Complainant,v.Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Mar 12, 2015

0520150002 (E.E.O.C. Mar. 12, 2015)

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Office of Federal Operations
P.O. Box 77960
Washington, DC 20013

,
Complainant,

v.

Maria Contreras-Sweet,
Administrator,
Small Business Administration,
Agency.

Request No. 0520150002

Appeal No. 0120141660

Agency No. 1014001

DECISION ON REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
Complainant timely requested reconsideration of the decision in EEOC Appeal No.
0120141660 (September 19, 2014). 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(c).
In our prior decision, we affirmed the Agency’s dismissal of Complainant’s complaint for
untimely EEO counselor contact. We stated:

We note that with regard to Complainant's allegation on appeal that he was
terminated by letter dated September 2013, such a statement is contradicted by
Complainant's statements in his formal and informal complaints, as well as by a
copy of the termination letter in the record that was dated April 11, 2013 and
contained an effective date of April 19, 2013. With regard to Complainant's
contention that the notice was “caught up in some disregarded mail in his
home," we note that Complainant has not shown that he reasonably should not
have known about the notice that was delivered to his address or that he
exercised due diligence when the notice got "caught up in disregarded mail in
his home."

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
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Commission to deny the request. The decision in EEOC Appeal No. 0120141660 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.

RIGHT TO REQUEST COUNSEL

(Z0610)
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

Date
March 12, 2015