Following an OSHA investigation, a Tacoma federal court determined that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wrongfully retaliated against an employee for reporting an injury.
The court's action follows an investigation by OSHA that found the USPS terminated the worker in retaliation for filing an injury report. The agency also determined the USPS stopped conducting performance evaluations and then fired the worker before the end of their new hire probation. The termination violated the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, which protects an employee's right to report injury without fear of reprisal.