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Cookie Payoff Burns Indiana Court Workers

Mar 6th, 2008 · Copies of a divorce decree cost $5 each in Allen County, Indiana ... cash money. So when a bakery owner paid in cookies, one courthouse employee was reprimanded, and two were dismissed. Officials say taking cookies instead of cash was using a public job for personal gain.

Keywords: public · money · workers · employees · divorced · copies · payoff · Indiana · courthouse · Cookie · Bakery · reprimanded

Demotion May Come in Tillman Case *

Jul 26th, 2007 · The new Army secretary, Pete Geren is expected to recommend a rare punishment -- demoting a retired three-star general. And it's just the first in a series of reprimands expected in the case of Pat Tillman, a football star who put his NFL career on hold to serve in Afghanistan. He was killed by friendly fire in 2004.

Keywords: Afghanistan · army · retired · football · 2004 · secretary · NFL · reprimanded · Tillman · Pat Tillman · Demotion · Pete Geren

World Bank Board Weighs Fate of Wolfowitz ****

Apr 19th, 2007 · The pressure on Paul Wolfowitz to resign as World Bank president continues to grow. Last weekend, he received a rare public reprimand from the bank's leadership. Wednesday, one of the two deputies he appointed, New Zealand's Graeme Wheeler, asked him to resign. Today, the bank's governing officials are meeting to debate what action to take.

Keywords: world · president · public · leadership · deputies · Zealand · World Bank · reprimanded · Wolfowitz · Paul Wolfowitz · Graeme Wheeler

Labor Board Weighs Work E-Mail, Union Business ***

Mar 28th, 2007 · The National Labor Relations Board held a hearing Tuesday on whether employees may be reprimanded for using company e-mail accounts to conduct union business.

Keywords: company · Business · Union · employees · reprimanded · National Labor Relations Board

Is Web Surfing a Job Hazard?

Apr 26th, 2006 · A judge has recommended that a New York City worker be reprimanded, but not fired, after he ignored warnings to stop surfing the Internet at work. The judge said that trolling the Web at work is equivalent to making a personal phone call, or reading a newspaper. But experts say roaming the Internet at work can still put your job at risk.

Keywords: newspapers · workers · New York City · Internet · reprimanded

Boeing Lands Jet Orders *

Apr 27th, 2005 · Boeing announces new airplane sales of several billion dollars this week. Air India plans to order 50 new Boeing jets, and Air Canada will buy 32 planes with options for dozens more. It's good news for Boeing, which has been reprimanded for questionable ethics and has lost business to European competitor Airbus -- which launched its giant, double-decker superjumbo A380 jet in France Wednesday.

Keywords: European · ethics · France · airplane · Business · India · dollars · Competitors · jets · lands · Decker · Boeing

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