nasa.gov Brown Bag Discussions
on the settlement and its have been scheduled as follows:
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