0520180482
09-26-2018
Joana C.,1 Complainant, v. Dr. Heather A. Wilson, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Office of Federal Operations
P.O. Box 77960
Washington, DC 20013
Joana C.,1
Complainant,
v.
Dr. Heather A. Wilson,
Secretary,
Department of the Air Force,
Agency.
Request No. 0520180482
Appeal No. 0120161294
Agency No. 6W0B12012
DECISION ON REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
Complainant timely requested that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) reconsider its decision in EEOC Appeal No. 0120161294 (June 12, 2018). EEOC Rrgulations provide that the Commission may, in its discretion, grant a request to reconsider any previous Commission decision issued pursuant to 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(a), where the requesting party demonstrates that: (1) the appellate decision involved a clearly erroneous interpretation of material fact or law; or (2) the appellate decision will have a substantial impact on the policies, practices, or operations of the agency. See 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(c).
Complainant was a Barber, NA-7603-07, at the Agency's Sijan Barber Shop at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Complainant filed an EEO complaint alleging that the Agency discriminated against her on the bases of race (African American) and reprisal when: (1) from February 14, 2012 to March 23, 2012, her supervisor (S1) assigned her to the Laundromat doing janitorial work as light-duty; (2) during those dates, she was isolated from the Barber Shop operations and kept out of the loop of information from the Barber Shop and its clientele; (3) on or about February 17, 2012, S1 told her that S1's favorite uncle, who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, had killed a Native American man for dating his sister; (4) from March 1, 2012 to March 23, 2012, S1 did not assign her daily duties at the Laundromat; (5) on March 16, 2012, she was late by three minutes and S1 required her to take fifteen minutes of leave; (6) on March 21, 2012, S1 and S2 accused her of being late even though she was within her reporting time; (7) on April 9, 2012, S2 told her that S1 wanted her to "empty the trash in the Sijan Barber Shop because it is stinking," even though it was another employee's responsibility; and (8) she was forced into an involuntary constructive discharge resignation on April 24, 2012.
Complainant initially requested a hearing, but subsequently withdrew her request. Our prior appellate decision affirmed the Agency's final decision that concluded that Complainant failed to prove that the Agency subjected her to discrimination as alleged.
In her request for reconsideration, Complainant expresses her disagreement with the previous decision, and reiterates her claims.. We emphasize that a request for reconsideration is not a second appeal to the Commission. See EEO MD-110, Ch. 9, � VII.A. Rather, a reconsideration request is an opportunity to demonstrate that the appellate decision involved a clearly erroneous interpretation of material fact or law, or will have a substantial impact on the policies, practices, or operations of the Agency. Complainant has not done so here.
After reviewing the previous decision and the entire record, the Commission finds that the request fails to meet the criteria of 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(c), and it is the decision of the Commission to deny the request. The decision in EEOC Appeal No. 0120161294 remains the Commission's decision. There is no further right of administrative appeal on the decision of the Commission on this request.
COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0610)
This decision of the Commission is final, and there is no further right of administrative appeal from the Commission's decision. You have the right to file a civil action in an appropriate United States District Court within ninety (90) calendar days from the date that you receive this decision. If you file a civil action, you must name as the defendant in the complaint the person who is the official Agency head or department head, identifying that person by his or her full name and official title. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of your case in court. "Agency" or "department" means the national organization, and not the local office, facility or department in which you work.
RIGHT TO REQUEST COUNSEL (Z0815)
If you want to file a civil action but cannot pay the fees, costs, or security to do so, you may request permission from the court to proceed with the civil action without paying these fees or costs. Similarly, if you cannot afford an attorney to represent you in the civil action, you may request the court to appoint an attorney for you. You must submit the requests for waiver of court costs or appointment of an attorney directly to the court, not the Commission. The court has the sole discretion to grant or deny these types of requests. Such requests do not alter the time limits for filing a civil action (please read the paragraph titled Complainant's Right to File a Civil Action for the specific time limits).
FOR THE COMMISSION:
______________________________ Carlton M. Hadden's signature
Carlton M. Hadden, Director
Office of Federal Operations
September 26, 2018
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Date
1 This case has been randomly assigned a pseudonym which will replace Complainant's name when the decision is published to non-parties and the Commission's website.
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