To submit a request for reconsideration of EEOC’s appellate decision, you must provide:
• Your representative’s contact information
• The EEOC Appeal Number for the appellate decision you would like the EEOC to reconsider.
To submit a request for reconsideration to the EEOC, perform the following steps:
Step 2. On the EEOC Public Portal home page, select Filing with EEOC.
Step 3. When asked to identify the Type of Employer you believe discriminated against you, select ‘Federal Government agency...’ and select the Next button.
Step 4. The What would you like to do? page displays. Select Request reconsideration of the EEOC’s appellate decision on my EEO Complaint and select the Next button.
Step 5. An informational page displays with information about a request for reconsideration. Select the Next button to continue.Step 6. You must have an EEOC Public Portal user account. If you have not used the EEOC Public Portal before, select the Sign-Up Now button to create your user account (refer to EEOC Public Portal User’s Guide Vol 1 – Getting Started for details).
➢ Tip! If you already registered with the EEOC, select the Returning Users button and login.
Step 7. Your personal information is displayed, which will be submitted with the request. This screen is view-only. Select the Continue button to proceed.➢ Tip! If you need to modify this information, select the link at the top of the page to go to your User Account Information. When you have finished and submitted your changes, you will be returned to RFR submission process.
Step 8. Next, you will be asked to provide the Appeal Number of the appeal you are asking the EEOC to reconsider. Enter the number in the space provided.
➢ Tip! You can find the EEOC Appeal Number in the decision that you received from the EEOC for your appeal. It is located on the first page of the decision, beside the label Appeal No.
➢ Tip! You may submit only one RFR for a case.
Step 9. Next you may identify your representative(s). First, you will be asked if you want to keep the same representative as in the prior appeal. Select Yes or No and select the Next button to continue.
Step 10. If you chose to keep the same representative, that representative’s information will be copied from the prior appeal to the new RFR. If you chose not to keep the same representative, you will be asked if you want to enter information about your representative (this is optional, but if you are being represented by an attorney or another individual in the EEO process, you should identify your representative here). Select Yes or No and select the Next button to continue.
Step 11. If you selected Yes, a form will display for you to fill in the representative information. When you are finished, select the Next button to continue.
➢ Tip! If you added a new representative, the EEOC verifies that the representative represents you by sending a verification email to the email address provided by you for your representative. EEOC expects a reply from the representative within 10 days of sending a verification email; if they haven’t received a reply after 10 days, then you will receive an email notifying you that EEOC has been unable to verify the representative.
Step 12. A page displays showing the representative(s) you have entered. Select the Add Another Representative button to add another representative. Select the View/Update/Delete button to make changes. When you are finished, select the Next button to continue.
Step 13. Once you have entered the appeal number and any representatives(s) you are ready to submit the RFR. Select the Submit button to complete the submission.
Step 14. When the request is successfully submitted, you and the Agency will receive an email with the Preliminary Acknowledgement Notice. The Notice may also be viewed on the My Cases page for the RFR.In the Portal, a confirmation with the EEOC tracking number for your request displays as shown below. (Note: the number displayed is for a fictional RFR.)
Be sure to write down the tracking number so that you can reference it when communicating with the EEOC.
A follow-up Acknowledgement Letter will be emailed to you and the Agency after the case is docketed.Step 15. Go to the My Case page for your case to upload supporting documents. Select the View Request/Upload Document button.
➢ Tip! EEOC requires that any supporting statement or brief be filed at the same time as you submit your request for reconsideration. Accordingly, you are strongly advised to submit supporting documents or a statement in support of your request for reconsideration through the EEOC Public Portal at the time you submit your request for reconsideration. Later submissions may not be considered in the adjudication of your request.
