U.S. Congress - S.1789 Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011
S.1789 - Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011
A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service. view all titles (5)
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- Short: Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011 as reported to senate.
- Short: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 as reported to senate.
- Short: Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service. as introduced.
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Official Summary
11/2/2011--Introduced.21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 - Amends provisions of federal law relating to the United States Postal Service (USPS) workforce, services and operations, worker compensation, and other matters. Requires surplus contributions to the USPS Federal Employees RetiOfficial Summary
11/2/2011--Introduced.21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 - Amends provisions of federal law relating to the United States Postal Service (USPS) workforce, services and operations, worker compensation, and other matters. Requires surplus contributions to the USPS Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) in FY2012-FY2014 to be used by USPS to provide postal employees who voluntarily separate from service before October 1, 2014, with voluntary separation incentive payments and for additional retirement service credits. Allows any additional surplus postal contributions to be used for repayment of debts incurred by USPS and for making required payments to retiree health and pension funds. Allows USPS to offer up to one year of additional creditable service for employees in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and up to two years for employees in FERS. Disqualifies any employee who receives such additional creditable service from receiving a voluntary separation incentive payment under this Act. Requires postal retirees and their family members who are eligible for Medicare coverage to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. Allows a 40-year amortization of USPS pre-funded retiree health benefit payments, beginning in 2012, and a 20% reduction of the net present value of such payments. Authorizes USPS to negotiate jointly with all employee bargaining representatives to establish a Postal Service Health Benefits Program outside of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) program. Requires any arbitration board deciding a contract dispute between USPS and labor organizations to consider all relevant factors, including:(1) the financial condition of USPS,
(2) requirements for consideration of comparability of wages and benefits to those offered the the private sector, and
(3) established policies of postal law. Sets forth criteria for the closing or consolidation of postal facilities (excluding any post office, station, or branch, or any facility used only for administrative functions). Requires USPS:
(1) to develop and update every five years a strategic plan for consolidating area and district offices;
(2) to consolidate and relocate such offices based on such plan;
(3) to develop service standards for providing postal customers with access to retail services; and
(4) not later than September 30, 2015, to convert door delivery points to curbline delivery points, sidewalk delivery points, or centralized delivery points. Prohibits USPS from establishing a general, nationwide 5-day-per-week delivery schedule (i.e., eliminating Saturday service) for the two-year period after the enactment of this Act. Allows USPS to offer nonpostal services that would use existing USPS infrastructure, that are in the public interest, and that would not create unfair competition with the private sector. Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011 - Revises federal workers' compensation benefits for current beneficiaries in the worker compensation system and for future enrollees. Imposes restrictions on additional benefits for dependents of disabled employees. Requires:
(1) injured USPS employees who are not permanently disabled to participate in developing a comprehensive return to work plan and to undergo vocational rehabilitation,
(2) worker compensation beneficiaries to report outside compensation from employment or self-employment, and
(3) an independent medical assessment of disability and the potential for return to work after receipt of disability benefits for at least six months. Increases benefits for a severe disfigurement of the face, head, or neck and reimbursements for funeral expenses for an employee who dies due to a work-related injury. Requires USPS to submit to Congress a report on how it will become profitable by FY2015 and achieve long-term financial solvency. Requires the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to publish an annual report on the fiscal stability of the U.S. mailing industry. Provides for the mailing of wine and beer sent by a licensed winery or brewery in accordance with the laws of the state, territory, or district where the addressee or agent takes delivery. Sets forth provisions relating to the contracting of postal services, including the establishment of the position of Advocate for Competition. Requires the PRC to make noncompetitive purchase requests for any noncompetitive award, including the rationale for the award, publicly available on the PRC website. Sets forth procedures for identifying and resolving ethical issues in the contracting process.
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There are also competing bills in the Senate, one of which, S 1789, is co-sponsored by Collins. Another bill is S 1853, backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt. “Sanders is working with 27 other senators to end the prefunding mandate and retain ...
J. Curtis: Sen. Collins in denial
Sen. Susan Collins wrongly asserts that, “The funding of the liability for future retiree health benefits is not the reason why the Postal Service is in a financial crisis.” ("Postal system’s financial woes spark debate in Maine," Sun ...
Business Mailers Rankled by Obama Call to End Saturday Delivery
Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s call for the U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday mail delivery and raise rates will drive away customers while not addressing needed cost reductions, some business users and U.S. lawmakers said ...
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Support Growing for Plan to Address Pre-funding, Protect Postal ...
Joe Lieberman, Tom Carper, Susan Collins and Scott Brown, calling for significant changes to their postal overhaul bill, S.1789. The bill passed the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in November ...
Senators Seek Changes to Postal Bill | Postal Employee Network
Twenty-seven senators have signed a letter to the sponsors of the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) asking them to approve amendments to the legislation that the APWU supports. The bill – which the APWU says is ...
Support Growing for Plan to Address Pre-funding, Protect Postal ...
Joe Lieberman, Tom Carper, Susan Collins and Scott Brown, calling for significant changes to their postal overhaul bill, S.1789. The bill passed the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in November ...
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S.1789 Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011
Simon7
February 12, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 29th Congressional district of New York. I support S.1789 - Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011, and am tracking it using Open Congress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
As one who was required to become a window clerk after 27 years, I was one of the lucky ones, other clerks , not in good health were required to become Carriers in their late Forties and late Fifties, a disaster, many of us want ... -
S.1789 Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011
Tribalize
February 09, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of West Virginia. I oppose S.1789 - Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I oppose this bill as it is currently written.
I would like to see support for amendments to:
Set strict service standards. (This is crucial, because the Postal Service is planning to degrade delivery standards in order to e... -
S.1789 Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011
greenwave78
February 07, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of New Jersey. I oppose S.1789 - Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Greetings, presently your office is, has or will havr reviewed Senate Bill 1789 that would change the postal service forever...not for the better. S-1789 would provide short term financial relief and yet still permit decimatin...
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