The Postal Service is reminding employees that federal ethics laws prohibit them from misusing their postal positions for their own private gain.
This includes personal fundraising in which their social media post or webpage references their USPS position, shows them in uniform, contains a postal logo or vehicle, or otherwise communicates an association with the Postal Service.
If another person starts a fundraising post on an employee’s behalf and references the Postal Service, the employee must ask the person to remove all such references immediately and return any money already raised. Failing to do so is a misuse of a Postal Service position, and it constitutes the acceptance of improper gifts.
Employees can solicit financial assistance on websites such as GoFundMe when off duty and using personal electronic devices, but they cannot associate themselves or their fundraising efforts with the Postal Service.
Employees with questions can email the USPS Ethics Office or call 202-268-6346. The Ethics Blue page has more information.
