Postal Reporter Reader: The OIG is carefully scrutinizing OWCP medical bills. (see attachment) This will discourage some providers from taking these patients. Why would a physician want the hassle of dealing with the OIG? From FedBizOpp This Solicitation/Award Package is issued to acquire professional services for the review of medical record documentation and Current Procedural […]
An EEO investigator is paid on a “per case” basis, generally $1100. Note that these positions are open to postal retirees. Preferred applicants have three years experience in EEO law or EEO complaint processing with a background in Human Resources, Labor Relations, or Law. Don From Federal Business Opportunities website The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) […]
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Times and Dates: 6 p.m., Monday, June 22, 2009; 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2009; and 8 a.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Place: Washington, DC., at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW. Status: Closed. Matters to be Considered: Monday, June 22 at 6 p.m. (Closed) 1. Financial Matters. 2. Strategic Issues. […]
From the National Association of Postmasters of the US Last week, House Republican Leaders John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) sent President Obama a budget proposal outlining approximately $375 billion in cuts over the next five years. Among the proposed reductions was changing the formula for calculating Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) […]
The USPS is failing to follow OPM’s instructions to include the FERS annuity supplement when offering VER to employees between MRA (55-57) and age 62. (see attached documents) This is something new that didn’t exist under CSRS. HRSSC is hopelessly inept these days due to inadequate trained staff. The USPS is starting to get substantial […]
From Postal Reporter reader Don Cheney “[T]he appellant has requested the Board to reconsider its determination in its previous decision that he is not entitled to pay for performance as part of the back pay to which the agency agreed. For the reasons stated below, the Board on reconsideration has determined that the appellant is […]
From PostalReporter.com “This collective class action was filed under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks damages on behalf of class members who (1) have had overtime disallowed; (2) have had time changed by a supervisor; (3) have worked through lunch to complete their route; (4) have worked “off the clock” and/or (5) have […]
APWU News APWU President William Burrus has strenuously objected to a recommendation in a recent audit by the USPS Office of the Inspector General that “blatantly urges postal management to seek an end to restrictions in the Collective Bargaining Agreement on custodial subcontracting.” The report on Custodial Maintenance operations in the New York District (DA-AR-09-007 [PDF]) […]
Juan Cabrera worked as a mail carrier in the Hayward-Castro Valley Post Office in Castro Valley, California. On October 24, 2007, the agency issued a notice removing him from his position based on two charges: unacceptable conduct and deviation from his postal route. Mr. Cabrera appealed his removal to the Merit Systems Protection. According to […]