Steven J. Winters v. North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, et al. (A-45/46/47-10;

 Steven J. Winters v. North Hudson Regional Fire and
          Rescue, et al. (A-45/46/47-10; 066968)

          When an employee and employer engage the system of
          public employee discipline established by law and the
          employee raises a claim that employer retaliation at
          least partially motivated the decision to bring the
          charge or the level of discipline sought, both the
          employee and employer must live with the outcome,
          including its potential preclusive effect on related
          employment-discrimination litigation as a matter of
          the equitable application of estoppel principles.
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