Legal Opinion
Weeks v. New York State Comptroller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 2009PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercure, J.P.
Petitioner began working as a police officer for the Suffolk County Police Department in 1989. Approximately 10 years later, his coworkers became aware that he had been involved in a homosexual relationship. From that time until October 2002, when he ceased working, petitioner was regularly subjected to a pattern of sexual harassment, homophobic slurs and death threats. Asserting that he sustained disabling psychological injuries as a result, petitioner subsequently submitted applications for ordinary disability retirement benefits, performance of duty disability retirement…
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- Arthur J. Rossi v. New York State ComptrollerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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- Greenway v. New York State & Local Employees' Retirement SystemAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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