USPS Automatic Payroll Collection Process Lacks Safeguards

Chapters 450 and 460 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual were recently revised to accommodate a new expedited debt collection procedure called the Automatic Payroll Collection Process. It eliminates an important safeguard for employees found in the JCIM Article 28.4 – that a Letter of Demand must be signed by the postmaster or his/her…

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USPS: New Debt Collection Notice Policy

Effective March 29, 2020, the Postal Service™ will revise the following books to reflect changes in the method for notifying employees who have an employee receivable: Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), parts 450 and 460. Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures, Chapter 15. All debt collection notices will be sent directly to the employee’s address…

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