ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Horn Wright, LLP, a leading employment law and civil rights law firm, announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in the New York State Court of Claims on behalf of a corrections employee alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by the state of New York. The lawsuit, Timothy Navarra v. The State of New York emerges amid ongoing labor unrest and a prolonged strike by corrections officers throughout New York.
“Our client, who has dedicated years of service, faced blatant retaliation for simply asserting their federally guaranteed rights under the FMLA”
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The lawsuit, filed today, alleges the state of New York unlawfully interfered with protected leave rights of the Plaintiff, a corrections worker employed at a New York correctional facility. It states further the Plaintiff experienced retaliation and unlawful interference as a result of being on federally protected leave under the FMLA, including threats of unwarranted disciplinary actions, harassment, and thereafter his employment was terminated along with his medical insurance coverage, exacerbated by staffing pressures stemming from the ongoing strike.
"Our client, who has dedicated years of service, faced blatant retaliation for simply asserting their federally guaranteed rights under the FMLA," stated Ron F. Wright, Esq., a Partner at Horn Wright representing the plaintiff along with co-counsel Ryan Woodworth, Esq. "FMLA protections are clear and...
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