Postal Employee facing rebuke for Hatch Act violation

The Postal Service is continuing its Hatch Act education campaign. The Hatch Act is a law that prohibits postal and other federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty, while wearing a uniform, while on federal property or while inside a federal vehicle. It also prohibits executive branch employees from running for partisan […]

MSPB Judge Orders Firing of Postal Worker for violating Hatch Act

Judge Orders Removal of Postal Service Employee Who Violated the Hatch Act When She Ran for Political Office 8/2/2018 The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) sought disciplinary action against a USPS employee who ran for two partisan political offices. OSC filed the complaint of Hatch Act violations with the Merit Systems Protection Board. The […]

Two USPS Employees to Serve Suspensions for 2016 Hatch Act Violations

WASHINGTON, D.C./May 24, 2018 – The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today announced that it has reached disciplinary action settlements with two U.S. Postal Service employees who violated the Hatch Act in October 2016. Both employees work in the same post office in Ashtabula, Ohio. The first employee violated the Hatch Act’s prohibition against […]