Court Rules That Termination for Drinking at Work Was Too Harsh a Penalty
Last week an upstate trial court granted petitioner’s request to undo his termination for drinking on the job. The decision is Peterson v. City of Poughkeepsie. Petitioner Carleton Peterson was employed by the City of Poughkeepsie as a Street Supervisor. On Christmas Eve 2009, while working his shift from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., petitioner was…
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