Postal Worker Gets Time to Add to Emotional Distress Claim

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denied the U.S. Postal Service's motion , for lack of grounds, to dismiss an employee's claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress. Facts: Postal worker Randy Boutte sued the U.S. Postal Service for intentional infliction of emotional distress. In the claim, he says the Postal Service: Denied his request to drive a truck with power steering even though he had chronic spine pain. Denied unpaid time off to care for his sick wife. Fired him after he filed a workers' compensation claim. Harassed him re...