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Duverney v. City of New York

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A probationary Child Protective Specialist was terminated from her employment with the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) following an arrest for criminal mischief. Despite the criminal charges being dismissed shortly after her termination, ACS allegedly failed to respond to her request for reinstatement. The court denied respondents' cross-motion to dismiss the petition, finding that the petitioner stated a valid cause of action based on the refusal to reinstate and the alleged failure to follow internal termination procedures. The opinion highlighted the conflict between human rights laws protecting employees from adverse actions based on arrest records and First Department precedent regarding probationary employee terminations. The case was remanded for respondents to answer the petition.

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A probationary Child Protective Specialist was terminated from her employment with the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) following an arrest for criminal mischief. Despite the criminal charges being dismissed shortly after her termination, ACS allegedly failed to respond to her request for reinstatement. The court denied respondents' cross-motion to dismiss the petition, finding that the petitioner stated a valid cause of action based on the refusal to reinstate and the alleged failure to follow internal termination procedures. The opinion highlighted the conflict between human rights laws protecting employees from adverse actions based on arrest records and First Department precedent regarding probationary employee terminations. The case was remanded for respondents to answer the petition.

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