A New York appellate court overturned the denial of duty disability retirement benefits to a correctional officer who suffered injuries in a stairwell fall after being startled by an inmate.
Case: Matter of Garcia v. DiNapoli, No. 526168, 10/04/2018, published.
Facts: Troy Garcia worked as a county correctional officer. Part of his job involved moving inmates to the recreation yard for exercise.
The normal procedure is for two officers to assemble the inmates by a door at the top of a staircase. One officer descends the stairs, alone, to secure the recreation yard. The other stays with the ...
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