Margaret Greene, Complainant,v.William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionMay 18, 2000
01994841 (E.E.O.C. May. 18, 2000)

01994841

05-18-2000

Margaret Greene, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.


Margaret Greene, )

Complainant, )

)

v. ) Appeal No. 01994841

) Agency No. 4H-330-1097-96

William J. Henderson, ) Hearing No. 150-98-8705X

Postmaster General, )

United States Postal Service, )

(Southeast/Southwest Region), )

Agency. )

____________________________________)

DECISION

Complainant timely initiated an appeal from a final agency decision

(FAD) dismissing her complaint, pursuant to 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644, 37,656

(1999)(to be codified at 29 C.F.R. � 1614.107(a)(1)).<1> Complainant

alleged that she was subjected to discrimination on the bases of race

(Black), national origin (Puerto Rican), age (51 years) and in reprisal

for prior protected activity when on September 24, 1995, she became aware

that another employee had been assigned to her official position and was

being trained while she was assigned to another position. The appeal is

accepted pursuant to 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644, 37,659 (1999)(to be codified

at 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405).

The agency accepted this complaint for processing and at the conclusion

of the investigation, complainant requested a hearing before an EEOC

Administrative Judge (AJ). The assigned AJ reviewed the file and

remanded the complaint to the agency finding that the issue raised by

complainant was essentially the same issue she raised in agency case

nos. 4H-330-1706-95 and 4H-330-1125-96 which was addressed by an EEOC

AJ in a Recommended Decision following a two day hearing in Miami,

Florida.

Upon review of the claim accepted for investigation, the Commission

finds that complainant has failed to state a claim in so far as she

has failed to show how she was harmed by the fact that while she was

on detail, another employee was assigned to her vacant position and was

trained accordingly. Accordingly, we affirm the agency's dismissal.

STATEMENT OF RIGHTS - ON APPEAL

RECONSIDERATION (M0300)

The Commission may, in its discretion, reconsider the decision in this

case if the complainant or the agency submits a written request containing

arguments or evidence which tend to establish 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.

Requests to reconsider, with supporting statement or brief, MUST BE FILED

WITH THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL OPERATIONS (OFO) WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR

DAYS of receipt of this decision or WITHIN TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS OF

RECEIPT OF ANOTHER PARTY'S TIMELY REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION. See 64

Fed. Reg. 37,644, 37,659 (1999) (to be codified and hereinafter referred

to as 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405); Equal Employment Opportunity Management

Directive for 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 (EEO MD-110), 9-18 (November 9, 1999).

All requests and arguments must be submitted to the Director, Office of

Federal Operations, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, P.O. Box

19848, Washington, D.C. 20036. In the absence of a legible postmark, the

request to reconsider shall be deemed timely filed if it is received by

mail within five days of the expiration of the applicable filing period.

See 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644, 37,661 (1999) (to be codified and hereinafter

referred to as 29 C.F.R. � 1614.604). The request or opposition must

also include proof of service on the other party.

Failure to file within the time period will result in dismissal of your

request for reconsideration as untimely, unless extenuating circumstances

prevented the timely filing of the request. Any supporting documentation

must be submitted with your request for reconsideration. The Commission

will consider requests for reconsideration filed after the deadline only

in very limited circumstances. See 29 C.F.R. � 1614.604(c).

COMPLAINANTS' RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (S0400)

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. If you

file a request to reconsider and also file a civil action, filing a civil

action will terminate the administrative processing of your complaint.

RIGHT TO REQUEST COUNSEL (Z1199)

If you decide to file a civil action, and if you do not have or cannot

afford the services of an attorney, you may request that the Court appoint

an attorney to represent you and that the Court permit you to file the

action without payment of fees, costs, or other security. See Title VII

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. � 2000e et seq.;

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. �� 791, 794(c).

The grant or denial of the request is within the sole discretion of

the Court. Filing a request for an attorney does not extend your time

in which to file a civil action. Both the request and the civil action

must be filed within the time limits as stated in the paragraph above

("Right to File A Civil Action").

FOR THE COMMISSION:

May 18, 2000

Date

Carlton

M.

Hadden,

Acting

Director

Office of Federal Operations

1On November 9, 1999, revised

regulations governing the EEOC's federal sector complaint process

went into effect. These regulations apply to all federal sector

EEO complaints pending at any stage in the administrative process.

Consequently, the Commission will apply the revised regulations found

at 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644 (1999), where applicable, in deciding the

present appeal. The regulations, as amended, may also be found at the

Commission's website at www.eeoc.gov.