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DOL Obtains Landmark Federal Court Injunction Protecting Employees Who Report Workplace Injuries From Retaliation
SEATTLE – July 16, 2024Â â The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgement from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma that includes a landmark injunction that permanently prevents the U.S. Postal Service from retaliating against employees at up to 59 locations in the State of Washington. Issued…
Post Office worker charged with defrauding APWU Central Michigan Area Local 300
March 7, 2024 LANSING â In a four-year span, a local Post Office employee received pay for both his day job and work for his union 14 times, an investigator testified recently. That double dipping, plus 17 other instances when John Greathouse received union pay that he should not have, Kimberly Sellers testified, netted him…
Department of Labor: National Whistleblower Day is July 30
It’s illegal to retaliate against employees who report violations or raise concerns about unsafe conditions or illegal practices at their workplace. Know your rights and speak up because your voice matters. Learn more at https://whistleblowers.gov
USPS Retaliated Against Worker Who Filed Injury Report, Court Rules
May 11, 2023 A federal court determined that a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee who had filed an injury report in 2019 was âwrongfully fired,â OSHA announced. According to a news release, the employee, who was still in the new hire probation phase, told supervisors about the injury âand applied for workersâ compensation benefits.â Before…
U.S. Department of Labor’s Celebration of 30 Years of the Family and Medical Leave Act
February 6, 2023 For three decades, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been the cornerstone of the U.S. Department of Laborâs efforts to promote work-life balance. This landmark legislation has helped millions of working families balance the demands of the workplace, the needs of their families and their own health. Source: U.S. Department…
DOL updates FMLA guidance on Mental Health, Job-Protected Leave
News Release – May 25, 2022 US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PUBLISHES UPDATED FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT GUIDANCE ON MENTAL HEALTH, JOB-PROTECTED LEAVE FOR WORKERS, EMPLOYERS Law allows leave for mental health treatment for individuals, family members WASHINGTON â The National Institute of Health estimates that nearly one in five U.S. adults â or about…
Former NALC Local Union Vice President Pleads Guilty to Overtime Kickback Scheme in Allentown Post Office
DOJ Press Release – November 3, 2021 PHILADELPHIA â Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Whitbeck, 56, of Tamaqua, PA, pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges before United States District Court Judge Edward G. Smith stemming from his operation of a scheme to defraud fellow union members out of rightfully earned…