Orgination Devalopment

The U.S. Postal Service found itself on the wrong side of the law when it terminated a probationary worker for reporting a workplace injury, a U.S. District Court judge in Oregon ruled on May 10. The worker, employed as a city carrier assistant, sustained a calf strain while addressing fallen mail trays in a vehicle. Instead of receiving support, the worker was dismissed by USPS for not using a boat hook to rectify the trays, as court documents revealed. District Judge Adrienne Nelson ordered USPS to compensate the worker with...