Prior Approval for Supplemental Employment

A Postal Service employee must obtain prior approval from the Ethics Office before engaging in certain types of outside employment or business activities.

The jobs that require prior approval are those with a company with whom the employee has official postal dealings, a company whose interests are substantially dependent upon postal rates, fees or classification, or a company that is substantially dependent on providing goods or services to the Postal Service.

Avoiding outside employment that creates a conflict of interest preserves the Postal Service’s reputation for fairness and honesty.

And that’s smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for more guidance.