Supreme Court Ruling Cements, Expands Longstanding Protections for LGBTQ Feds
Sweeping nature of decision will make it harder for agencies to deny discrimination against gay and transgender employees. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a historic…
4 big questions businesses are trying to answer as workers return
Can I take my employees’ temperature? Do I have to install plexiglass? How often do we really have to clean? These are some of the questions businesses are asking as more…
Ex-DOD Watchdog Head Resigns After Trump Demotes Him
President Donald Trump’s recent firings of inspectors general won’t directly stop any investigations by their offices, but may have a chilling effect on…
Watchdog Probes Threatened In Face Of Firings
The Pentagon’s former top watchdog announced his resignation on Tuesday, a little more than a month after President Donald Trump demoted him from his position as acting…
Partisanship Aside, Trump Had Reason to Fire Michael Atkinson, Say Two Former CIA Whistleblowers
President Donald Trump, with some partisan fanfare, fired Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson last month, saying that he had “no confidence” in him. …
Businesses have the right to enforce mask rule, but most customers happy to comply
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Food Cooperative Market is asking its customers and employees to take measures to make shopping as safe as possible, including limiting shopping…
Trump may have acted unlawfully in firing State Department investigator, says Pelosi
Donald Trump’s firing of the State Department’s top internal watchdog “could be unlawful” if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations, House…
What to do if you feel returning to your workplace poses a risk to your health and safety
As Central New York cautiously began phase one of reopening Friday, some workers have expressed concerns over health risks due to COVID-19. Kevin Shehan leads Tully Rinckey’s…
Many CNY workers are being forced to pick: Risk their health or secure their paycheck
Syracuse, N.Y. — Earlier this month, Nikita St. Andrew worked only half of her normal hours one week, a choice she made to limit her exposure because she was worried about…
Lawyers anticipate COVID-19 will change the approach to living wills
SYRACUSE — While closed courthouses have severely slowed down most areas of law, some attorneys handling estate-planning say they’ve gotten busier. “People are in a…