Press Release from the United States Attorney’s Office in Louisiana: BATON ROUGE, LA – United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that three Louisiana residents were sentenced Friday, May 29, 2009, in federal court by United States District Court Judge James Brady on charges of making false writings and documents, delay of mail, and making […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards recent criminal enforcement data: On June 8, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Brian Brownlee, former Vice-President of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) 2nd District (located in Hot Springs, Ark.), pled guilty to embezzling union funds in the amount of […]
(Georgia) The Postal Service demoted Linda Parker from the position of Supervisor, Customer Services, EAS-17, to the position of PTF Clerk, PS-05, effective October 25, 2008. The Supervisor was charged with unsatisfactory performance and failure to follow instructions with respect to two specifications. The first concerned instructions from Parker’s supervisor to “perform a full office […]
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 […]
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 […]
From the USPS Office of Inspector General Fraudulent workers’ compensation claims make up a small percentage of the total claims submitted by Postal Service employees. But they can cost the Postal Service thousands of dollars in long-term costs. So, when a tip on a suspect claim is reported to the OIG, our Special Agents investigate. […]
EEOC says NO! A Postal supervisor of distribution operations in Atlanta, Georgia alleged that she was discriminated against on the basis of reprisal . The Manager of District Operations (MDO) ordered the Supervisor to be physically removed from facility by police escort for failing to follow instructions. The EEOC Administrative Judge (AJ) found discrimination and ordered […]
Could the tide be turning in MSPB cases? Here is the (non-precedential) decision from the Court of Appeals For the Federal Circuit Anthony D. Cunningham appeals from a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”), Cunningham v. United States Postal Service, 109 M.S.P.R. 402 (2008), sustaining his removal from the Postal Service. Because the Board […]
The Legal Firm representing American Postal Workers Union, Oakland (California) Area Local #78 has notified USPS Bay-Valley District Manager Kim Fernandez of their intent to file a lawsuit for the purpose of blocking involuntary reassignments. The letter points out that some employees have less than one week (instead of the contractual 60 days) to report to their […]