Status Update Many class members who submitted claims for individual relief have received response letters from the Postal Service. The Postal Service HAS NOT sent copies of these letters to your attorneys. Please provide our office a copy of any letters that you receive from the Postal Service as soon as possible. We recommend emailing […]
Status Update We understand that some class members who submitted claims for individual relief have received response letters from the Postal Service. Please send our office a copy of any letters that you receive from the Postal Service as soon as possible. We recommend emailing such letters to us at [email protected] or faxing us at […]
EEOC Decision Issued In Response To Postal Service’s Appeal On September 25, 2017, the EEOC issued its initial decision in response to the Postal Service’s appeal of the Administrative Law Judge’s favorable decision, finding that the NRP discriminated against the Class as a whole. You can see the entire decision by clicking here. The EEOC […]
Initial Decision Finds NRP Discriminated Against Class The Administrative Judge recently issued a favorable decision in favor of the class on most of the claims in the case. This means that the Administrative Judge ruled in favor of the class and against the USPS. Specifically, the Administrative Judge decided that the NRP violated the Rehabilitation […]
The EEOC recently issued a favorable decision denying a motion brought by the USPS seeking to decertify the class. The USPS argued that information obtained during discovery showed that the case should not go forward as a class action, and the Administrative Judge rejected this latest attempt by the USPS to break apart the class. […]
Over the past few months, the parties have completed the ongoing discovery process in this matter, in which both sides exchange relevant information to move the case forward. While that phase was wrapping up, both sides have been submitting motions to the judge so that she can make decisions about how the case will proceed. […]
The parties are now completing the discovery process that has been ongoing in this matter. During the discovery process, both sides have been exchanging relevant information to move the case forward. This phase of litigation is often extensive, especially for a class action of this size. It requires the parties to gather and digest large […]
EEOC REJECTS USPS ATTEMPT TO BREAK APART THE MCCONNELL CLASS The EEOC has rejected an attempt by USPS attorneys to break apart the McConnell class. In July 2012, USPS attorneys filed a motion to redefine the class, and force certain McConnell class members to bring their claims before the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB”). The […]
Recently, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held that all permanent rehabilitation employees and limited duty employees at the agency who have been subjected to the NRP from May 5, 2006, to the present are included in the class. You can read the decision here. You can review the class certification notice here. If […]