0520090508
07-10-2009
Terry L. Ward (Estate of),
Complainant,
v.
Hilda L. Solis,
Secretary,
Department of Labor,
Agency.
Request No. 0520090508
Appeal No. 0120073674
Agency No. CRC0406138
DENIAL
Complainant's estate1 timely requested reconsideration of the decision
in Terry L. Ward (Estate of) v. Department of Labor, EEOC Appeal
No. 0120073674 (March 4, 2009). 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). However, we note 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
(rev. Nov. 9, 1999), at 9-17.
In the appellate decision, the Commission affirmed the final agency
decision's (FAD) conclusion that complainant failed to meet his burden
to prove that he was subjected to disability-based discrimination
or retaliation when his supervisor subjected him to harassment.
Complainant's estate makes no arguments in support of this request.
This Commission carefully considered all of the record evidence at the
time it rendered the initial decision in question, and complainant's
estate has offered no persuasive reason why this decision should be
reconsidered now. Therefore, 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. 0120073674 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
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Date
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1 Complainant died prior to the investigation of the instant complaint.
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