[Redacted], Michael G., 1 Complainant,v.Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Field Areas and Regions), Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Mar 30, 2022

Appeal No. 2021004713 (E.E.O.C. Mar. 30, 2022)

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Office of Federal Operations P.O. Box 77960 Washington, DC 20013 Michael G.,1 Complainant, v. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Field Areas and Regions), Agency. Request No. 2022001143 Appeal No. 2021004713 Agency No. 4C-250-0055-19 DECISION ON REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION Complainant timely requested that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) reconsider its decision in Michael G. v. United States Postal Service, EEOC Appeal No. 2021004713 (November 15, 2021). EEOC regulations 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). During the relevant time, Complainant worked for the Agency as a Supervisor of Customer Service in Forest, Virginia. 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. 3 2022001143 On March 1, 2021, Complainant and the Agency entered into a settlement agreement in resolution of a matter which had been pursued through the EEO complaint process. The settlement agreement provided for Complainant’s placement in a 90-day detail as Postmaster in Gladys, Virginia, starting March 13, 2021. On June 2, 2021, Complainant alleged breach. Specifically, Complainant argued that the Agency breached the agreement when requiring him to serve at the Forest Main Post Office, in the absence of its Postmaster, between April 27, 2021 and May 17, 2021. In a decision issued on July 20, 2021, the Agency found it had not breached the settlement agreement. Complainant appealed. In EEOC Appeal No. 2022001143, the Commission affirmed the Agency’s final decision, finding no breach of the subject settlement agreement. In the instant request for reconsideration, Complainant raises arguments which either were addressed, or which could have been addressed, on appeal from the Agency’s final order. We emphasize that a request for reconsideration is not a second appeal to the Commission. Equal Employment Opportunity Management Directive for 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 (EEO MD-110), Chap. 9 § VI.A (Aug. 5, 2015); see, e.g., Lopez v. Dep't of Agric., EEOC Request No. 0520070736 (Aug. 20, 2007). 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. 2021004713 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. 4 2022001143 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 March 30, 2022 Date