Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Our Story: Not totally sure of the exact date I started Ruralinfo.net. The domain creation date was April 4th, 2007. I ran the website for about 2 years on a free Google website.. So this website is AT LEAST 19 years old.. You have probably heard many things about … Read more
Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, clocks should be set ahead one hour Saturday, March 9, at bedtime. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 a.m.
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Happy New Year! Here’s to a year of good health, lots of love and plenty of laughter. Be sure and check out our 2023 Rural Carrier Year in Review at this link.
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2024 Pay Dates and Leave Year The following chart lists the 2024 pay periods. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the calendar … Read more
The Christmas Holiday Season is hard for Postal Families. They work long, hard hours in order to ensure that those treasured packages arrive before that big day of celebration and feasts. People that do not work for the Postal Service take for granted the incredible service and time that is provided in order for millions … Read more
Wounded Warriors Leave is an authorized absence from the Postal Service to undergo medical treatment for a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more. It is a separate leave category, distinct from sick leave. Treatment is an in-person visit to a health care provider, as specified in Section 513.364 of the Employee and Labor … Read more
Rural Carrier News you may have missed in October 2023
Always so much confusion on the weekend holidays. Veterans Day is Saturday November 11th, 2023 Post office is CLOSED on Saturday, November 11th (exception may be RCA/ARC Amazon delivery) Regular Carriers If your regular day off is Saturday, you should get Friday, Saturday and Sunday off. If you are made to work Friday, then you … Read more
Here are my yearly versions of the Postal holiday and payday calendar in PDF and PNG formats. Perfect to hang on your case for quick reference. If you find any errors please let me know 😉
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USPS and OPM, in consultation with the four Postal Unions, have developed Fact Sheets to provide basic information regarding the Postal Service Health Benefits Program (PSHBP) that will begin January 1, 2025. There are two Fact Sheets, one for USPS Active Employees and one for USPS Annuitants. These Fact Sheets are also available on LiteBlue … Read more
U.S. Supreme Court, petitioner Gerald Groff, who worked as a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS), challenges USPS’s denial of his requested religious accommodation to not work Sundays. In 2013, the USPS contracted with an online retailer to perform Sunday package deliveries. Groff informed USPS that his religious beliefs prohibited him … Read more