Saying time off from work can constitute a reasonable accommodation, a federal judge has declined to throw out a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Postal Service of violating a former employee’s statutory rights. In a written opinion, U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel G. Martin did not rule on the merits of the claim that the Postal Service violated the Rehabilitation Act by firing Trinette Barfield rather than granting her medical leave. Martin held it was up to a jury to decide whether short-term leave to deal with her …