On May 5, 2014, the Postal Service mailed to RJ Pittman (aka Edmond Walker) EEO class members a Claim Form and Release. Buried in the Release are some severe consequences to be aware of. Pittman EEO class members consist of disabled employees in permanent rehabilitation assignments/limited duty positions whose duty hours during the period from […]
Over the next couple of weeks PostalReporter.com will be playing catch-up on posting legal cases filed by postal employees via EEOC, MSPB, Federal courts and other government agencies. Disability Discrimination The Postal Service did not subject an employee to disability discrimination when a postal supervisor refused the employees request for accommodation. The employee, a letter […]
Over the next couple of weeks PostalReporter.com will be playing catch-up on posting legal cases filed by postal employees via EEOC, MSPB, Federal courts and other government agencies. Two of the cases listed below are updates on EEOC class actions. The first cases are snippets of EEOs filed by bargaining and non-bargaining postal employees.
The Merit System Protection Board issued this decision last year
Although this case was decided in 2013 it may still be interesting to PostalReporter.com readers. The Merit system Protection Board’s (MSPB) reaffirmed the decision of the United States Postal Service (USPS) removing Ms. Williams from her position as Manager of Distribution Operations at the North Metro Processing Center and Distribution Center in Atlanta, Georgia (North […]
Richard Erickson, a distribution Clerk was removed from his position at Fort Myers Processing and Distribution Center (Fort Myers, Florida). Erickson filed an MSPB appeal under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), asserting that he was improperly removed because of his military service and requesting that he be reinstated. The MSPB […]
October 4, 2013) As a result of the ongoing government shutdown, please make note of the below captioned list of government managed benefits and their possible impact on Mail Handlers. We will continue to monitor the impact of this action on federal agencies. If the shutdown is prolonged, additional information will be compiled, updated, and […]
National Association of Postal Supervisors President Louis M. Atkins today applauded Sen. Mark Pryor (AR) and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11) for their leadership in introducing legislation that assures fairness to all mid-level managers in the United States Postal Service.
From Decision of the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) Appellant: Alethia Canary Agency: United States Postal Service Decision Number: 2013 MSPB 25 Docket Number: NY-0752-11-0145-I-1 Issuance Date: April 2, 2013 Appeal Type: Adverse Action by Agency Action Type: Removal Harmful Procedural Error The appellant petitioned for review of an initial decision that affirmed her removal […]
Sidenote: Richard Erickson has “served in the military for over two decades, during which time he achieved the highest rank possible for a non-commissioned officer [Sergeant Major], and was awarded the Silver Star and the Army Commendation Medal for Valor.” source: Erickson v. U.S. Postal Service, MSPB Docket No. AT-3443-07-0016-I-2 (Initial Decision, Sept. 26, 2007). […]