USPS Publication 552 Revision: Manager’s Guide to Understanding, Investigating, and Preventing Harassment
The September edition of Publication 552 supersedes the November 2018 edition.
Tag: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
10th Circuit agrees Colorado Springs postal worker failed to show discrimination, hostile work environment
In June 2023, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson dismissed the lawsuit, noting Nelson had not alleged how his employment was adversely affected.
USPS Handbook EL-307 Revision: Reasonable Accommodation, An Interactive Process
Effective July 2024, the Postal Service™ will revise Handbook EL-307, Reasonable Accommodation, An Interactive Process, to reflect changes and updates to the Postal Service’s guidance on providing reasonable accommodation to Postal Service job applicants and employees with disabilities. The changes were made to ensure that the Postal Service is compliant with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulatory…
Postal Service’s Policy on Workplace Harassment reissued
May 16, 2024 Effective May 1, 2024, the Postal Service™ reissued its Memorandum of Policy (MOP) HR-05-01-2024-2, Postal Service’s Policy on Workplace Harassment. The Postal Service’s Policy on Workplace Harassment was revised to meet the requirements of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) Management Directive 715 (MD 715). MOP HR-05-01-2024-2 must be posted prominently in the following locations:…
EEOC: Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
EEOC Press Release – April 29, 2024 The guidance, approved by a majority vote of the Commission, reflects the EEOC’s commitment to protecting persons who are particularly vulnerable and persons from underserved communities from employment discrimination. It includes over 70 examples illustrating unlawful harassment, including situations involving older workers, immigrant workers, and survivors of gender-based…
Response to APWU RFI on Harassment Phone Line
From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Subject: Response to APWU RFI on Harassment Phone Line Union Family, Previously, the Postal Service announced that they had established an information line employees could call regarding Harassment. I submitted an information request to find out what it was exactly. The line is a recorded line,…
EEOC: Information for Complainants Who are Not Represented by Attorneys
New EEOC resources help federal government workers and applicants who have filed complaints of discrimination navigate the EEOC hearings process. Hearings A Guide to the Discovery Process for Unrepresented Complainants A Guide to Motions for Unrepresented Complainants Sample Draft Order Appeals Guide to Writing Appeal Briefs for Unrepresented Complainants before the EEOC Office of Federal…
USPS Memo: Religious Discrimination and Accommodation
Religious Discrimination and Accommodation Memo – August 11, 2023 Related: LISTEN: Supreme Court hears religious freedom case for postal worker required to work on Sunday See: APWU: Supreme Court Raises Standard on Religious Accommodation Cases Also see: The Supreme Court and Seniority: What Groff v. DeJoy Means for Workplaces with Seniority-Based Bidding Systems