“GAO was asked to review available information on injuries related to mail delivery. GAO obtained and reviewed 2009 through 2012 USPS data on workforce injuries by various route types (as classified by USPS’s Office of Safety and Health, Employee Resource Management), including data on the frequency, circumstance leading to injury, and the severity of injuries. […]
ARREST AND INDICTMENT OF TEN CURRENT AND FORMER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND TWO DOCTORS -Defendants face a combined forfeiture allegation of over $620,000.00 SAN JUAN, P.R. – On August 30, 2013 a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned twelve separate Indictments charging ten current and former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) […]
SPRINGFIELD TWP.: A former U.S. Postal Service worker living in Springfield Township has been found guilty of workers compensation fraud. Amber R. Angeline, 41, was found guilty Wednesday of the charge by Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Lynn Callahan.
APWU Web News Article 095-2013, Aug. 12, 2013 In a bold step to protect the privacy rights of injured workers, the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has indefinitely suspended the Postal Service’s ability to review, receive, and transfer Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) information and documents electronically. The decision was made in consultation with […]
ANNISTON – A federal jury last week convicted a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier for a series of offenses related to workers’ compensation fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Special Agent in Charge Max Eamiguel, Southern Area Field Office, U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General. The jury deliberated about six hours […]
A USPS Human Resources secretary from Mineola is facing charges that she fraudulently collected over $50,000 in disability payments since March 2012. According to a complaint from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Zdena Hock, 65, claimed that she sustained an injury to her back and neck while filing paperwork in January 2012 and was no longer […]
OWCP, with the approval of the Department of Justice has imposed nationwide sanctions on USPS for repeated Privacy Act violations. Information sharing will be restricted. Here is the text of the letter sent out by OWCP: The purpose of this letter is to inform you of certain steps that the Department of Labor (DOL) is […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is making changes in benefits to help employees affected by the recent tornado in Oklahoma. These changes include: Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI). The Office of Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (OFEGLI) has instituted expedited payment procedures for deaths or accidental dismemberments of covered persons. […]
From Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation: April 10, 2013 PURPOSE: This circular is being issued to provide supplemental guidance on the necessary claims actions when a claimant in receipt of disability compensation receives a lump-sum incentive payment from the United States Postal Service (USPS) as the result of (1) choosing optional retirement pursuant […]
Operated A Salon and Fitness Center While Claiming to Be Disabled Greenbelt, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Darlene M. Altvater, age 48, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, late yesterday to five months in prison, followed by five months home detention and three years of supervised release, for two counts of making false […]