EPA Building Renamed in Honor of Bill Clinton
The Ariel Rios Building housing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now the William Jefferson Clinton Building, thanks to legislation introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D.-Calif. The Ariel Rios...
View ArticleEPA to Trim 1,000 Positions With Buyouts of Up to $25K
Unlike the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not expanding but going the opposite way, with up to 1,000 staff positions to be cut at 19...
View ArticleEPA Proposes New Rules to Protect Farm Workers
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed revisions to the Worker Protection Standard in order to protect the nation’s two million farm workers and their families...
View ArticleEPA Set to Impose California-Style Fuel Standards on the U.S.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday is set to announce a new fuel rule that will mimic California's by mandating a two-thirds cut in the level of sulfur in gasoline. Specifically, the...
View ArticleTrump Issues Gag Order on Federal Agencies — Or Not?
Various media reports maintain that both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture have received memos from the White House forbidding them to send out press releases,...
View ArticleWhite House Withdraws Hold on Environmental Protection Agency Grants
Shortly after inauguration on Jan. 20, President Trump and his staff ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cease awarding grants and contracts while they reviewed what was happening....
View ArticleEPA Seeks Regulatory Reform Input through May 15
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public commentary for its Regulatory Reform Task Force as it reassesses existing regulations. Announced on April 13 in the Federal Register, the...
View ArticleEPA to Offer Buyouts to Shrink Workforce
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of President Trump’s goal to shrink the federal workforce (and budget), is establishing a buyout program to reduce its 15,000-person staff. EPA acting...
View Article9th Circuit Court Declares Salary History Discriminatory Under the EPA
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, arguably on the other end of the spectrum from the conservative-leaning 5th Circuit Court, has ruled that setting a new hire’s wages based solely on that person’s...
View ArticleFederal Court Upholds Salary Negotiation Defense as “Factor Other Than Sex”
On December 2nd, 2021, Judge Lawrence E. Kahn of the U.S. District Court Northern District of New York (Court) upheld an employer’s salary negotiation defense, which stated that the negotiations...
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