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Rule Correction Dept. Wrongly Fired CO Who Was Domestic-Abuse Victim

By MARK TOOR
Posted 8/17/15

A state judge has ordered the rehiring of a probationary Correction Officer who was fired for absences rela­ting to abuse by her domestic partner.

State Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan ruled July 17 that the Department of Correction acted in bad faith when it dismissed Jenny Castillo despite a law requiring employers to make allowances for domestic-violence victims.

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