The New York City Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] brought disciplinary charges against two sewage treatment workers [Workers], alleging that they neglected their duty by failing to check that a waste sludge pump was working properly and for falsifying agency records.
OATH Administrative Law Judge Noel R. Garcia found that DEP established that the Workers failed to check that the waste sludge pump was in operation, when in fact it was off during their shifts, and each Worker falsely indicated on the “Hypo Log” that the pump was working properly.
ALJ Garcia recommended a 10-day suspension for each Worker.
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