[Redacted], Steven T., 1 Complainant,v.Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Jan 22, 2021

Appeal No. 2020003020 (E.E.O.C. Jan. 22, 2021)

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Office of Federal Operations P.O. Box 77960 Washington, DC 20013 Steven T.,1 Complainant, v. Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (Internal Revenue Service), Agency. Request No. 2021000686 Appeal No. 2020003020 Hearing No. 461-2018-00169X Agency No. IRS-17-0441-F DECISION ON REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION Complainant timely requested that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) reconsider its decision in EEOC Appeal No. 2020003020 (September 29, 2020). 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). Complainant worked as a Revenue Officer Advisor at the Agency’s Small Business/Self Employed Collections Specialty Offers and Liens, Advisory Section in Houston, Texas. Complainant filed an EEO complaint alleging discrimination on the bases of sex (male), age, disability, and reprisal when: 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. 2021000686 2 1. Beginning in September 2016, and continuing thereafter, the Agency denied Complainant’s request for reasonable accommodation; 2. Beginning on December 8, 2016, and continuing until May 5, 2017, the Agency threatened to remove Complainant; 3. On March 24, 2017, the Agency filed an unfounded complaint with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; and 4. On May 5, 2017, he was constructively discharged when he resigned due to ongoing harassment and/or disparate treatment based on his sex, age, disability and reprisal. Claim 4 was processed as a mixed case, separately from the instant complaint, and was not addressed in the prior decision as it is the subject of another appeal. Our prior appellate decision affirmed the EEOC Administrative Judge’s (AJ) decision by summary judgment which found in favor of the Agency, concluding Complainant failed to prove his discrimination claims. In the decision, the AJ dismissed claims 1 and 2 for untimely EEO counselor contact, and because Complainant had previously these claims raised with an EEO counselor regarding another complaint but did not pursue a formal complaint on them. Our prior decision affirmed the dismissal of these claims. The AJ found no discrimination or harassment regarding claim 3. In his request for reconsideration, Complainant expresses his disagreement with the previous decision and raises numerous arguments that he made previously, and which have been addressed. 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. 2020003020 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. 2021000686 3 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 January 22, 2021 Date