process to move this case forward. The EEOC Administrative Judge explained that the purpose of the call was to explore the types of claim information that the Agency and our offices could provide to the EEOC in order to move the process forward. […]
Read More… from March 4, 2022 – Status Update – Status Conference
The EEOC Administrative Judge has scheduled a video Status Conference for the attorneys and representatives on March 4, 2022. The Judge has indicated that during the Status Conference we may be provided information about the EEOC’s plan to move the claims process forward. […]
Read More… from Update – February 2022 – Status Conference Set by EEOC
Recently many claimants have been asking about the timeline as to when claims will be evaluated. Unfortunately, while it has been more than a year since the Judge initially ordered that up to five Special Masters be used in this process, no claims have yet been evaluated and we do not believe that any large […]
Pursuant to the Administrative Judge’s Order approving the use of Special Masters, Thomas & Solomon LLP and Kator, Parks, Weiser & Harris PLLC have already submitted a list of five potential Special Masters who have great experience in handling large number of claims similar to the claims in this case. At this time, the Administrative […]
EEOC DISMISSES ANOTHER USPS APPEAL The EEOC Office of Federal Operations (EEOC-OFO) dismissed another USPS “final action” and appeal of the Administrative Judge’s orders regarding the use of Special Masters to assist with review of the claims. This decision by EEOC-OFO means that the case remains fully before the EEOC Administrative Judge, and that she […]
Administrative Judge’s Order Rejecting Postal Service’s Encouraging of Claimants to Request Final Agency DecisionIn response to the Administrative Judge’s February Order setting out a process to review claims by the use of Special Masters, the Postal Service filed a motion seeking to both delay the case and encourage as many class members as possible to […]
EEOC DISMISSES USPS APPEAL With a letter order on March 26, 2021, the EEOC Office of Federal Operations (EEOC-OFO) dismissed the USPS “final action” and appeal of the Administrative Judge’s orders regarding the use of Special Masters to assist with review of the claims. This decision by EEOC-OFO means that the case remains fully before […]
Further Information on New Order from Judge As noted in our February 2021 update, the Judge recently issued an Order setting out a process for reviewing claims in this case. For those claimants represented by Thomas & Solomon and Kator, Parks, Weiser & Harris PLLC, we have recorded a message that not only provides a […]
The USPS attorneys are attempting to further delay the awards in this case by filing an improper appeal in the middle of the process. USPS actually tried this in 2013 in this case, and the untimely appeal was rejected. We will work to ensure that the EEOC again swiftly rejects the improper appeal, and work […]
Status UpdateList of Special Masters Filed with EEOC Judge On March 8, 2021, we followed the EEOC Administrative Judge’s orders, and filed a list of five potential Special Masters who can assist with processing the claims in this case. We conducted extensive research, and came up with a list of five Special Masters who have […]