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Use an FSA debit card? Keep all your documents

Postal Service employees with flexible spending account debit cards might be asked to provide documentation after using the card for out-of-pocket expenses. Inspira Financial, the Postal Service’s flexible spending account administrator, must ensure that such purchases are eligible under Internal Revenue Service rules. If a request from Inspira is not...

You can set aside more money in 2026

Postal Service employees can set aside more money for flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts and commuter benefits in 2026. Flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, allow employees to set aside money on a pretax basis to pay for health care and dependent care expenses. The 2026 maximum for a health...

Postal workers waiting on heat protection more than two years after Dallas carrier’s death

WASHINGTON — More than two years after a Dallas postal worker died from heat exposure on the job, letter carriers say the United States Postal Service has yet to take steps required to fully protect them when the temperature and humidity soar. The 2023 death of Eugene Gates Jr. prompted a...

Employees helped USPS deliver in the holiday home stretch

Postal Service employees were front and center as the holiday shipping and mailing season wound down last week. In Holly, MI, the organization marked its 6 billionth holiday delivery when Allen Kenner, a letter carrier, brought packages to a senior living center. “We are all young at heart this time of year,”...

Link’s annual calendar shows this year’s payroll schedule

Postal Service employees will have 27 paydays in 2026. The calendar that accompanies this article shows the paycheck dates. Every month will have two paydays, except for January, July and December, which will have three each. All paydays will occur on Friday, except for the year’s 13th payday, which will fall...

Happy New Year

“Here's to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold.” Happy New Year from Ruralinfo.net

A new year is almost here

New Year’s Day, a time of reflection and renewal for people around the world, is Thursday, Jan. 1. The celebration of a new year is a custom that can be traced to ancient civilizations, although the date often varied. The Julian calendar established Jan. 1 as the start of the...

Postal employees to get letter with overtime tax deduction information

The Postal Service will send a letter in mid-January with information about a new temporary federal tax deduction for certain portions of federal overtime payments made to eligible employees. The letter will include the employee’s qualified overtime amount for 2025. Employees are encouraged to ensure their mailing address is up to...

Tentative Scheduled Dates for Salary Adjustments Agreed to in the 2024-2027 National Agreement

The Postal Service has affirmed the tentative scheduled dates provided to the NRLCA for salary adjustments agreed to in the 2024-2027 National Agreement. All dates listed below are according to Postal Service programming projections. Salary Increases The stop gap or general wage increases of 1.3% for regular carriers and 2.3% for leave...

2026 Printable Rural Carrier Calendars

Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash Just uploaded our new printable 2026 Rural Carrier Calendars.  Just download one of them and print to keep by your case to keep up with all the important dates for rural carriers.  We have both PDF versions and PNG versions.. (If you find errors,...

Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network

Amazon has long been the Postal Service’s top customer, providing more than $6 billion in annual revenue to the agency in 2025. Amazon is preparing to expand its nationwide delivery network and give up its long-standing partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, according to three people with knowledge of the...

USPS releases EMA Charts effective January 10, 2026

On December 18, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November 2025 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Based on the release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for rural carriers will decrease 0.5¢ to 97.0¢ per mile. This EMA rate will be effective...

A US Postal Service plan to raise cash could cost the agency its biggest customer

For years, a huge Amazon contract has been one of the few bright spots in the US Postal Service’s finances. But now the USPS plans to offer those last-mile services to additional customers to stem billions in ongoing losses – a move that risks losing its biggest customer. The USPS...

Happy New Year

“Here's to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold.” Happy New Year from Ruralinfo.net

You can set aside more money in 2026

Postal Service employees can set aside more money for flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts and commuter benefits in 2026. Flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, allow employees to set aside money on a pretax basis to pay for health care and dependent care expenses. The 2026 maximum for a health...

OPM Announces Faster, Paperless Options for Federal Retirees

Washington, DC — The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced two new online tools designed to make retirement services faster, and easier for federal retirees. These improvements are part of OPM’s broader effort to modernize its Retirement Services operations and enhance the customer experience through expanded self-service options....

Amazon denies it is dropping US Postal Service

Amazon has told Newsweek it is not exploring the possibility of ending its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as it weighs a dramatic transformation in its Prime delivery operation. A spokesman for the company made the remarks following a Washington Post article about how Amazon will go about exploring and expanding its...
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