0520090112
01-22-2009
Theresa A. Harris, Complainant, v. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.
Theresa A. Harris,
Complainant,
v.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary,
Department of Labor,
Agency.
Request No. 0520090112
Appeal No. 0120083110
Agency No. CRC0804015
DENIAL
Complainant timely requested reconsideration of the decision in Theresa
A. Harris v. Department of Labor, EEOC Appeal No. 0120083110 (September
26, 2008). EEOC Regulations provide that the Commission may, in its
discretion, grant a request to 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 our previous decision, we affirmed the agency's final decision
because a preponderance of the evidence of record does not establish
that discrimination occurred. We found that besides complainant's bare
assertions that a recommending official held discriminatory animus toward
her, the record did not establish that discrimination existed.
In her request for reconsideration, complainant reiterates the same
contentions that she argued in her original appeal. We find that
complainant's contentions were fully considered in the previous decision,
and after reconsidering 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. 0120083110 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 (P0408)
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 (Z1008)
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 from the Court that
the Court appoint an attorney to represent you and that the Court also
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 with
the Court 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
January 22, 2009
Date
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