Noel v. New York State Office of Mental Health Central New York Psychiatric Center

BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Circuit Judge:

In 2008 a jury determined that the State Office of Mental Health Central New York Psychiatric Center had terminated Ian Noel in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and awarded him back and front pay. The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Hurd, J.) entered a money judgment, and the State forwarded the judgment to the New York State Office of the Comptroller (“OSC”) for payment. Considering the payment as one for “wages,” the OSC made various deductions — mainly for state and federal taxes — and forwarded a…