NALC: Wounded Warriors Leave Rights

June 2023 Have questions about Wounded Warriors Leave, an important additional category of paid leave for eligible disabled veterans? Check out the June edition of The Postal Record: Source: NALC

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APWU: USPS announces end of COVID-19 protocols

May 17, 2023 Effective May 12, 2023, the Postal Service has discontinued all Covid-19 specific protocols, including all memoranda of understanding, policies, and work practice restrictions and requirements. However, we must all understand that COVID-19 and other communicable diseases still pose a threat. Many members in their line of work are susceptible to these illnesses,…

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NALC: Maximum annual leave carryover amount of 520 hours extended into the 2024 leave year

May 3, 2023 The NALC and the United States Postal Service have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (M-01993) extending the annual leave carryover limit. Regular work force career employees covered by the USPS-NALC National Agreement may carry over 520 hours of accumulated annual leave from leave year 2023 to leave year 2024. The Memorandum…

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Postal worker’s failure to follow rules dooms Discrimination and FMLA lawsuits

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly – April 11, 2023 Where a federal employee must consult with an EEO officer with 45 days of an alleged discriminatory act and must file a formal written complaint within 15 days of receiving notice from the EEO counselor of the right to file a complaint, and a postal employee failed…

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Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 A.M.

Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 12, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, clocks should be set ahead one hour Saturday, March 11, at bedtime. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m.

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U.S. Department of Labor’s Celebration of 30 Years of the Family and Medical Leave Act

February 6, 2023 For three decades, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been the cornerstone of the U.S. Department of Labor’s efforts to promote work-life balance. This landmark legislation has helped millions of working families balance the demands of the workplace, the needs of their families and their own health. Source: U.S. Department…

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear religious bias claim against Postal Service

By Andrew Chung – Jan 13, 2023 Jan 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by an evangelical Christian former mail carrier in Pennsylvania who accused the U.S. Postal Service of religious bias after being reprimanded for refusing to deliver packages on Sundays. The justices took up Gerald…

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USPS: Calendar shows 2023 payroll schedule

January 3, 2023 Want to know when you’ll be paid this year? The 2023 calendar image that accompanies this article shows the 26 paycheck dates for Postal Service employees. Every month this year will have two paydays, except for March and September, which will have three each. The calendar also shows federal holidays, including Juneteenth…

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