Authority of the Department of Labor to Control the Disclosure of Federal Employees' Compensation Act Records Held by the United States Postal Service

Authority of the Department of Labor to Control the Disclosure of Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Records Held by the United States Postal Service The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act gives the Department of Labor the authority to control and limit the disclosure of FECA records held by the United States Postal Service, and DOL’s FECA regulations prohibit USPS from disclosing FECA records in a manner inconsistent with DOL’s Privacy Act routine uses. The Department of Labor’s regulatory regime for FECA records is consistent with and furthers the purposes of the Privacy Act. Neither the…