The Postal Service wants employees to have up-to-date beneficiary forms for life insurance and other benefits. While completing a beneficiary form is not mandatory, doing so allows an employee to choose who will receive payment. If an employee does not name a beneficiary, payment will be made to the next of kin according to a…
Effective September 12, 2019, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), sections 525.1 and 525.2, to align with updates dictated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Other revisions include updating references to the Human Resources Shared Service Center (HRSSC) and the Self Plus One enrollment option. Although the Postal…
The sudden termination of OPM Director Jeff Tien Han Pon on Friday does not bode well for postal workersâ benefits. After the midterm elections, watch out! Trump abruptly replaces federal personnel director after just 7 months | Washington Post First Name: Don Last Name: Cheney Email: doncheney@live.com Union/Local: APWU – Auburn WA Local Office held if any: Retired…
Objective Disability retirement is an employee benefit intended for employees who are unable to complete a normal career due to disease or injury. To be eligible for retirement disability, employees must meet prescribed statutory, regulatory, and administrative criteria. The objective of our audit was to assess the Postal Serviceâs effectiveness in processing disability retirement applications….
By Stacey O’Connor – March 1, 2018 BENTON âU.S. District Judge David Herndon has dismissed a former U.S. Postal Service worker’s disability claim. Madelaine Sattlefield had filed a second amended complaint and in response to the Office of Personnel Management’s motion to dismiss, claiming federal court at the Southern District of Illionis had jurisdiction through…
By Eric Yoder – January 24, 2018 The Trump administration sent its first major signal Tuesday of its intentions for the federal-employee health-insurance program, seeking financial incentives for enrollees to hold down their spending on health-care and additional controls by insurance companies on prescription-drug costs. A letter to companies participating in the Federal Employees Health…
USPS FERS annuity estimates on LiteBlue now include your estimated annuity supplement. The FERS annuity supplement makes a huge difference when you retire before age 62. For an average postal employee, it adds about $37 per month for each year of career FERS service. With 30 years of FERS service, the supplement adds about $1,100…
Project Title: Postal Service’s Disability Retirement Application Process Start Date: Monday, November 13, 2017 Estimated Report Release Date: May 2018 Disability retirement is a benefit intended for Postal Service employees who are unable to complete a normal career due to illness or injury. Postal Service employees must meet statutory and administrative requirements to apply for…
