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Matter of New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision v. New York State Division of Human Rights
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 31, 2016No. 520412PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Proceeding pursuant to Executive Law § 298 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the Commissioner of Human Rights which, among other things, found petitioner guilty of an unlawful discriminatory practice based on disability.
Kenneth W. Howarth suffered from neurocardiogenic syncope, a condition that caused him to occasionally faint while performing his duties as a correction officer employed by petitioner. Howarth fainted as he left work in his car in July 1994, causing an accident, and petitioner placed him on…
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