Ivy Kennedy v. United States Postal Service, Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General

This appeal presents the question of whether a non-preference eligible postal worker may sue for employment-related torts under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). We hold that her claims are precluded by the Postal Reorganization Act (“PRA”) and the Civil Service Reform Act (“CSRA”).

Ivy Kennedy, an occupational health nurse, alleges that her supervisor at the United States Postal Service destroyed and altered medical records. She complained about this activity and was allegedly fired as a result. Upon-exhaustion of her administrative remedies, as required under the FTCA, she filed an FTCA…