The Wick Law Office recently obtained an import victory in a discrimination case against the United States Postal Service for an federal employee whose case began in 2014. The Postal Service failed to accommodate our client for a period of approximately 18 months and intentionally violated her medical restrictions. USPS also subjected her to retaliation and harassment, including when it referred her for investigation to the Office of Inspector General (OIG), delayed the processing a request for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, delayed her claim for workers’ compensation benefits, and paid her incorrectly. Throughout the time period when the discrimination was occurring, her supervisor made demeaning and derogatory comments about her medical conditions and her need for reasonable accommodations. Based on the evidence and testimony at hearing, an EEOC Administrative Judge issued a decision fully in favor of our client and ordered the Agency to pay a substantial monetary award to our client for her lost wages, damages, and attorneys’ fees. This victory should serve to send a message to USPS that discrimination and retaliation, particularly against individuals with disabilities, will not be tolerated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

If you are the victim of discrimination, please contact us at 720-999-5390 or https://www.wick-law.com. An award in the case is not an indication of future results or an outcome of any other case.