PHYSICIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD OFFENSE The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has investigated many fraudulent workers’ compensation claim cases. Most of these investigations involve postal employees scamming the system. But, employees aren’t the only ones who abuse the system. Sometimes, medical providers used by postal employees injured on the job, defraud and […]
3.10.10 For a viable Postal Service: USPS must have flexibility to manage its workforce efficiently The Postal Service has been named the most trusted government agency for five consecutive years. This annual survey of Americans found that the ranking is tied directly to the trust customers place in their letter carriers. But the changing face […]
3/10/10 As you have heard, the OIG, in Janaury 2010, found that USPS overfunded the CSRS retirement fund by some $75 billion. As a retired CSRS employee I was curious as to whether or not there was ANY possiblity that postal CSRS contributors could have somehow been overcharged as well. So, I wrote the OIG and […]
March 3, 2010 Five-Day Postal Delivery Hurts Rural Areas WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) responded to an announcement that the U.S. Postal Service will seek to drop one day of home delivery in an effort to offset budget shortfalls. Emerson, who represents the mostly-rural Eighth Congressional District in Southern Missouri, says the […]
3/06/10 The following article/opinion was submitted to Postal Employee Network anonymously and does not necessarily reflect our views or opinion. I am a letter carrier and a shop steward for the NALC. I have some knowledge of the inner workings of the Postal Service and served on the MIARAP process both as a local office contact as […]
A study just released by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) shows that the current system of funding the Postal Service’s Civil Service Retirement System pension responsibility is inequitable and has resulted in the Postal Service overpaying $75 billion to the pension fund. The OIG estimates that if the overcharge was used […]
Postal Service v. APWU Miami, Florida UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, Miami Area Local (MAL), Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Defendant, ONE SEVEN TWO HOLDING ASSOCIATION, INC., (“172”), Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Cross-Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Defendant, UNITED NATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMY, INC., (“UNLA”), Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-12287. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. March 3, 2010. Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, FAY, Circuit Judge, […]
USPS Seeks Flexibility on Operations, Delivery; Possible 2011 Price Increase WASHINGTON — Facing unprecedented volume declines and a projected, cumulative $238 billion shortfall during the next decade, Postmaster General John E. Potter today outlined an aggressive plan of cost cutting, increased productivity, and an array of legislative and regulatory changes necessary to maintain a viable […]
Posted February 28, 2010 U.S. Postal Service Statement for Response to Media Inquiries Only Regarding the National Reassessment Process The non-tax supported U.S. Postal Service views the safety and well being of its employees as its top priority. In situations where employees have been injured on the job, we make every attempt to provide necessary […]
Excerpts from the USPS OIG Audit Report – Postal Service Absenteeism: Conclusion The Postal Service’s total absenteeism rate for major benefits is comparable to the total absenteeism rate of the federal sector, but higher than that of the civilian sector. We identified two potential causes for the difference between the Postal Service and the civilian […]