05a01147
01-10-2001
Zoe McDonald, Complainant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.
Zoe McDonald v. Department of Transportation
05A01147
January 10, 2001
.
Zoe McDonald,
Complainant,
v.
Rodney E. Slater,
Secretary,
Department of Transportation,
Agency.
Request No. 05A01147
Appeal No. 01A00456
Agency No. DOT-2-98-138
DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
The complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC or Commission) to reconsider the decision in Zoe
McDonald v. Department of Transportation, EEOC Appeal No. 01A00456
(June 30, 2000).<1> EEOC Regulations provide that the Commission may,
in its discretion, 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).
After a review of the complainant's request for reconsideration,<2>
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. 01A00456 remains the Commission's final decision.
There is no further right of administrative appeal on the decision of
the Commission on this request for reconsideration.
COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0900)
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 (Z1199)
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 that the Court appoint
an attorney to represent you and that the Court 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 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 10, 2001
__________________
Date
1On November 9, 1999, revised regulations governing the EEOC's federal
sector complaint process went into effect. These regulations apply
to all federal sector EEO complaints pending at any stage in the
administrative process. Consequently, the Commission will apply
the revised regulations found at 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 in deciding the
present appeal. The regulations, as amended, may also be found at the
Commission's website at www.eeoc.gov.
2Inasmuch as complainant has identified new incidents of alleged
discrimination not previously raised on appeal, she must initiate
EEO counseling regarding any new allegations within 15 days after
she receives this decision, if she wishes to pursue them and has not
already done so. The agency is advised that if complainant seeks EEO
counseling regarding any new allegations raised on appeal within the
above 15-day period, the date complainant filed the appeal statement
in which she raised these allegations shall be deemed to be the date of
the initial EEO contact, unless complainant previously contacted an EEO
Counselor regarding these matters. If there has been a previous contact,
the earlier date would serve as the EEO counselor contact date. Qatsha
v. Department of the Navy, EEOC Request No. 05970201 (January16, 1998);
Parker v. Department of the Army, EEOC Request No. 05960025 (August 29,
1996).