“Plaintiff Mark Dimondstein, President of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), asserts libel claims against Defendants Jerry Stidman and Jonathan Kelley, two APWU members andâDimondstein allegesâlongstanding critics of his leadership. Before the Court is Defendantsâ motion to transfer or, in the alternative, to dismiss the case for improper venue and lack of personal jurisdiction. ECF…
The federal district court in Washington D.C. today issued a decision dismissing NALCâs lawsuit that sought to halt the Consolidated Casing Initiative. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg concluded that the court lacked jurisdiction to issue the preliminary injunction that NALC requested, which would have halted the Initiative pending the outcome of the national-level arbitration….
“Veronica Danielson (âDanielsonâ) appeals the district courtâs grant of summary judgment to the Postmaster General and the U.S. Postal Services San Mateo Information Center (collectively âUSPSâ). Danielson filed a retaliation claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (âFLSAâ), contending that after she had initiated a wage dispute through her union, her supervisors had engaged in…
On September 28, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, the Department filed suit against the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 72 (located in Cleveland, Ohio). The lawsuit seeks to nullify the unionâs April 29, 2018 regular election of officers. The complaint alleges that the union…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2016 Daniel Girard will represent all victims of OPM cyber theft in class action lawsuit WASHINGTON â The attorney handling the American Federation of Government Employeesâ lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management in response to last yearâs massive data breach has been named lead counsel for the consolidated case….
The Family and Medical Leave Act contains a two-year statute of limitations for claims of interference with or retaliation against protected employee activity. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals faced questions over when this limitations period begins running. The court concluded that the two-year period starts on the last date an employer denied…
By Megan Spicer – October 6, 2015 A U.S. Postal Service employee is seeking $1 million in damages after alleging that she was sexually harassed by her former boyfriend, who was her supervisor in the office where she worked. Maria Rosario, of Windsor Locks, has been a Postal Service driver since July 2012. In her…
Web News Article #: 143-2015 07/09/2015 – In response to a lawsuit filed by the APWU, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has coughed up 231 documents that shed new light on the secretive deal between Staples and the Postal Service. Perhaps most jarring is the acknowledgement that the Staplesâ deal was intended to serve as…
