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Postal Workers Attacked in Separate Incidents
Postal Workers Attacked in Separate Incidents

Safety at Work Newberry, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A U.S. Postal Service worker is recovering after being attacked by a dog while delivering the mail. According to the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office, the attack happened Oct. […]
N.Y. Postal Workers Under Threat from Increasing Number of Attacks
N.Y. Postal Workers Under Threat from Increasing Number of Attacks

Safety at Work Rochester, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers with UPS and the U.S. Postal Service are under continued threat, officials said, from attacks and injury. Officials in Rochester, N.Y., said a woman has been accused […]
Postal Inspectors Offer Reward for Mail Carrier Shot and Killed on the Job
Postal Inspectors Offer Reward for Mail Carrier Shot and Killed on the Job

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Postal inspectors are offering a $250,000 reward for any information about who shot and killed a postal worker in West Pullman on July 19. Police said witnesses saw a car drive […]
Another Year Without A/C in USPS Vans, Another Postal Worker Death
Another Year Without A/C in USPS Vans, Another Postal Worker Death

Climate & Comp Fayetteville, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The recent death of a Fayetteville, N.C. postal worker is being investigated as heat-related. The death comes just months after the USPS was fined by OSHA for a […]
OSHA Dismisses Penalties against USPS
OSHA Dismisses Penalties against USPS

Portland, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Allegations of violations at a mail-sorting facility in Portland, Ore., were unproven, an administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission said Wednesday. The judgement will dismiss the […]
Putting the United States Postal Service Under the Microscope: A Thorough Workers’ Compensation Claims Analysis
Putting the United States Postal Service Under the Microscope: A Thorough Workers’ Compensation Claims Analysis

by Robert S. Stickley, Esq. and Connor J. Thomson, CPCU, CAWC Introduction When you put the United States Postal Service (USPS) under the microscope, not only do you learn about Newman’s disdain for the mail, […]