Postal Worker Harassment

Medford, OR: (Nov-22-07) Gayle Santoni, a former postal worker, brought charges against the city, alleging that she was harassed by Medford postmaster Jim Foucault. She claimed that she suffered emotional damage during years of verbal abuse by Foucault. Santoni, 39, was fired in 2005, which she claimed was in retaliation for her complaining about the postmaster's verbal abuse against her and other employees. Santoni described an atmosphere in which Foucault routinely berated workers by making them stand on chairs in front of other employees while he criticized them. Following the testimony of other workers, an independent investigation by the city showed that Foucault routinely changed employees' shifts to deny them consecutive days off. In addition, workers reported Foucault transferred them to undesirable positions in retaliation for speaking against him. As part of a settlement reached, the city agreed to pay Santoni, $258,000 for emotional damages, resolving the lawsuit. [OREGON LIVE: POSTAL HARASSMENT]

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Published on Nov-26-07