MATTER OF PITCHFORD v. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES


305 A.D.2d 821 (2003)

758 N.Y.S.2d 545

In the Matter of the Claim of GOLDIE PITCHFORD, Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES et al., Respondents. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided May 15, 2003.


Rose, J.

After she was found to have engaged in prohibited political activity during the workday, claimant was demoted from her appointed position as Superintendent of the Parkside Correctional Facility to her permanent civil service title of senior correctional counselor. Claimant applied for workers' compensation benefits, claiming that she suffered from depression as a result of this demotion. The employer's workers' compensation carrier controverted the claim...

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