Civil and Public Service

IRS puts head of problem office on leave

2013-05-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...

Eric Garcetti faces tough tests when he takes office as mayor

2013-05-22 17:03:00

In the campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti spoke grandly about a city with plentiful summer jobs for low-income teens, a tunnel under the traffic-clogged Sepulveda Pass and even an end to homelessness. But a day after winning office, the mayor-elect faced...

Payroll meltdown keeps costing California

2013-05-20 18:43:00

SACRAMENTO -- California officials are still cleaning up the mess after halting an expensive and troubled overhaul of the payroll system for public employees earlier this year. Roughly two dozen workers are responsible for sifting through the rubble...

Greek government orders teachers not to strike

2013-05-13 08:47:00

ATHENS -- Greece’s ruling coalition threatened Monday to arrest public high school teachers if they walk off work later this week, a strike that would potentially disrupt university-entrance exams for thousands of students. But the government's...

How same-sex marriage could affect health benefits

2013-05-09 06:30:00

An unintended consequence of same-sex marriage could hearten wedding traditionalists by making marriage more attractive to all couples. It’s all about the health benefits — and what isn’t these days? In Maryland, where voters...

L.A. County officials unveil campaign to reduce infant deaths

2013-05-08 22:53:00

Hoping to reduce the number of infant deaths, Los Angeles County officials unveiled a campaign Wednesday to educate parents about how to safely put their babies to bed. Over the last four years, 278 babies in the county have died from suffocating...

Stakes are huge in Malaysian election

2013-05-03 17:29:00

NEW DELHI — Malaysia faces its most significant election in decades Sunday, as voters choose between the longtime ruling coalition touting its steady hand and an untested opposition alliance promising economic and political reforms. The stakes are...

Letters: Failing an elderly homeowner

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Re "Woman, 78, could lose home," April 27 Your article about the Highland Park woman whose home will be auctioned off because the county claims she is delinquent on her property taxes should bring outrage to residents of Los Angeles County. Whether...

The ex-presidents club

2013-04-25 00:00:00

As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office,...

Greece qualifies for new bailout funds but must impose mass layoffs

2013-04-15 07:30:00

ATHENS – With a critical monitoring mission completed, international debt inspectors gave Greece the nod Monday for an additional $13 billion in rescue aid but insisted that it had to ax thousands of civil servants as part of efforts to slash the...

Greece to get $13 billion in rescue funds

2013-04-15 18:02:00

ATHENS — International debt inspectors gave conditional approval Monday to an additional $13 billion in rescue aid for the beleaguered Greek government, but insisted that it cut thousands of civil service jobs as part of an effort to slash...

South Florida Sun Sentinel wins Pulitzer

2013-04-15 19:05:00

The South Florida Sun Sentinel was awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism Monday for its investigation of off-duty police officers who endangered the lives of citizens by speeding. The newspaper, owned by Tribune Co.,...

The Corporation for National and Community Service, in cooperation with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, held the first-ever Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service on April 9.

2013-05-05 15:49:00

Abizer Zanzi has been promoted to income partner at Franczek Radelet Zanzi represents companies, higher education institutions, non-profit organizations and public sector employers in labor and employment law.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

He represents employers in federal and state courts, and in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and other federal and state administrative bodies. Wilkinson has a J.D.

2013-05-03 00:00:00