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USPS OIG – Processing and Delivery of Veterans Affairs Medicine

Postal News December 18, 2023

We found that while the Postal Service processed and delivered a large majority of the VA Pharmacy packages on time, the processing facilities visited did not always handle damaged medication packages or medication found loose in the mail as required by policy.

Tampa mail carrier dead after USPS truck overturns in hit-and-run; suspect at large

Postal News December 18, 2023

Preliminary investigation revealed that a dark-colored Mercedes sedan struck the postal carrier's USPS truck and then fled the scene. Police located the suspect vehicle about a mile away with damage consistent with the crash.

USPS OIG – Processing and Delivery of Veterans Affairs Medicine

Postal News December 18, 2023

We found that while the Postal Service processed and delivered a large majority of the VA Pharmacy packages on time, the processing facilities visited did not always handle damaged medication packages or medication found loose in the mail as required by policy.

GAO – U.S. Postal Service: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Workforce Diversity Efforts

Postal News December 15, 2023

However, GAO's analysis—which controlled for factors such as employee tenure—found that White, non-Hispanic or Latino, and male employees generally had more positive career outcomes in USPS management than other demographic groups.

USPS Won’t Say Whether It Shared Americans’ Contact Information with Labor Unions

Postal News December 15, 2023

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is entangled in a federal lawsuit, accused of potentially sharing the private information of over two-thirds of American households with labor unions.

GAO – U.S. Postal Service: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Workforce Diversity Efforts

Postal News December 15, 2023

However, GAO's analysis—which controlled for factors such as employee tenure—found that White, non-Hispanic or Latino, and male employees generally had more positive career outcomes in USPS management than other demographic groups.

USPS Won’t Say Whether It Shared Americans’ Contact Information with Labor Unions

Postal News December 15, 2023

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is entangled in a federal lawsuit, accused of potentially sharing the private information of over two-thirds of American households with labor unions.

OIG Agents Bring Unlikely Co-conspirators to Justice

Postal News December 14, 2023

Investigators also found the doctor was writing bogus prescriptions for his patients, often without their consent. Over 90 percent of those claims involved patients who worked for the Postal Service.

OIG Agents Bring Unlikely Co-conspirators to Justice

Postal News December 14, 2023

Investigators also found the doctor was writing bogus prescriptions for his patients, often without their consent. Over 90 percent of those claims involved patients who worked for the Postal Service.

Reasonable accommodations – Policy set for pregnant, nursing employees

Postal News December 13, 2023

However, under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act — also known as the PWFA — employers must provide reasonable accommodations to known limitations of employees resulting from pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including lactation.

Reasonable accommodations – Policy set for pregnant, nursing employees

Postal News December 13, 2023

However, under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act — also known as the PWFA — employers must provide reasonable accommodations to known limitations of employees resulting from pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including lactation.

GAO says USPS business model, financial struggles partly to blame for mail delays

Postal News December 12, 2023

We reached out to the Government Accountability Office to see what they had to say about mail delays, and an official pointed to ongoing financial struggles within USPS.

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