NRP-BEWARE Of USPS Letter

Yesterday, a client contacted me about a letter she received from the USPS in regard to the NRP settlement.

This letter states in part:

"During the course of this case, it came to light that certain individuals were never assessed under the National Reassessment Process. In AJ Stilp's Order, she held that individuals who were not subject to the National Reassessment Process do not fall within the class definition in the above-referenced case and are not class members. If you are receiving this Notice, you are one of the individuals who has be found to not meet the definition of class membership in the above-referenced case.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you are not a member of the class in the above-referenced case."

The problem is, my client was assessed under NRP.

My client received this letter and believed it. She believed she was being notified she was not a member of the class because the USPS had determined she wasn't assessed under NRP.

Luckily, my client contacted the law firm handling the case and told them about this letter and she was told that her name WAS on the list of individuals who are part of the class and she needed to file her claim paperwork.

Had she not followed up, she might have continued to believe she was not part of the Class Action and could have missed the April 12, 2018 deadline for filing her paperwork.

If you've received this letter, make sure it's accurate and not the USPS' way of lower the number of members of the class by sending bogus letters to employees telling them they aren't part of the Class Action.

Here's a copy of the letter:

NRP Class Action Settled

To any postal employee affected by the USPS' National Reassessment Process, otherwise known as NRP, the class action has finally been settled.

After 12 long years, the EEOC's final decision found in favor of the employees, finding that the USPS discriminated against injured employees. The final decision finds that the USPS targeted these employees by canceling jobs that accommodated their restrictions, created a hostile work environment, improperly used their private medical information and forced some injured employees to resign.

Claims for monetary awards are due NOW. The deadline for individual Class members is 30 days from the date when you receive written notice about the case.

Since the USPS could 'accidentally' fail to notify Class members, it is being suggest that you submit a claim by April 12, 2018 to be safe.

Failure to submit a claim may result in loss of individual relief.

Information on how to file claims can be found here: http://nrpclassaction.com/

Here is the final version of the Class Action: http://nrpclassaction.com/files/pdfs/decision-on-request-for-reconsideration-03-09-18.pdf