The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) expires after January 27, 2023. The law made it easy for postal workers diagnosed with COVID-19 to get workers comp coverage and get Continuation of Pay, wage loss compensation, medical coverage, and death benefits. In the future it will be very difficult to prove that you got COVID-19 at…
The USPS has eliminated administrative leave for COVID-19. Employees that disclose they are infected with COVID-19 will be sent home for five days on Annual Leave, Sick Leave, or Leave Without Pay. Same if they disclose that they were exposed to an individual that was infected with COVID-19. See the attached COVID Decision Tree…
Objective Our objective was to determine whether the Postal Service is properly paying its injured employees. Postal Service employees are covered by the Federal Employeesâ Compensation Act (FECA). The U.S. Department of Laborâs (DOL) Office of Workersâ Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers FECA, determines injured employeesâ eligibility for benefits, and pays direct compensation to claimants or…
