Employers should be mindful of employment laws when snowstorms or other emergencies disrupt business
With Winter weather around the corner, employers should make sure they understand and are in compliance with all federal employment laws. Snowstorms—and other types of emergency…
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford wants FBI to investigate assault claim: Why the bureau likely won’t
Although Christine Blasey Ford has been invited to give her testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee – in private or public – the California professor is pushing for the…
Factors don’t favor criminal charges against Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have been calling on the FBI to investigate a woman’s claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both…
What happens now that veterans can file class-action suits against VA?
WASHINGTON — A recent federal court ruling allowing class-action suits against the Department of Veterans Affairs could lead to a host of new legal options for veterans who…
How Many Troops Did The Pentagon Boot Out Over Botched Drug Tests?
The Department of Defense announced a two-day pause to court-martial and administrative separation proceedings involving the wrongful use of controlled substances, due to worries…
Defense Department suspends all drug dismissals over lab contamination concerns
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department this week temporarily suspended all troop dismissals related to drug and alcohol misuse because of concerns over laboratory testing…
Death of soldier facing sentencing for child sex crime under investigation; victim’s family expresses outrage
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Tribune News Service) — The death of a soldier the day before his sentencing for child sex crimes is under investigation by the Army, and has left the…
Fort Drum soldier dies before child-rape sentence; victim’s family upset by dropped charges
FORT DRUM — The death of a soldier the day before his sentencing for child sex crimes is under investigation by the Army, and has left the victim’s family frustrated…
Did the military miss major problems with its White House medical officer?
The stunning collapse of Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson’s nomination to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs is raising questions of whether military officials missed…
Death of soldier facing sentencing for child sex crime under investigation; victim’s family expresses outrage
FORT DRUM — The death of a soldier the day before his sentencing for child sex crimes is under investigation by the Army, and has left the victim’s family frustrated about…