Posts Tagged ‘compensation’

Nationwide Wage Uniformity Part 2

Posted by RARC host | Filed under Labor

Source: BLS Metropolitan Area Wage Estimates May 2008(Occupation Codes: 25-2031, 43-5052, and 47-2061) Thanks for the great response to last week’s blog. Last week, we asked about pay comparability, and 23 percent of those polled voted that the goal for postal compensation should be to match the prevailing private sector compensation. However, 35 percent voted [...]

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Read more | Comments (7) | Sep 8, 2009

Nationwide Wage Uniformity

Posted by RARC host | Filed under Labor

The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 included the goal of matching postal employees’ compensation with that of private sector workers. The recently enacted Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) did not alter that goal. However, such a comparison is virtually impossible since private sector compensation varies considerably by locale, whereas postal compensation does not. It [...]

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Read more | Comments (53) | Aug 31, 2009

Preventing Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Posted by Blog Editor | Filed under OIG

The Postal Service funds workers’ compensation benefits for employees who sustain job-related injuries. In FY 2008, the Postal Service incurred over $1.2 billion in workers’ compensation expenses. In addition, the Postal Service estimated its liability for future workers’ compensation costs at nearly $8 billion. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) [...]

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Read more | Comments (25) | Feb 23, 2009