In the age of PayPal, Cash App and Venmo, people still send cash through the mail. The US Postal Service (USPS) posted an update to the Domestic mail Manual (DMM), requiring that all commercial cash transactions over $500 must be sent via Registered Mail. There’s a handy FAQ post if this change impacts you or your company.
The USPS plan to combine many Destination Delivery Units (DDUs) into Sort and Delivery Centers (S&DC) has been under way for about a year. Concerns on how the changes will impact drop shipping mail, post office box service and home deliveries have been raised in public forums. This week, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has opened Public Inquiry Docket No. PI2023-4. The PRC opened this Public Inquiry to provide a forum to seek additional information about the planned S&DCs, as well as other planned initiatives associated with the USPS 10-Year Plan.
A Supreme Court case involving the USPS might have a direct impact on how you run your business. The case, Groff v. DeJoy, concerns a mail carrier at a small Pennsylvania post office who refused to work Sundays delivering packages. The ruling could change how businesses approve or deny employees’ religious accommodations. You can listen to the arguments before the Court online.
Amidst the ever-growing mountain of spam filling our in-boxes, it’s sometimes difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Online “certification” could identify the “white hat” emails to ensure delivery. Especially if that certification was from a trusted entity, like the USPS. Learn more in our latest blog - Certified Email: An Opportunity for the USPS.
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