USPS OIG Report: Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Program

We reviewed 200 money order transactions for compliance with BSA recordkeeping and reporting requirements, interviewed employees who sell or manage the sale of money orders at 10 post offices, and reviewed fiscal year (FY) 2023 BSA training completion status for applicable employees.

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USPS OIG: Reporting of OSHA Injury and Illness Rates

Background The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires covered employers, including the U.S. Postal Service, to record information about every work-related injury or illness that involves medical treatment beyond first aid, days away from work, or death. OSHA also provides an OSHA injury and illness (I&I) rate that employers use to determine problem areas…

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Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Confidentiality Provisions Supersede OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

(October 22, 2014) The federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently issued an important ruling for employers who have to deal with conflicting reporting and confidentiality requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”) and the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654. In Secretary of Labor v. United…

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