public employee

Example Sentences

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Another local, Gilberto Herrera, 67, works as a public employee and earns a paltry salary of less than one dollar a month.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

While courts in Illinois and other states have held that public employee pensions are legally protected, governments have more latitude to make changes to medical benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Former City Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, who ran the council’s budget committee for eight years, attributed much of the city’s financial woes to the high cost of its public employee salary agreements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

California’s public employee retirement system, which holds a stake in Tesla, said it has not made a final decision on how it will vote on Musk’s pay.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

The public employee had the right of exchanging the money he received for wages, at par, into this scrip.

From Equality by Bellamy, Edward