USPS: The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in some political activities

Under the Hatch Act, USPS employees are prohibited from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty, while wearing a uniform, while on government property or while inside a vehicle owned or leased by the government.

Hatch Act refresher: Here are do’s, don’ts for postal employees

September 25, 2023 With election season around the corner, USPS is reminding employees of the do’s, don’ts and not-while-in-uniform rules of the Hatch Act, which limits political activity among the federal workforce. Postal Service employees may engage in the following activities while off duty, not in uniform, not in a Postal Service vehicle, and not … Read more