Opinion ID: 2791622
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: EEOC Charge & Response

Text: One month after Master Sergeant Pack’s promotion, Lieutenant McMullin filed a charge of discrimination against the Department with the EEOC. Lieutenant McMullin alleged that the Department failed to promote her to the Director position at the rank of captain because of her race. The EEOC requested that the Department respond to Lieutenant McMullin’s charge of discrimination. The Department provided the following response to the EEOC: [Lieutenant McMullin] did not seek a promotion. The position of which [McMullin] mentions is that of the same rank as she currently holds. However, [McMullin] had the opportunity to ask for a “lateral transfer,” which would have afforded her the ability to work in the area of Training if she had desired [to] do so. The [Department] did not recruit, interview, or promote for a position of “Captain” within the area of Training. It did however recruit, interview, and promote for a position of “Lieutenant” and a qualified sworn personnel member was selected from the two (2) applicants who applied for the position. 10 Case: 14-60366 Document: 00512994182 Page: 11 Date Filed: 04/06/2015 No. 14-60366 Before the EEOC completed its investigation, Lieutenant McMullin requested and received a right-to-sue letter.