USPS: Criteria for Return to Work for Employees with Confirmed Cases of COVID-19

From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:24 AM Subject: Return to Work Criteria Attached is the Criteria for Return to Work for Employees with Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 that the Postal Service has put out and is supposed to be following. It was updated on April 16, 2020. The previous criteria was…

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USPS protects employee health information

The Postal Service wants employees to know that the organization keeps their health information confidential. This includes employees who contract COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The Rehabilitation Act and the Privacy Act, two federal laws, require agencies to keep specific employee medical information confidential and to share it only in very limited…

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Trenton Metro Area Local COVID 19 Update – March 22, 2020

Via Trenton Metro Area Local President Bill Lewis: On March 22, 2020, a Trenton P&DC maintenance employee informed the Local Union that they tested positive for COVID 19. They have notified management of their condition. The employee has been instructed by their health care provider to self-quarantine. I have spoken with the plant manager and…

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