§1003. Employment policy — Inbound Citations

Code of Federal Regulations Citations

Cited by 2 regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations.

• 39 C.F.R. § 4.3 — Postmaster General.

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  The appointment and role of the Postmaster General are described at 39 U.S.C. 202(c), 203. The Governors set the compensation and benefits of the Postmaster General by resolution, subject to 39 U.S.C. 1003(a) and 3686.

• 39 C.F.R. § 4.4 — Deputy Postmaster General.

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  The appointment and role of the Deputy Postmaster General are described at 39 U.S.C. 202(d), 203. The Deputy Postmaster General shall act as Postmaster General during the Postmaster General's absence or disability, and when a vacancy exists in the office of Postmaster General. The Governors set the compensation and benefits of the Deputy Postmaster General, subject to 39 U.S.C. 1003(a) and 3686.

Citations to 39 U.S.C. § 1003 as a whole

• 39 U.S.C. § 1001(e)

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  (e) The Postal Service shall have the right, consistent with section 1003 and chapter 12 of this title and applicable laws, regulations, and collective-bargaining agreements—

  (1) to direct officers and employees of the Postal Service in the performance of official duties;

  (2) to hire, promote, transfer, assign, and retain officers and employees in positions within the Postal Service, and to suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against such officers and employees;

  (3) to relieve officers and employees from duties because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons;

  (4) to maintain the efficiency of the operations entrusted to it;

  (5) to determine the methods, means, and personnel by which such operations are to be conducted;

  (6) to prescribe a uniform dress to be worn by letter carriers and other designated employees; and

  (7) to take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out its mission in emergency situations.

• 39 U.S.C. § 1004(g)

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  (g) Not earlier than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and from time to time thereafter, the Postal Service or the supervisors’ organization may request, by written notice to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and to the other party, the creation of a panel to review the effectiveness of the procedures and the other provisions of this section and the provisions of section 1003 of this title. The panel shall be designated in accordance with the procedure established in subsection (f)(2) of this section. The panel shall make recommendations to the Congress for changes in this title as it finds appropriate.

Citations to §1003(a)

• 39 U.S.C. § 1004(f)(3)(A)

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  (A) The panel shall recommend standards for pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs affecting the members of the supervisors’ organization for the period covered by the collective bargaining agreement specified in subsection (e)(1) of this section. The standards shall be consistent with the policies of this title, including sections 1003(a) and 1004(a) of this title.

• 39 U.S.C. § 3686(b)(1)

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  (1) Under any such program, the Postal Service may award a bonus or other reward in excess of the limitation set forth in the last sentence of section 1003(a), if such program has been approved under paragraph (2). Any such award or bonus may not cause the total compensation of such officer or employee to exceed the total annual compensation payable to the Vice President under section 104 of title 3 as of the end of the calendar year in which the bonus or award is paid.

• 39 U.S.C. § 3686(b)(2)

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  (2) If the Postal Service wishes to have the authority, under any program described in subsection (a), to award bonuses or other rewards in excess of the limitation set forth in the last sentence of section 1003(a)—

  (A) the Postal Service shall make an appropriate request to the Board of Governors of the Postal Service in such form and manner as the Board requires; and

  (B) the Board of Governors shall approve any such request if the Board certifies, for the annual appraisal period involved, that the performance appraisal system for affected officers and employees of the Postal Service (as designed and applied) makes meaningful distinctions based on relative performance.

• 39 U.S.C. § 3686(d)(3)

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  (3) the amount by which the limitation set forth in the last sentence of section 1003(a) was exceeded as a result of such bonus or other payment.

Citations to §1003(b)

• 39 U.S.C. § 1005(b)(2)(A)

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  (A) the provisions of that Act and section 5941 of title 5 shall apply to officers and employees covered by section 1003(b) and (c) whose duty station is in a nonforeign area; and

Citations to §1003(c)

• 39 U.S.C. § 1005(b)(2)(A)

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  (A) the provisions of that Act and section 5941 of title 5 shall apply to officers and employees covered by section 1003(b) and (c) whose duty station is in a nonforeign area; and