Maria L. Ayala, Complainant,v.William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Western Area), Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionNov 17, 2000
05980312 (E.E.O.C. Nov. 17, 2000)

05980312

11-17-2000

Maria L. Ayala, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Western Area), Agency.


Maria L. Ayala v. United States Postal Service

05980312

November 17, 2000

.

Maria L. Ayala,

Complainant,

v.

William J. Henderson,

Postmaster General,

United States Postal Service,

(Western Area),

Agency.

Request No. 05980312

Appeal No. 01955638

Agency No. 4U-1422-92

Hearing No. 320-94-8345X

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

The complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission to reconsider the decision in Maria L. Ayala v. United

States Postal Service, EEOC Appeal No. 01955638 (December 12, 1997).<1>

EEOC Regulations provide that the Commission may, in its discretion,

reconsider any previous Commission decision 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(b).

In her formal complaint, complainant alleged that she was discriminated

against on the bases of national origin (Hispanic), sex (female),

age (born 1940) and physical disability (osteoarthritis) when she was

denied certain overtime work between October 1990 and October 1992.

The appellate decision affirmed an EEOC Administrative Judge's finding of

no discrimination. In her request for reconsideration, complainant has

not presented any evidence or argument that was not previously considered

by the Commission when we affirmed the agency's final decision.

Accordingly, after a review of the complainant's request for

reconsideration, 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(b), and it is the decision of the Commission to

deny the request. The decision in EEOC Appeal No. 01955638 remains

the Commission's final decision. There is no further right of

administrative appeal on the decision of the Commission on this request

for reconsideration.

COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0900)

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 (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:

______________________________

Carlton M. Hadden, Director

Office of Federal Operations

November 17, 2000

__________________

Date

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 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 in deciding the

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

Commission's website at www.eeoc.gov.