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Sep 16th

USPS one of top agencies with high reversal rates for dismissed EEOC discrimination complaints

WASHINGTON – As part of its continuing efforts to improve the federal sector complaint process, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new report, Preserving Access to the Legal System: Common Errors by Federal Agencies in Dismissing Complaints of Discrimination on Procedural Grounds. In the equal employment opportunity (EEO) process for federal […]

Sep 2nd

EEOC Issues New Guide to Help Federal Agencies Advise Workers on Their Rights

Report Suggests Different Ways Agencies Can Provide EEO Information to Their Employees and Applicants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new guide to help the federal government educate its employees on how to protect their rights to be free from employment discrimination. The report, A Practical Guide to Providing […]

Aug 9th

Reminder: Postal Employees can be members of both Pittman and McConnell class action EEOC cases

Just a reminder for Postal Employees who are members of the Pittman (formerly Edmond Walker) vs USPS class action EEOC case. It is possible for a Postal Employee to be a “class member in both the Pittman and Sandra McConnell v. U.S. Postal Service, EEOC case.” The legal counsel informed Postal Employees that “all McConnell […]

Aug 3rd

Postmaster forced to retire after threatened with criminal prosecution for delay of mail

Let me try again to post legal cases that may be interesting to readers. This case is similar to the one where an employee was called “a terrorist” and face criminal prosecution after filing an OSHA complaint. But in this case the 37-year employee was threatened with criminal prosecution after filing an EEO complaint. Since […]

Jul 14th

EEOC Issues Updated Enforcement Guidance On Pregnancy Discrimination

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues, along with a question and answer document about the guidance and a Fact Sheet for Small Businesses.  The Enforcement Guidance, Q&A document, and Fact Sheet will be available on the EEOC’s website. This is the first comprehensive […]

Jun 27th

PMG’s Demands: Bad for Postal Workers

The Postmaster General and the USPS are lobbying Congress. What are they asking legislators to do? Reduce letter delivery to five days per week; Deny new hires a “defined benefit” retirement (pension) plan; Force injured workers into a poverty retirement. If these points look familiar, they should! They are all part of the severely flawed Senate […]

Jun 26th

USPS reissues policy on Workplace Harassment

Effective June 10, 2014, the Postal Service™ reissued its Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment. This policy:  Includes a reference to military service in accordance with the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act signed into law November 21, 2011, which expands protections against workplace dis­crimination based on military status under the Uni­formed […]

Jun 14th

Potential Participants in Class-Action Settlement Should Exercise Caution, APWU Warns

Update from Don Cheney: “Some Pittman EEO class members think that previously settled claims and grievances are affected. They are not. Rather, it is outstanding claims and grievances that would be waived by signing the Claim Form and Release. The one exception is the McConnell EEO class action regarding the National Reassessment Process. Pittman EEO […]

May 30th

EEOC Guidance Addresses Religious Dress and Grooming Practices in the Workplace

This is an interesting article that may apply to some postal workers. Since 1964, when Congress passed Title VII to prohibit religious discrimination in the workplace, employers have faced myriad situations involving the religious accommodation of employees. Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published both a fact sheet and a question-and-answer guide, addressing […]