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United Parcel Service, Inc., the world’s largest package delivery company, will pay $4.9 million and provide other relief to settle a class religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced this week.

UPS prohibits male employees in supervisory or customer contact positions, including delivery drivers, from wearing beards or growing their hair below collar length, said the EEOC.

The EEOC alleged that since at least Jan. 1, 2005, UPS failed to hire or promote individuals whose religious practices conflict with its appearance policy and failed to provide religious accommodations to its appearance policy at facilities throughout the United States.

This is Ken’s 39th Christmas delivering packages for UPS, and his 37th year delivering Christmas to the Terreton, Mud Lake, Hamer, Monteview, Howe and the Dubois area. Ken has hit a minor bump in the road, battling esophageal cancer. Ken’s love for his job and for the people he delivers to is beyond words. He is passionate daily, at work and to his customers. Ken has so many friends that love and pray for him daily. Our community is so generous and thankful for Ken Foster. We love you Ken, God bless.

A UPS driver was caught busting some moves while delivering packages to a home in Howard County this week.

Bethany Auth shared the video of her delivery driver, Jimbo Rayl, taking a quick dance break on her porch after he noticed she had a doorbell camera.

The video has since been shared on social media thousands of times and is bringing a little joy to others this holiday season

The transport truck that burnt to a crisp along the Trans-Canada Highway Tuesday night was a UPS truck and it was loaded with parcels.

Staff Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky tells Castanet, “it was hauling parcels for courier company UPS, but the cab and trailer were reduced to little more than charred metal and nothing could be saved.”

The driver was extremely lucky, he managed to jump from the still-moving truck before the cab caught fire and was consumed by flames.

The last mile.

That has long been the challenge for businesses that make deliveries. Whether they’re delivering office products, clothing, tools or Christmas gifts, getting the products to a customer’s front door can be a struggle. Traffic congestion and narrow streets and alleys often make the process difficult.

But UPS has hit on a strategy that appears to be working.