Nancy Kearney

Citing $1.4 billion spent last year on sick leave, the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) is soliciting comments on what it can do to reduce the number of unscheduled absences among postal employees. The OIG has posted a survey on its blog site, which queries attitudes toward sick time and how it is used, with statements such as "I work hard and sometimes I need to call in sick to take a rest day."

UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload arm of UPS, will now offer door-to-door service to and from Mexico, including UPS customs brokerage capabilities and single invoicing for all services between the US, Canada and Mexico. Freight will be expedited by using five border crossings.

Apartment seekers can win $10,000 in ForRent.com's second annual video contest, which helped the company build brand awareness. The contest asks would-be renters to tell the site why they are ready to move.

Ogilvy New York has been named advertising AOR for UnitedHealthcare. Ogilvy was one of four finalists in the review, conducted by Select Resources, an Ogilvy spokesperson said. The other finalists were not named. Deutsch LA previously handled the account.