Former Rikers Island correction officer fighting to get job back after allegedly being shot in face by jail boss husband, then fired BY CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS , RICH SCHAPIRO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, April 24, 2015, 2:30 PM SUSAN WATTS/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Janine Howard, here with Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association head Norman Seabrook, […]

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The team of lawyers from the law office of Isaacs, Devasia, Castro & Wien LLP joined coordinators at Mantena Global Care and participants during the lecture on insurance, in Newark (NJ). The office of Isaacs, Devasia, Castro & Wien LLP has served the Portuguese-speaking community for more than 20 years On Saturday afternoon of April […]

By Carl Campanile Posted: December 5, 2014 NY Post The union representing the city’s correction officers has quietly filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court, claiming ObamaCare will bankrupt its health-care fund, The Post has learned. The Correction Officers Benevolent Association maintains a supplemental medical fund for members that sets a $10,000 annual cap per […]

By Carl Campanile Posted: December 5, 2014 NY Post The union representing the city’s correction officers has quietly filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court, claiming ObamaCare will bankrupt its health-care fund, The Post has learned. The Correction Officers Benevolent Association maintains a supplemental medical fund for members that sets a $10,000 annual cap per […]

DAVID COX: Mysterious denial of benefits. Posted: Monday, December 1, 2014 Chief Leader By MARK TOOR The Westchester County Department of Correction erred when it refused to pay the full salary of a Correction Officer for nearly five months between the day he was injured on the job and the day he had surgery to […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – A Long Island town improperly stopped providing more than 40 employees with cars to commute to work without first negotiating the move with their union, the Court of Appeals has ruled. The court Thursday rejected the town of Islip’s claim that it did not have to engage in collective bargaining before […]

The partners of Isaacs, Devasia, Castro & Wien LLP announced Monday a new affiliation with the Rockland County-based Law Offices of David Fried. David Fried said, “My practice is dedicated to serving the members of our community and their families. I have seen first-hand that the entire legal team at Isaacs, Devasia, Castro & Wien […]

COs Acquitted of Beating Inmate At Rikers and Then Attempting Cover-Up March 10, 2014 A Bronx judge last week acquitted two Correction Officers charged with beating an inmate who was at the center of an alleged work stoppage by the Correction Officers Benevolent Association in November. State Supreme Court Justice George Villegas declared Louis Pinto […]