Trump administration wants fed job applicants to disclose political affiliations
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Employee Benefit News) — Should federal job applicants be required to disclose their political affiliations in order to be hired? That question is now at…
Donald Chesworth retires after distinguished legal career
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (The Daily Record) — After more than five decades in the legal profession, iconic Rochester-area attorney Donald Chesworth, a former managing partner at…
Chris Brown Paternity Case: Could Rapper Lose Custody of His and Ex Diamond’s 4-Year-Old Daughter?
NEW YORK, N.Y. (OK! Magazine) — Chris Brown is once again at the center of a legal firestorm. Diamond Brown, the singer’s ex-girlfriend, filed a lawsuit in April seeking…
Advancing technology fuels more sophisticated scams targeting all ages
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Advancements in technology are helping scammers become more sophisticated, making fraud harder to spot and harder to stop, according to New York…
New state legislation aims to expand child visitation services to all counties
ALBANY, N.Y. (WHEC) — A new bill from the New York State Assembly aims to expand access to supervised child visitation services across the state. The bill still needs to be…
Smokey Bones restaurants close nationwide, including Liverpool location
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (CNY Central) — Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill in Liverpool has closed its doors for good, as the restaurant chain has announced every one of its…
Soldier enters plea in $400K Maduro betting scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LiveNOW from Fox) — A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture…
Schedule C, G Appointees Exempted from Performance Appraisals; Could Set Precedent for Schedule P/C
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — OPM has exempted political appointees under Schedule C and Schedule G from performance appraisal requirements, potentially a precedent for doing…
Two Pentagon workforce decisions are raising new concerns about capacity and consent
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — Congressional scrutiny of the Department of Defense’s clearance backlogs comes as the Pentagon again asks civilian employees to…
Over 40 people laid off at Menands FedEx facility
MENANDS, N.Y. (WTEN) — Numerous FedEx workers were laid off at a Menands facility in January, according to a WARN notice on the New York State Department of Labor website.…