Legal Opinion
In re the Arbitration between New York State Law Enforcement Officers Union, Council 82, AFSCME, AFL-CIO & State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 29, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Crew III, J.
Petitioner Edward Kuhnel, a correction officer employed by respondent Department of Correctional Services (hereinafter DOCS) at Eastern Correctional Facility in Ulster County, was suspended without pay on December 12, 1996 for flying a Nazi flag from the front porch of his home in the Town of Marble-town, Ulster County. The notice of discipline charged Kuhnel with violating those sections of the employee manual providing that “[n]o employee, whether on or off duty, shall so comport himself as to reflect discredit upon the Department or [i]ts personnel” and,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- In re the Arbitration between Sprinzen & NombergNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Jeffries v. HarlestonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- In re the Arbitration between Town of Callicoon & Civil Service Employees Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Port Washington Union Free School District v. Port Washington Teachers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
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