Legal Opinion
New York State Office of Mental Health v. New York State Division of Human Rights
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 17, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Spain, J.P.
Proceedings pursuant to Executive Law § 298 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent State Division of Human Rights which, among other things, found petitioner guilty of an unlawful discriminatory practice based on disability.
Respondent Alphonso Purse Jr. began working as a safety officer for petitioner in 1978 and, during the period relevant to the instant proceeding, was assigned to the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. In October 1991, with the assistance of petitioner’s Employee Assistance Program,…
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