39 USC § 415 - Prohibition on restriction or elimination of services

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title: "39 USC § 415 - Prohibition on restriction or elimination of services"
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title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "415"
section_name: "Prohibition on restriction or elimination of services"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–241, § 4(a), Sept. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 1573.)"
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# § 415. Prohibition on restriction or elimination of services

29 U.S.C. 651

The Postal Service may not restrict, eliminate, or adversely affect any service provided by the Postal Service as a result of the payment of any penalty imposed under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( et seq.).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–241, § 4(a), Sept. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 1573.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, referred to in text, is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 15 (§ 651 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.