The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has dismissed a sexual discrimination complaint filed by a Butler County worker against the county.

The commission stated in a letter dated April 17 there was no evidence of discrimination against Margaret Abersold, administrative assistant to Commissioner Jim Eckstein.

According to the letter, “The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has investigated the above referenced complaint of unlawful discrimination and has determined that the complaint should be dismissed because the facts of the case do not establish that probable cause exists to credit the allegations of unlawful discrimination.”

Abersold said Tuesday she is appealing the decision.

“The case isn’t over,” she said.

Abersold has 10 days to appeal the commission’s dismissal by requesting a hearing to dispute its findings.

In the complaint, Abersold alleged county commissioners Bill McCarrier and Dale Pinkerton discriminated against her in 2013.

She claimed a Jan. 4, 2013, letter from McCarrier reprimanded her and an April 10, 2013, speech by Pinkerton disparaged her integrity and professionalism.

McCarrier said he was not surprised by the dismissal of the complaint.

“It is certainly not unexpected because I never felt there was any merit to it to begin with,” he said.

Pinkerton agreed.

“I didn’t feel I did anything to create that,” he said.

Eckstein refuted the commission’s findings.

“I don’t think treating her or me like a dog has no merit,” he said.

The complaint was dually filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but it deferred the investigation to the state commission.

Abersold filed a previous discrimination complaint in 2012 with the EEOC, alleging McCarrier, Pinkerton and three county administration employees did nothing to protect her rights during two public meetings that year.

She cited remarks by two of Eckstein’s critics during public comment accusing her of abusing compensatory time and purposely writing erroneous meeting minutes.

Following the complaints, McCarrier and Pinkerton outvoted Eckstein to alter those meeting minutes.

The EEOC in December 2012 determined there was insufficient evidence of discrimination.

The 2013 complaint alleged the Jan. 4 letter and April 10 speech were retaliation for her prior complaint.