USPS, Labor Department Settle Suit Over Worker Safety Conditions

The US Postal Service and Department of Labor reached a deal to end a lawsuit asserting retaliation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

The agencies filed a joint status report Wednesday in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania saying they reached a settlement. Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on Thursday also set aside a default entered against USPS and one of its employees in light of the settlement.

• The DOL alleged in its December complaint that a USPS contractor reported dangerous working conditions multiple times to the postal service, a protected activity under the OSHA
• USPS ...