New York, New York April 1, 2004 – In response to a lawsuit filed by two Rockland County Correction Officers, State Supreme Court Justice William E. Sherwood has ruled that the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department must continue to provide 207-c benefits to correction officer Zane Arok, who was injured while participating in the mandatory Defensive […]

Commission Says Female Applicants for Bridge Painter Position Were More Qualified Than the Men Actually Hired New York, New York September 17, 2003 – Following charges of discrimination filed in May of 2002, by the Structural Steel and Bridge Painters of Greater New York, Local Union 806, and four female Bridge Painters, the Equal Employment […]

COBA President Norman Seabrook Claims DOC Commissioner Horn ‘Vindictively Retaliated’ Against COs After COBA Called For the Ouster of Commissioner Horn New York, New York August 22, 2003 – Norman Seabrook, president of the 8,400-member New York City Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association (COBA), yesterday filed a federal complaint in United States Southern District Court against […]

Correction Officers Who Were Suspended for Failing to Detect Contraband at the Queens Detention Complex Will Be Fully Reimbursed for Time Lost New York, New York July 30, 2003 – New York City’s Civil Service Commission unanimously reversed an Administrative Law Judge’s decision and awarded New York City Correction Officers Keith Morgan and Patricia Jordan […]

State Supreme Court Justice Orders Sheriff’s Department to Restore 207-c Benefits to Two Correction Officers New York, New York June 4, 2003 – In response to a lawsuit filed by two Rockland County Correction Officers, State Supreme Court Justice William A. Kelly has ruled that the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department must continue to provide 207-c […]

Officers Seek to Hold Department Liable for Damages After Terminating Their 207-c Benefits Without a Hearing New York, New York September 26, 2002 – Two Rockland County Correction Officers who were injured while performing their duties, have filed suit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, against the […]

State Supreme Court Judge Awards Benefits to Correction Officer Who Sustained Serious Injuries During the Performance of His Duties New York, New York July 31, 2002 – A Rockland County Correction Officer who was seriously injured while responding to an inmate disturbance, and who was subsequently denied Section 207-c benefits by the Rockland County Sheriffs […]

Charges Filed with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Allege That the New York City Department of Transportation Has a Pattern of Discriminating Against Female Applicants for Bridge Painter Positions New York, New York May 8, 2002 – In five separate charges, with the fifth charge as recent as April 4, 2002, The Structural Steel and Bridge […]