In this New York State Civil Service Law Section 75 disciplinary action New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearing [OATH] Administrative Law Judge [ALJ] Christine Stecura found a Supervisor guilty of disciplinary charges alleging Supervisor had sexually harassed a coworker while on duty and recommended that the appointing authority [Petitioner] impose a 60-day suspension without pay on the Supervisor as the appropriate penalty under the circumstances.
The Petitioner's disciplinary charges alleged Supervisor of “[e]ngaging in activity that interferes with any activity of the [Department] or those of its officers or employees”, which is “conduct unbecoming a City employee” and “[p]rejudicial to [g]ood [o]rder] and [d]iscipline”.
ALJ Stecura found that Petitioner had proved the charges served on Supervisor by a preponderance of the credible evidence.
Credible evidence has been defined as “the burden of persuading the triers of fact that the existence of the fact is more probable than its non-existence.”
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