Justices rule against worker who lost job

The Supreme Court on Monday made it more difficult for individual public employees to sue for workplace discrimination.

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FDA Chief Vows to Defend Whistle-Blowers

Lawmakers exacted repeated pledges from the Food and Drug Administration chief Thursday that he supports the right of agency whistle-blowers to alert Congress to drug-safety and other concerns.

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States pummeled by the recession and heavy job losses are moving to bar government employees from "double dipping" — the practice of collecting a pension and a paycheck at the same time.

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The Supreme Court on Monday limited the rights of public employees, ruling that a state worker who said she was fired by a supervisor who was out to "get rid of" her could not sue the government for denying her equal protection of the laws.

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A Chronicle examination of top salaries in the Bay Area's three biggest cities last year indicates that employee compensation and perks in those cities are similar to - and in some cases more lucrative than - those blamed for pushing Vallejo to the edge of financial doom.

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In February of 2000 NOAA National Weather Service management in Chanhassen MN forbid a hydrologist at the North Central River Forecast Center (NCRFC) from appearing at the Mall of America (MOA) as a private citizen because NOAA NWS supervisors said that the public might see the a …

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EPA Scrubbing Library Website to Make Reports Unavailable Agency Sells $40,000 Worth of Furniture and Equipment for $350

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WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is closing libraries around the country, saying it wants to cut costs and make materials more accessible by moving them to the Internet.

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The cuts to the EPA continue. Conrad Burns the incumbant Republican senator is Chairman of the Interior budget, responsible for cuts. He is running against Jon Tester.

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