USPS OIG Report: Payments to Injured Employees

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 by 21cpw

Objective Our objective was to determine whether the Postal Service is properly paying its injured employees. Postal Service employees are covered by the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers FECA, determines injured employees’ eligibility for benefits, and pays direct compensation to claimants or…

DOL Sues Postal Service Over Firing of Injured Whistleblower

Posted on March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 by 21cpw

“The U.S. Postal Service unlawfully threatened to terminate, and ultimately fired, a worker who reported an on-the-job injury, the Labor Department said in a federal lawsuit in California. The DOL alleges that the Postal Service violated the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S….

APWU: Workers Memorial Day is April 28

Posted on April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 by 21cpw

04/05/2019 – Each year on April 28 we observe Workers Memorial Day. It’s a day when working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job and recommit to the struggle for a safe workplace. On this day in 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Act became effective and the…

APWU: Injured on Duty Employees and USPS “Pilot Programs” Dispute settled

Posted on September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 by 21cpw

In a dispute initiated by the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the issue was, “whether it is a violation of the National Agreement to assign injured on duty employees to perform work associated with a pilot program, experimental program, or other similar programs.” The parties agreed that, “Injured on duty employees will be assigned Clerk…

NALC: An injury to one is an injury to all – March 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 by 21cpw

A guide to NALC’s hands-on help for navigating the workers’ compensation labyrinth; NALC’s Regional Workers’ Compensation Assistants via March 2015 | National Association of Letter Carriers AFL-CIO.

Handbook EL-505 – Injury Compensation, Revision: Rehabilitation Program

Posted on January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 by 21cpw

Effective January 22, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook EL-505, Injury Compensation, to reflect the more current Snow Arbitration Decision, H94N-4H-C 96090200, dated November 4, 1998, that renders the Snow Arbitration Decision currently cited in Exhibit 11.7c (H0C-3N-C 418), incorrect. Handbook EL-505, Injury Compensation 11. Rehabilitation Program Exhibits Exhibit 11.7c Contractual Obligations for Rehabilitation…