People over 75, essential workers next in line for vaccine NEW YORK — A federal advisory panel recommended Sunday that people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers should be next in line for COVID-19 shots, while a second vaccine began rolling out to hospitals as the nation works […]
1/23/2018 – Former USPS Maintenance Supervisor Anthony Sansone, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, was awarded $1,128,774 in damages in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought against USPS. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, Senior US District Court Judge Milton Shadur awarded Mr. Sansone $828,744 in lost wages; this is in addition to an earlier […]
Rules Address Incentives; Protect Confidentiality 5/16/16 WASHINGTON, DC–The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued final rules that describe how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) apply to wellness programs offered by employers that request health information from employees and their […]
UPS was forced to change its thinking on pregnant workers. The new female Postmaster General is likely to agree By Don Cheney United Parcel Service has reversed its discriminatory policy on pregnant workers effective January 1st, 2015. They will treat pregnant workers like workers with an on-the-job injury. When will the Postal Service change their […]
Frequent PostalReporter.com contributor Don Cheney wanted to remind everyone about Department of Labor expanding the definition of “son or daughter” under FMLA The following is an abstract of Department of Labor’s “Administration’s Interpretation NO. 2013-1” issued January 14, 2013-1 FMLA: The Department of Labor has expanded the definition of “son or daughter” under the Family […]
THE COLONY — Wherever Zack Pennington goes, so does Ella, his service dog. Pennington is a Navy veteran who served from 1998 to 2007 and did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. “She’s a safety blanket for me,” he said. Pennington was diagnosed with PTSD is 2008, and through a program called “Shepherds For Lost Sheep” […]
Exhaustion of FMLA protected leave is a common problem in the Postal Service. This legal article makes several good points about ADA considerations: The broadened scope of the ADA increases the likelihood that anyone taking FMLA leave for their own serious health condition may also have an ADA protected disability. As a result, it is […]