August 10, 2015 Disability programs are vital for a nation that supports its citizens. In the United States, federal employees, including postal workers, who suffer employment-related injury or illness are entitled to workersâ compensation under the Federal Employeesâ Compensation Act (FECA). The U.S. Postal Service funds workersâ compensation benefits for employees who sustain job-related injuries….
Web News Article #: 125-2015 06/16/2015 – In a June 15 letter, the presidents of the four postal unions asked the Department of Labor (DOL) and the White House to withdraw a proposal that would reduce compensation benefits to injured workers and urged the administration instead to work with federal employee unions and their allies…
(June 15, 2015) In a joint letter to the Department of Labor, Postal Union Presidents Paul V. Hogrogian (NPMHU), Fredric V. Rolando (NALC), Mark Dimondstein (APWU), and Jeanette Dwyer (NRLCA) object to the department’s unjustified proposal to reduce workers’ compensation benefits. The four Union Presidents call on the Obama administration and the Department of Labor…
By Editorial Board – June 13, 2015 There are obscure but important issues in Washington, and then thereâs the reform of worker compensation for federal employees â where the importance-to-obscurity ratio is especially high. Kudos to President Obama for repeatedly tackling the issue in his budget proposals, including his most recent one, and to Rep….
AÂ guide to NALCâs hands-on help for navigating the workersâ compensation labyrinth; NALCâs Regional Workersâ Compensation Assistants via March 2015 | National Association of Letter Carriers AFL-CIO.
For FECA employees: (09/17/14) The percentage increase in the December CPI-W index from year to year determines the FECA COLA increase. After the eighth month of the twelve-month adjustment period for the 2015 FECA COLA, the CPI-W index has risen 2.119%. via Pay | APWU.
Letter carriers and other postal employees have been saying for several years that changes at the Postal Service would lead to more job-related industries. A new report suggests they may be right. “Despite the Postal Serviceâs efforts to decrease the number of employees [by 19% since 2008], its workersâ compensation costs have increased 35 percent,â…
Last year, $1 billion of Postal Service money went to recipients of workers compensation. But the rules that govern how agencies compensate federal employees when they’re hurt on the job haven’t changed since 1974. Monique Colter is an audit director for the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Postal Service. On In Depth with…
