Mealey's (January 18, 2019, 9:13 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacist who brought claims of gender bias, age bias and retaliation against the VA secretary filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on Jan. 7, asking the high court justices to decide if discrimination and retaliation are permitted to be factors in federal sector personnel actions as long as the bias is not the but-for cause (Noris Babb v. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, No. 18-882, U.S. Sup.)....