Going to be the devil's advocate on this one. The current policy creates an incentive for unnecessary overtime. That can distort the real demand for labor. Elim

Going to be the devil's advocate on this one. The current policy creates an incentive for unnecessary overtime. That can distort the real demand for labor. Eliminating the incentive could allow the USPS to find out the actual demand, and hire the right number of workers to get the mail out on time.