Postal Pension Halt a ‘Willful’ Breach of Law, Issa Says
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The U.S. Postal Service’s suspension of contributions to an employee pension plan is a “willful violation of the law,” the chairman of the U.S. House committee overseeing the service said.
The Postal Service’s decision last week to halt payments as of June 24 to the Federal Employees Retirement System, which covers about 85 percent of career postal workers, “sets a dangerous precedent,” Representative Darrell Issa, the California Republican who is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said in a letter to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management that was released today.