{"id":29457,"date":"2020-10-17T10:10:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=29457"},"modified":"2020-10-17T10:10:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T15:10:09","slug":"no-playing-politics-postal-employees-reminded-of-hatch-act-prohibitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2020\/10\/17\/no-playing-politics-postal-employees-reminded-of-hatch-act-prohibitions\/","title":{"rendered":"No playing politics &#8211; Postal employees reminded of Hatch Act prohibitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2020\/10\/16\/no-playing-politics\/\">USPS News Link<\/a> 10\/16\/20 &#8211; The Postal Service wants employees to remember the Hatch Act\u2019s rules regarding participation in political activities.<\/p>\n<p>The Hatch Act is a law that prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty, while wearing a federal uniform or identification badge, while on federal property or while inside a federal vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Under the law, employees are also prohibited from engaging in the following activities, whether they are on duty or not:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hosting a political fundraiser, inviting anyone to attend a fundraiser or collecting funds on behalf of a campaign or candidate<\/li>\n<li>Running for office in a partisan election in which one or more of the candidates is representing a political party<\/li>\n<li>Using their postal job title, position or authority while engaged in a partisan political activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblue.usps.gov%2Fuspslaw%2FEthics.htm%23Hatch%2520Act&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.F.Howard%40usps.gov%7C364713f193714590229e08d871dc412c%7Cf9aa5788eb334a498ad076101910cac3%7C0%7C0%7C637384538079440718%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=kWSqhwZJD56tJwcsfpfLyJcU%2FNmFaiTYvMlQMJJJF4g%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Ethics Blue page<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has more Hatch Act resources, including a\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblue.usps.gov%2Fuspslaw%2FHeadquarters%2FCivil%2FEthicsInfo%2F2018%252002-13%2520Lets%2520Talk%2520Politics%2520-%2520Hatch%2520Act.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.F.Howard%40usps.gov%7C364713f193714590229e08d871dc412c%7Cf9aa5788eb334a498ad076101910cac3%7C0%7C0%7C637384538079440718%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=zwdomHXTpgCVqfXYedIY9%2F28jhExocP5dMrurX07y%2BE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Let\u2019s Talk Politics!<\/em><\/a><em>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0fact sheet. Employees who have questions can send an email to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fethics.help%40usps.gov%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.F.Howard%40usps.gov%7C364713f193714590229e08d871dc412c%7Cf9aa5788eb334a498ad076101910cac3%7C0%7C0%7C637384538079450665%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=WjtTrxmBXK4ftldFEtaqH00rzh0mJrqK0GOf0yes4rY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>ethics.help@usps.gov<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29025 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hatch-Act-Information-478x280-1-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hatch-Act-Information-478x280-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hatch-Act-Information-478x280-1.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USPS News Link 10\/16\/20 &#8211; The Postal Service wants employees to remember the Hatch Act\u2019s rules regarding participation in political activities. 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