Protection Board Lacks Jurisdiction Over Injured Postal Worker's Appeal

The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals said the Merit Systems Protection Board properly found that it lacked jurisdiction over an injured postal worker’s challenge to the denial of his restoration appeal. Case: Blevins v. Merit Systems Protection Board, No. 2025-1061, 10/09/2025, unpublished. Facts: Peter Blevins worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a mail handler. After he suffered an injury at work, Blevins began receiving benefits from the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. In November 2017, the USPS offered Blevins a modified job assignment after receiving me...