MATTER OF GOONEWARDENA v. STATE OF NEW YORK WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD

7678-08.

95 A.D.3d 638 (2012)

943 N.Y.S.2d 884

2012 NY Slip Op 3875

In the Matter of BERNARD W. GOONEWARDENA, Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW YORK WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 17, 2012.


It is well-settled that a probationary employee may be discharged without a hearing and without a statement of reasons, in the absence of any demonstration that the dismissal was in bad faith, for a constitutionally impermissible purpose, or in violation of law (see Matter of Swinton v Safir, 93 N.Y.2d 758, 762-763 [1999]; Matter of York v McGuire, 63 N.Y.2d 760, 761 [1984]). Evidence in...

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