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Winning a lawsuit against a municipal employer and actually collecting the money a  court says you’re owed are two entirely different fights — the first is decided by a judge, the second is decided by how long an agency’s lawyers can stretch an appeal. The case of Staten Island firefighter Timothy Rivicci, fired from FDNY’s Engine 158 during the COVID-19 vaccine mandate era, has become a vivid illustration of that gap: a judge ordered him reinstated with back pay in 2022, and by 2026 he was reportedly still waiting for the check, with a hearing on the matter landing on the twenty-fifth anniversary of September 11...

Key Points

• A New York State Supreme  Court judge ruled in October 2022 that Rivicci was entitled to reinstatement, back pay, and attorney fees dating to his November 5, 2021 termination.
• Reporting at the time put the award at roughly $192,000, though the surfaced  court order itself specifies entitlement rather than a final reconciled dollar figure.
• The city’s Law Department immediately appealed, arguing the appeal automatically stayed enforcement and that the mandate remained lawful and necessary for public health.
• By 2026, coverage indicates Rivicci had returned to duty but had still not received the back pay a court ordered nearly four years earlier.
• The dispute reflects a well-established pattern in New York public-employment law: reinstatement and back-pay entitlement are often decided quickly, while enforcement and calculation drag on for years.

https://usnewsmag.com/back-pay-ordered- ... dium=email

hopefully he’ll sue their asses for interest as well…

 
 

ROG62 » 21 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

21 minutes ago

Winning a lawsuit against a municipal employer and actually collecting the money a  court says you’re owed are two entirely different fights — the first is decided by a judge, the second is decided by how long an agency’s lawyers can stretch an appeal. The case of Staten Island firefighter Timothy Rivicci, fired from FDNY’s Engine 158 during the COVID-19 vaccine mandate era, has become a vivid illustration of that gap: a judge ordered him reinstated with back pay in 2022, and by 2026 he was reportedly still waiting for the check, with a hearing on the matter landing on the twenty-fifth anniversary of September 11...

Key Points

• A New York State Supreme  Court judge ruled in October 2022 that Rivicci was entitled to reinstatement, back pay, and attorney fees dating to his November 5, 2021 termination.
• Reporting at the time put the award at roughly $192,000, though the surfaced  court order itself specifies entitlement rather than a final reconciled dollar figure.
• The city’s Law Department immediately appealed, arguing the appeal automatically stayed enforcement and that the mandate remained lawful and necessary for public health.
• By 2026, coverage indicates Rivicci had returned to duty but had still not received the back pay a court ordered nearly four years earlier.
• The dispute reflects a well-established pattern in New York public-employment law: reinstatement and back-pay entitlement are often decided quickly, while enforcement and calculation drag on for years.

https://usnewsmag.com/back-pay-ordered- ... dium=email

hopefully he’ll sue their asses for interest as well…

Luckily, the Wife fired the hospital first before they fired her over refusing the Mandated Clot Shot.
 

Fuelman » 44 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

44 minutes ago

Luckily, the Wife fired the hospital first before they fired her over refusing the Mandated Clot Shot.

Agreed…why are our governments our own worst enemy when it comes to **** like this? Agent Orange and burn pits to name a few…