“What Happens When a Female Officer Says No?”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Delinda N. Giraldo alleges that after she rejected supervisory sexual attention, discipline and retaliation followed; at the same time, Lieutenant...
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The Statute of Limitations Is Not a License to Retaliate
Why Former Employees Can Bring New Retaliation Claims Years After the Original Employment Dispute Has Ended. The Limitations Period Governs the Act Being Challenged, Not...
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Section 14-115 Does Not Give the NYPD Unlimited Disciplinary Power
What More Than a Century of Legislative History Reveals About the Police Commissioner’s Authority—and Its Limits Executive Summary New York City Administrative Code...
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The NYPD Illegally Created Its Own Retirement Forfeiture System
How “Pending Charges,” “Open Cases,” and Unproved Allegations Are Being Used to Seize Terminal Leave, Accrued Time, Vacation, and Retirement-Related Benefits Without Lawful Authority...
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NYPD Accused of Weaponizing Internal Affairs After 46th Precinct Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New complaint says Internal Affairs was used to target Sergeant Osmairys Avila and retired Lieutenant Special Assignment Ray Sanchez after...
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Stop Calling It “Sleeping With the Boss”
Sexual Grooming, Institutional Power, and Why Sexual Contact With Subordinates Is a Breach of Employer Trust Executive Summary The phrase “sleeping with the...
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When Judgment Changes Sides
The Irony of Institutional Power, Sexual-Harassment Complaints, and Anonymous Litigation There is a particular irony in watching someone who once occupied a supervisory...
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When Separation Becomes Civil Disqualification
How New York’s Police-Decertification System Can Turn the Loss of One Government Job Into a Continuing Professional Disability—and Why Civil-Rights Law Must Be Brought...
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The NYPD Cannot Claim Zero Tolerance for Harassment While Its Discipline Matrix Says Otherwise
Pages 50–51 expose a fundamental contradiction between the Department’s anti-harassment rhetoric and the disciplinary consequences it has chosen for discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and...
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