(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak. With shoppers clearing out shelves in fear of quarantines or product […]
“The Postal Service continues to monitor the spread of COVID-19 across the United States. The following information is provided to assist you as managers and supervisors to communicate with your employees.”
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace. The guidance was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The document provides practical guidance […]
The Postal Service is establishing interim measures more specific to the COVID-19 outbreak to be taken by management and employees based upon the presence or absence of COVID-19 cases in the immediate community and among employees or their families. The mitigation measures are based on current advice from CDC and other responsible federal agencies in […]
3/10/20 –USPS – The Postal Service is continuing to monitor the circumstances around the novel coronavirus, also known as “COVID-19.” We are sharing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidance regarding the COVID-19 epidemic to our employees via stand-up talks, employee news articles, messages on bulletin boards, and internal messaging inside USPS workplaces. […]
The U.S. Postal Service continues to have a temporary suspension of the guarantee on Priority Mail Express International destined for China and Hong Kong, which has been effective since Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, due to widespread airline cancellations and restrictions into this area. In addition, customers may see delays in mail and packages destined to […]
A United States Postal Service employee in Federal Way has tested positive for COVID-19, or the 2019 novel coronavirus. The latest case is a woman who works at a package sorting facility, according to the USPS. USPS said the woman would have some contact with other employees in the work environment, but no contact with […]
Can the virus survive on a package long enough to get you sick? MINNEAPOLIS — So far, 17 people have died from the Coronavirus in China. Here in the U.S. there haven’t been any deaths from the virus. But one case of the illness has been confirmed in Seattle and another possible case is being […]