{"id":26405,"date":"2019-05-16T08:02:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T13:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=26405"},"modified":"2019-05-16T08:02:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T13:02:30","slug":"usps-employee-says-shes-not-being-paid-after-traumatizing-incident-on-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/05\/16\/usps-employee-says-shes-not-being-paid-after-traumatizing-incident-on-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS employee says she\u2019s not being paid after traumatizing incident on the job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/cdn2.trb.tv\/iframe.html?ec=dtbXJzaDE6pSpGbrKDuM6dDJgOiUQq2M&amp;pbid=bbd65cd3541a43b9a13c9c23190411cb&amp;pcode=IzcHE6tfH3QyrXt6t8LIU_rrYlNy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>RICHMOND, Va. &#8212; An employee with the United States Postal Service tells CBS 6 Problem Solvers she&#8217;s been unable to work for weeks after a traumatizing incident on the job and she&#8217;s not getting workers&#8217; compensation while on medical leave.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred on April 19, a day that started out like any ordinary day on Wanda Bennett\u2019s route. The 20-year postal service employee was on her delivery route on E. Grace Street when she had an encounter with a man police describe as mentally ill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a bible in his hand, and I said, \u2018I don\u2019t have your mail.\u2019 He went to walk away\u2026 he said \u2018God told me you\u2019re lying, and you have my mail. He said let me get my stick. I went to run inside the vehicle. He saw me running and he jumped on the vehicle,\u201d Bennett recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was 16 my older sister was murdered by a mentally ill person. She was eight months pregnant and he killed her and her unborn child,\u201d said Bennett. \u201cSo, this took me back then because it had me actually thinking if he had that stick\u2026 All I could think about was if he had that stick, I probably wouldn\u2019t be here to tell you this story.\u201d More at <a href=\"https:\/\/wtvr.com\/2019\/05\/15\/usps-employee-says-shes-not-being-paid-after-traumatizing-incident-on-the-job\/\">WTVR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26406\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wanda-Bennett.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wanda-Bennett.jpg 432w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wanda-Bennett-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wanda-Bennett-80x55.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RICHMOND, Va. &#8212; An employee with the United States Postal Service tells CBS 6 Problem Solvers she&#8217;s been unable to work for weeks after a traumatizing incident on the job and she&#8217;s not getting workers&#8217; compensation while on medical leave. 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