Copple v. U.S. Postal Service

GREEN, Judge.

Michael G. Copple appeals from an administrative order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission reversing the referee’s award of benefits. We reverse.

Mr. Copple was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for almost ten years as a mail carrier and worked outdoors. The U.S. Postal Service provided four types of *923hats for its postal workers. Mr. Copple found that none sufficiently protected his sensitive skin. He therefore began wearing a wide-brim straw hat when he was working in the direct sun. Mr. Copple provided the employer with medical statements from two doctors indicating they…