December 12, 2023 The Postal Service has issued a policy on providing pregnancy-related accommodations to employees. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires employers to accommodate pregnancy-related medical restrictions if an employee has a qualifying disability. However, under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act â also known as the PWFA â employers must provide reasonable accommodations to…
October 2, 2023 The Postal Service will observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. This yearâs theme, âAdvancing Access and Equity,â refers to an important milestone in disability rights: the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The landmark law ensured civil rights protections and reasonable accommodations for individuals with…
NALC – June 2023 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against qualified employees with disabilities and obliges the Postal Service to provide accommodations. This month’s Postal Record takes a look at how to navigate the reasonable accommodation process. The Postal Record – Reasonable Accommodation Source: NALC
March 17, 2022 All federal agencies, including the Postal Service, must provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, unless to do so would cause undue hardship for the Postal Service. Whether an accommodation would cause undue hardship is assessed by the Postal Service on a case-by-case basis. The goals of an accommodation…
The Postal Service wants employees to know about their right to reasonable accommodations. A reasonable accommodation allows a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of his or her job. Accommodations vary widely and can include modifications to equipment, facilities and work schedules. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires all federal agencies…
By Nicholas Malfitano – May 11, 2016 PHILADELPHIA â A former mail clerk from the United States Postal Service (USPS) who alleged discrimination and wrongful termination against the agency has had her claim defeated in federal court, due to not exhausting her administrative remedies. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvaniaâs Judge…
By Sheena Harrison – June 2, 2015 The U.S. Postal Service did not violate the federal Rehabilitation Act when it prevented an injured employee from returning to work until she could pass a series of physical examinations, a federal court has ruled. Dorothea Washington worked as a bulk mail technician at a postal service office…
