Lago v. County of Ulster

Petitioner was employed as a social worker by respondent Ulster County Department of Mental Health (hereinafter the Department) for approximately 61/2 years before she was terminated for insubordination in January 1995. Prior to this proceeding, petitioner had been the subject of other disciplinary charges that culminated in a stipulation of settlement dated October 17, 1994, wherein the parties acknowledged, inter alia, that the settlement would constitute petitioner’s "last chance”.

On November 3, 1994, petitioner was directed by the Department to submit to a psychiatric examination due to…