Legal Opinion
Uniform Firefighters of Cohoes v. City of Cohoes
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 9, 2000PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
In the fall of 1997, six members of the City of Cohoes Fire Department, who were receiving disability payments under General Municipal Law § 207-a, were examined by the City’s physician for the purpose of evaluating their physical ability to return to full duty or to perform light duty assignments. The physician found that five of the firefighters were capable of performing light duty tasks and one was able to return to full duty. Each was then given a written order on October 31, 1997 to report for those assignments on November 10. Appellant Uniform Firefighters…
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