Court Grants Injunction to Prevent USPS From Retaliating Against Workers Who Report Injuries

Published on July 17, 2024

A federal court has granted an injunction to “permanently prevent” the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from retaliating against workers who report work-related injuries, the Department of Labor (DOL) said on July 16. The DOL said it had obtained a consent judgment from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on July 3, along with a landmark injunction that prevents the USPS from retaliating against workers across 59 locations in Washington state for reporting injuries. The court also ordered the USPS to pay $183,732 in lost wages, interest, and damages to three employees it had unlawfully fired, according to a DOL statement....

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