Congressmen Darrell Issa and Dennis Ross’ amendment to its Postal Reform bill will require USPS to “separate”  all retirement eligible employees prior to laying off any workers not yet eligible for a pension, and to “separate” the most senior of them first: (II) the term ‘‘non-retirement-eligible employee’’ means an employee who is not a retirement-eligible

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Congressman Issa’s Bill Would First Layoff Retirement Eligible Postal Employees