Bottoms v. United States Postal Service

RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS OR, ■ ALTERNATIVELY FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY DEFENDANT NATIONAL POST OFFICE MAIL HANDLERS, WATCHMEN, MESSENGERS AND GROUP LEADERS DIVISION OF THE LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 312

POLOZOLA, District Judge.

I. Background

Donald L. Bottoms was employed as a mailhandler with the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 24, 1984. On April 20, 1985, Bottoms sustained a lumbar strain in an on-the-job injury. Bottoms received compensation through the Office of Workers…