Panel Orders OSHA to Review Evidence in Retaliation Case

An administrative law judge needs “to make credibility determinations” concerning evidence about whether the U.S. Postal Service retaliated against two mail carriers for reporting work-related injuries, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission said in a ruling made public Wednesday.

One of the carriers claimed he faced discipline after reporting a work-related shoulder injury related to lifting a mail sack. The carrier’s supervisor said he disciplined the employee after the employee demonstrated an improper lifting technique, while the employee said he didn’t make such a demonstration in reporting his injury.

The same supervisor recommended disciplinary action against a second mail ...