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which she was discriminated against based on race, color,
national origin, sex, and reprisal for prior complaint activity.
Neither of petitioner's formal complaints involved allegations of
personal physical injuries or physical sickness. After an
investigation by EEOC of the first formal complaint, it was
determined that petitioner had established a prima facie case
that DFAS had discriminated against petitioner on the basis of
race and reprisal. Before an investigation by EEOC was concluded
on the second formal complaint, the parties, DFAS and petitioner,
agreed to submit the case to mediation. An EEOC investigator was
the mediator. Petitioner's attorney represented petitioner in
the mediation proceedings. In due course, a settlement agreement
was reached and signed by the parties on April 2, 1997. In the
agreement, petitioner agreed to resign from her employment with
DFAS and not seek "employment with any DFAS activity world wide".
Petitioner further agreed that she would not file any suit
against DFAS for any violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or
under any other Federal or State law in connection with any of
the formal and informal complaints she had filed with the EEOC
against DFAS. In consideration for petitioner's concessions,
DFAS agreed to pay petitioner $60,000, agreed to various
corrections to petitioner's personnel records, cancellation of
any pending disciplinary actions against her, and give only
"neutral references" in any future employer inquiries of
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