The U.S. Postal Service unlawfully threatened to terminate, and ultimately fired, a worker who reported an on-the-job injury, the Labor Department said in a federal lawsuit in California. The DOL alleges that the Postal Service violated the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. […]
1/22/2018 MANASSAS, Va. (ABC7) — ABC 7 News is talking to the U.S. Postal Service driver whose delivery truck caught fire in Manassas, Virginia.It sparked a 7 On Your Side I-Team investigation that exposed several workers complaining about major issues at the post office on Euclid Avenue. Postal Worker Tariq Delong says “I started seeing flames. […]
October 25, 2015 – FairWarning.org has published a chart which shows that USPS tops the list for whistleblower retaliation complaints. According to the FairWarning.org,chart below, there were 578 complaints lodged against USPS covering an eight-year period of Oct. 01, 2007 and June 30, 2015. Railroad companies dominated the list with seven (7) in the top ten. […]
(December 3, 2014) A U.S. Postal Service temporary non-career employee (casual) was terminated after being transported to a medical facility for treatment of a workplace injury. The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit (last month) against the Postal Service on behalf of the employee at the Sharonville facility. The lawsuit seeks restoration of […]
False charges, reprisals against post office worker prompts anti-retaliation lawsuit by US Department of Labor ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service on behalf of a maintenance employee at the St. Louis Network Distribution Center in Hazelwood, Mo., who reported unsafe working conditions and […]
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 […]
DOL Accuses USPS of Destroying Evidence in Whistleblower Case In 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sued the United States Postal Service (USPS) for retaliating against a Safety Specialist at the Seattle, Washington Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC). According to the DOL press release: OSHA’s investigation determined that the Postal Service followed a pattern […]
Seattle-based employee allegedly suffered retaliation after informing co-worker of rights SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the U.S. Postal Service alleging discrimination and retaliation against a safety specialist who provided information to an employee wishing to file a safety complaint with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The lawsuit, filed in […]