September 07, 2011

Extending work-hour assignment


Extending work-hour assignment
Mt. Vernon PBA v City of Mt. Vernon, App. Div., Second Dept., 279 A.D.2d 561

The Appellate Division ruled that Mt. Vernon violated Section 971(a) of the Unconsolidated Laws when it required members of the City of Mount Vernon Police Department to work more than one eight-hour shift in a consecutive 24-hour period when there was no emergency situation within the meaning of the statute to justify such assignments.