Agency Continues to Maintain Progress in Meeting Strategic Enforcement Goals Despite Sequestration and Government Shutdown WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continued to make progress toward accomplishing its goals and fulfilling its mission during fiscal year (FY) 2014, which ended Sept. 30. Because of the lingering effects of sequestration and the government…
One-Third of Agency Dismissals Are Reversed and Remanded by EEOC WASHINGTON – As part of its continuing efforts to improve the federal sector complaint process, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new report, Preserving Access to the Legal System: Common Errors by Federal Agencies in Dismissing Complaints of Discrimination on Procedural…
Report Suggests Different Ways Agencies Can Provide EEO Information to Their Employees and Applicants (September 2, 2014) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new guide to help the federal government educate its employees on how to protect their rights to be free from employment discrimination. The report, A Practical…
Diana Mallard says in a suit the Postal Service didnât take an employeeâs threats against her seriously. Â (August 29, 2014) A U.S. Postal Service worker who was in charge at the Unity Post Office until last year has filed a lawsuit accusing her employer of retaliation after she demanded that they take a death threat…
From the USPS News Link Archives | April 13, 2006 (with links updated) You hear about âwhistleblowersâ almost every day in the news â employees who do the right thing ethically by disclosing wrongdoing in an organization. The Postal Service protects you from retaliation for protected disclosures. These could include allegations of violations of law,…
All employees must complete the Postal Serviceâs anti-discrimination training course by Thursday, July 31. The Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) course will help employees recognize unlawful harassment in federal workplaces. The course, which is available in the Learning Management System (LMS), takes about 30 minutes to complete. …
(This article appears in the July/August 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) John L. Marcotte, Legislative & Political Director The Postmaster General and the USPS are lobbying Congress. What are they asking legislators to do? Reduce letter delivery to five days per week; Deny new hires a âdefined benefitâ retirement (pension) plan; Force injured…
Effective June 10, 2014, the Postal Service⢠reissued its Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment. This policy: Includes a reference to military service in accordance with the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act signed into law November 21, 2011, which expands protections against workplace disÂcrimination based on military status under the UniÂformed…
