Selected "Squibs"* of judicial, quasi-judicial, and administrative decisions and similar materials are listed below in alphabetical order. As used here, the term "squib" describes a brief summary of a single case or a single point of law in a decision.
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The URL in COLOR was the source for the following Squibs.
Abolishing a position for economic reasons http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17142
Absent a statutory or negotiated administrative hearing procedure, an appointing authority may delegate decision-making authority to the hearing officer http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_04085.htm
Acquiring tenure in the position by "operation of law," sometimes referred to as tenure by estoppel or tenure by acquiesce http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_01063.htm
Actions of an employee prior to his or her promotion may properly form the basis for terminating the individual prior to the completion of his or her probationary period http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_05145.htm
Administrative due process in disciplinary actions http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_00205.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_03853.htm
Administrative tribunal may not rely on evidence not in the record in arriving at its decision http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_04068.htm
Admitting evidence of prior disciplinary action taken against the charged party http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-2310.pdf
Alcoholism as a defense in a disciplinary action http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-2417.pdf
Amending disciplinary charges "to conform with the testimony" given by a witness in the course of the disciplinary hearing http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/18_cases/18-1213-18-1215.pdf
An administrative decision made in the course of the exercise of discretion is not subject to judicial review http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2019/2019_00780.htm
An ambiguity in a provision in a collective bargaining agreement may sometimes be resolved by waiving the parol evidence rule http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2019/2019_01476.htm
An employee placed on work-connected disability leave pursuant to §207-a or §207-c of the General Municipal Law removed from the position under color of Civil Service Law §71 https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/search?q=respectfully+
An employer’s unilaterally adopted policy providing health insurance benefits to employees upon retirement may be rescinded with respect to employees retiring after the effective of the rescission http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_08686.htm
Anatomy of an administrative disciplinary decision http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_01764.htm
Appeals involving efforts to remove a member of a school board from office http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17263;
See, also, http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17160; and,
http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17164
Appellate Courts differ regarding the State’s reduction of its employer contribution towards health insurance premiums for certain State retirees http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_03214.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_07044.htm
Applicant for performance of duty disability retirement benefits must show that his or her disability was the result of an act of an inmate http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03949.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_03322.htm
Application for retirement benefits must be timely delivered to and received by the retirement system to be operative http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03238.htm
Application seeking the removal of an employee of a School District http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17274
Applying the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting inquiry protocols http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/f07b7692-fa5e-4753-a233-7cbc5c21bdab/2/doc/18-3282_so.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/f07b7692-fa5e-4753-a233-7cbc5c21bdab/2/hilite/
Applying the Pell Doctrine in a disciplinary action http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_03519.htm
Appointing authority imposed a more severe penalty than the one recommended by the hearing officer http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-2230.pdf
Appointing authority’s neglecting to make a timely designation of an individual to serve in lieu of the appointing authority in a §75 disciplinary action is a fatal omission http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03576.htm
Appointment to positions in New York State’s Civil Service https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/search?q=Appointment+to+positions+in+New+York+State%E2%80%99s+Civil+Service
Arbitrator rules that qualified retirees and future retirees to have the same health insurance coverage as the employer's active employees http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_08107.htm
Arbitrator's award may only be vacated by a court if it violates public policy,
is irrational or it exceeds specified limitations on the arbitrator's
power http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_06444.htm
Article 78 petition seeking the review of the disciplinary penalty imposed on an employee must raise an issue of substantial evidence to warrant Supreme Court’s transfer of the proceeding to the Appellate Division https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/search?q=Article+78+petition+seeking+the+review+of+the+disciplinary+penalty+imposed+on+an+employee+must+raise+an+issue+
Assessing the appropriate penalty to be imposed for unprofessional and disrespectful language in the workplace http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17-73.pdf
Assigning law enforcement personnel to perform light duty while receiving benefits pursuant to §207-c of the General Municipal Law http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02270.htm
Attempting to avoid disciplinary action http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05608.htm
Authority of the arbitrator http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2011/2011_05308.htm
Burden of proof shifts to the first responder if he or she fails to demonstrate a causative link between his or her illness and exposure to toxins at the World Trade Center activates http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_08881.htm
Burden of serving a proper "notice to appear" at an administrative hearing is the responsibility of the charging party http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_52004.htm; See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/pdfs/2008/2008_31935.pdf
Challenging a decision to terminate a probationary teacher's employment http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume55/d16894;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_03083.htm; and
https://www.leagle.com/decision/19861007122AD2d885_2320/MATTER%20OF%20TAYLOR%20v.%20CASS
City's position of Commissioner of General Services continued as jurisdictionally classified in the Competitive Class as appointment to the position [1] can be tested for via competitive examination and, presumably, [2] the duties of the position fail to meet all the requirements of §35(e) of the Civil Service Law and thus it cannot be placed in the Unclassified Service. https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/On-the-verge-of-retiring-Schenectady-s-General-17641238.php
Civil Service Law §75 requires that a hearing officer appointed to conduct a disciplinary hearing be so designated in writing by the appointing authority http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02658.htm
Claiming exempt volunteer firefighter status for the purposes of Civil Service Law §75.1(b) http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_05597.htm
Claiming the affirmative defense of "privilege" http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_01922.htm
Collective bargaining agreement may establish a vested right to a continuation of the same health coverage as a retiree enjoyed by the individual at the time of his or her retirement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_02617.htm
Commissioner of Education will dismiss an appeal submitted pursuant to Education Law §306, in whole or part, if there are procedural defects or omissions http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17360;
See, also, http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume56/d17002
Common procedural errors or omissions that will bar the Commissioner of Education's considering the merits of an appeal http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17239
Comptroller has exclusive authority to determine the validity of a beneficiary designation on an application for death benefits, which determination must be supported by substantial evidence http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00407.htm
Conducting disciplinary hearings in absentia http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-1046.pdf
Conducting student disciplinary proceedings consistent with fundamental notions of due process is an "unwavering obligation" http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_05104.htm
Considering a "whistleblower" defense in a disciplinary action http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/19_cases/19-2055.pdf
Considering breaks in service in determining seniority for the purposes of layoff and reinstatement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_05657.htm
Considering the employee's personnel history is setting a disciplinary penalty http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_03755.htm
Constructive discharge from the position as the result of unlawful acts of discrimination http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_07609.htm
Continuation of health insurance benefits upon retirement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_08583.htm
Counseling memorandum issued to an employee http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17236;
See, also, https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2011/01/constructive-criticism-or-discipline.html
Court's review of an administrative decision made after an adversarial hearing is limited to considering if the decision is supported by substantial evidence http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_04447.html
Credit the opinion of one medical expert over that of another medical expert when reviewing an application for disability retirement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_09595.htm
Deficiencies in the performance review process of a probationary teacher that were not merely technical undermined the integrity and fairness of the process http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03454.htm
Delegating the authority to make a final disciplinary decision and the determination of the penalty to be imposed to another http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_05474.htm
Demanding an employee submit his or her resignation from his or her position http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_08115.htm
Determining “continuous residency” for the purpose of qualifying for public office or employment http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05842.htm
Determining an appropriate disciplinary penalty under the circumstances http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_03098.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_03104.htmand
http://booklocker.com/7401.html
Determining an educator's seniority for the purposes of layoff http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17140; See, also, http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume50/d16158.htm
Determining an employee's health insurance benefits upon his or her retirement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_04886.htm
Determining if a dispute between a public employer and a public employee organization is arbitrable http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_03356.htm
Determining if an administrative agency's decision is arbitrary and capricious http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_01446.htm
Determining if an employee is eligible for accidental disability retirement benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_03201.htm
Determining if an expired collective bargaining agreement provided certain retirees with vested health insurance benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2020/2020_02843.htm
Determining if an incident qualifies as an accident for the purposes determining eligibility for accidental disability retirement benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05420.htm
Determining if benefits set out in a collective bargaining agreement survive the expiration of the agreement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2020/2020_00453.htm
Determining seniority for the purpose of layoff and establishing an educator's position on a "preferred list" for the purpose of reinstatement http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume56/d17028;
See, also, http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17137.
Determining the amount of the General Municipal Law §207-a (2) supplement payable to a firefighter upon his or her retirement for disability because of a work related injury or disease http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_06533.htm
Determining the appropriate procedure to be followed when filing disciplinary charges against a police officer of a town http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_06090.htm
Determining the disability benefits due a firefighter as the result of a work-related injury can be complex http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02129.htm
Determining the impact of performing light, limited or restricted duty on applications for disability retirement benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03942.htm
Determining the status and rights of an employee in the public service terminated from his or her employment http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05604.htm
Difficulties result following the appointment of a teacher to an “unauthorized tenure area” http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume56/d17011
Disability finding of the Social Security Administration is not dispositive of the Retirement System's Medical Board's disability determination http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2020/2020_01256.htm
Disability not a defense to charges of excessive absence from work http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-1410.pdf
Disciplinary action follows employee's disrespectful and intimidating behavior towards superiors http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-2307.pdf
Disciplinary actions pursuant to Education Law §3020-a processed consistent with compulsory arbitration standards http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_07656.htm
Disciplinary charges must be served on the target of the disciplinary action on or before the expiration of the period set by the controlling statute of limitations http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02513.htm
Disciplinary hearing officer may not consider disciplinary charges and specifications not preferred against an employee http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02868.htm
Disciplinary hearing officer permitted to "draw the strongest inferences" from the record in the event the charged individual declines to testify at his or her disciplinary hearing http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02513.htm
Disciplinary hearing postponed “without prejudice” pending successful completion of a probationary period with another agency http://archive.citylaw.org/oath/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-2054md.pdf
Disciplinary hearings held in absentia http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-728.pdf
Disciplinary penalty imposed, termination, held reasonable under the circumstances http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00505.htm
Disciplinary probation http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_02170.htm
Discrepancy between the contemporaneous incident reports and the applicant’s testimony at the subsequent hearing presents a credibility issue to be resolved by the hearing officer http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_07077.htm
Dismissing an employee before he or she has completed his or her probationary period http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_06713.htm
Distinguishing between an individual's "domicile" and his or her "residence" http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_03400.htm
Doctrine of Abatement: applied in a criminal action http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/480bdaba-f569-4afc-a463-3b392b0da1be/5/doc/15-3979_opn.pdf - xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/480bdaba-f569-4afc-a463-3b392b0da1be/5/hilite/
Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel bars re-litigating an issue raised and decided by a judicial tribunal in a prior action or proceeding involving the same parties but does not bar litigating claims involving the same parties that were not previously considered in prior administrative or judicial actions http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_06264.htm
Doctrine of Legislative Equivalency defeats a Mayor’s unilateral decision to abolish a position in the civil service http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00501.htm
Doctrine of Primary Jurisdiction http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2013/2013_07487.htm
Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity held to have been waived with respect to litigation challenging an arbitration award https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2018/02/sovereign-immunity-absolute-immunity_12.html
Does the public have a right of access to a hearing concerning the removal of a member of a school board for official misconduct? http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_04624.htm
Due process considerations in the event an employee is terminated from his or her probationary period http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_02327.htm
Educator challenges the abolition of positions and the assignment of her former teaching duties to other teachers http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume55/d16917
Educator seeking to overturn an unsatisfactory annual performance rating must meet its very high standard of proof http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17192
Educator terminated for a continuing pattern of inappropriate behavior involving students http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_04779.htm
Educator terminated for doing exactly what he was permitted and encouraged to do by his employer http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_51252.htm
Educator's unsatisfactory performance rating for the academic year supported by the "detailed descriptions" of educator's difficulties in the classroom in the record http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_03891.htm
Eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits based on work-related stress http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_07734.htm
Employee dismissed pursuant to §75 of the Civil Service Law for incompetency based on excessive absenteeism http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/15_cases/15-2238.pdf
Employee has the burden of proving alleged misconduct by the arbitrator prejudiced his or her rights or the integrity of the process http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_01321.htm
Employee may be subjected to disciplinary action for misusing his or her sick leave accruals http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-1468.pdf.pdf
Employee on Workers’ Compensation Leave continues to be subject to his or her employer’s rules and regulations concerning policies applicable to all its employees http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00234.htm
Employee penalized 60-day suspension without pay after striking a patient and failing to report the incident http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/18_cases/18-584.pdf
Employee served with disciplinary charges alleging he was "singing on the job" http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-2524.pdf
Employee terminated following the loss of the license required to perform the duties of the position http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_02827.htm
Employee’s adjournment request may be properly counted against the employee for purposes of determining his or her entitlement to back pay http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-1355.pdf
Employee’s continuing to accept public assistance benefits after being employed to manage public assistance benefits held incompatible with such employment http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-1653.pdf
Employee’s disciplinary history for rudeness and insubordination considered in determining disciplinary penalty to be imposed http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16-124.pdf
Employee’s misuse of employer’s email results in dismissal http://www.employmentlawdaily.com/index.php/news/fired-for-using-internal-email-system-to-send-religious-messages-fire-captain-loses-free-speech-claim/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CCH-Workday+%28WK+WorkDay%29
Employee’s testimony at the hearing differed from statements he gave during an investigative raised a question of credibility for the hearing officer to resolve http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_08947.htm
Employee’s use of the employer's electronic equipment - disciplinary action being taken against an employee http://www.employmentlawdaily.com/index.php/news/fired-for-using-internal-email-system-to-send-religious-messages-fire-captain-loses-free-speech-claim/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CCH-Workday+%28WK+WorkDay%29
Employee's resignation after being found guilty of disciplinary charges forfeits his or her right to demand arbitration https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2018/07/employee-resignation-after-being-found.html
Employer advanced good faith reasons supporting its decision to terminate a probationary employee http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_01240.htm
Employer entitled to reimbursement of the cost of post-employment health insurance benefits it erroneously paid on behalf of a former employee https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2014/07/employer-entitled-to-reimbursement-of.html
Employer provided retirees with the health benefits to which they were entitled upon retirement under the collective bargaining agreement https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2014/06/employer-provided-retirees-with-health.html
Employer’s unilateral discontinuing its past practice of paying the full cost of health insurance for its retirees held a violation of §209-a.1(d) of the Taylor Law https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2014/05/employers-unilateral-discontinuing-its.html
Employer's payment of employer contributions towards an employee's health insurance premiums discontinued during the employee's disciplinary suspension without pay http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2010/2010_51684.htm
Employer's personnel policies may be operative with respect to its employees' conduct while its employees are "off-duty" http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/c2a7dadd-d6fc-4e58-a3d1-4991a70f33ce/10/doc/16-3007_so.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/c2a7dadd-d6fc-4e58-a3d1-4991a70f33ce/10/hilite/
Employer's termination of a biologically male employee transitioning from male to female held unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/16-2424/16-2424-2018-03-07.pdf?ts=1520443817
Employment history of an employee found guilty of one or more disciplinary charges may be considered in setting the disciplinary penalty to be imposed http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/15_cases/15-2743.pdf
Essentials of challenging an employee disciplinary action where compulsory arbitration is involved http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02544.htm
Evaluating claims of mitigating
circumstances in considering challenges to the disciplinary penalty imposed by
the appointing authority
http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2008/2008_07181.htm
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03582.htm
Evidence that the firefighter suffered disease or malfunction of the heart as the result of his or her duties and activities required to trigger the statutory presumption set out in the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_06535.htm
Exceptions to the Doctrine of Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_07272.htm
Exceptions to the general rule that only the union or the employer may demand that an issue be submitted to arbitration http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05924.htm
Factual findings made in a disciplinary hearing have a collateral estoppel effect where the individual had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the alleged misconduct at that hearing http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00743.htm
Failing to designate the individual to conduct a disciplinary hearing pursuant to §75 of the Civil Service Law in writing is a fatal jurisdictional error http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02649.htm
Failing to provide a fair hearing requires the voiding a Civil Service Commission’s decision sustaining the termination of an employee by the appointing authority http://cases.justia.com/california/court-of-appeal/2016-f070473.pdf?ts=1459283424
Failure to comply with emergency leave regulation Dep’t of Sanitation v. Perez
Failure to honor a known policy of the employer can constitute disqualifying misconduct for the purpose eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_06526.htm
Federal and State laws, rules and regulations control affecting public sector officers and employees engage in partisan political activities https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2016/05/federal-and-state-laws-rules-and.html
Fifth Amendment's bar against “self-incrimination” does not protect an individual who lies in the course of an official inquiry 2016 NY Slip Op 08368
Filing disciplinary charges against an employee where the absence is due to an injury or disease http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-648.pdf
Findings of fact in support of the appointing authority’s decision to terminate an employee required to survive the employee’s judicial challenge seeking reinstatement to his or her former position 2016 NY Slip Op 07908
Findings of fact made by a §75 hearing officer are given collateral estoppel effect in considering a terminated individual's application for unemployment insurance benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_04335.htm
Fire district or municipal corporation may file an application for disability retirement on behalf of a firefighter receiving General Municipal Law §207-a.1 benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05220.htm
Firefighter Rule bars police officer from suing his or her employer or a coworker for injuries suffered while on duty http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02586.htm
Forfeiture of employee retirement contributions made to a New York State public retirement system http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/0227062b-c942-4ce4-8bb4-82668b8dddf0/1/doc/14-1862_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/0227062b-c942-4ce4-8bb4-82668b8dddf0/1/hilite/
Freedom of speech http://nypublicpersonnellawarchives.blogspot.com/2007/01/freedom-of-association.html See, also, https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2011/03/freedom-of-information-and-speech.html
General Municipal Law §207-a(2) salary supplement becomes payable by the employer upon a firefighters retirement with accidental or line of duty disability benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_04225.htm
Giving an employee a negative performance rating because the rater “didn’t have time” to rate the employee’s performance is irrational, arbitrary and capricious http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume56/d16985
Guidelines followed by courts in reviewing a challenge to a disciplinary decision made after a hearing held pursuant to compulsory arbitration http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_07122.htm
Health insurance benefits set out in collective bargaining agreement found to have survived expiration of agreement and the employee's resignation http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_08792.htm
Hearing officer considers failed efforts at “progressive discipline” in setting disciplinary penalty http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-1721.pdf
Hearing officer is entitled to weigh the parties' conflicting evidence and to assess the credibility of witnesses where room for choice exists http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00785.htm
Hearsay may constitute "substantial evidence" supporting the tribunal's findings in an administrative hearing http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_05147.htm
Hearsay testimony may be admitted in evidence in an administrative hearing http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_03267.htm
If an employee engaged in repeated acts constituting disloyalty to the employer, forfeiture of compensation and benefits is warranted under the Faithless Servant Doctrine http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_04289.htm
If the collective bargaining agreement does not set out procedures for conducting GML §207-c hearings, the employer is free to establish such a procedure unilaterally http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02096.htm
Implementing an arbitrator's decision after the appointing authority failed to timely comply with the provisions set out in a collective bargaining agreement http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume58/d17468
Imposing a "disciplinary probation period" as part of the penalty or settlement of a disciplinary action http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_04084.htm
Imposing a lesser disciplinary penalty than the one recommended by the disciplinary hearing officer http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_01628.htm
Imposing multiple disciplinary penalties on an employee found guilty of misconduct http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03326.htm
Inability to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position due to an alleged disability http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-858.pdf
Increasing a retired employee's contributions for health insurance premiums http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/a9a7d59f-59fc-4e77-a184-1fff3c5958dd/3/doc/18-1348_so.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/a9a7d59f-59fc-4e77-a184-1fff3c5958dd/3/hilite/
Individual cannot be found guilt of misconduct not charged in the notice of discipline http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_01775.htm
Individual has no property interest in his or her former employment once he or she is discharged http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca7/16-3743/16-3743-2017-07-12.html?utm_source=summary-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017-07-14-labor-employment-law-cf0f45d344&utm_content=text-case-title-8
Individual is disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits if he or she lost his or her employment as a result of acts constituting a felony http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05017.htm
Individual is not deemed permanently disabled if undergoing a reasonably safe surgical procedure would permit the individual to perform the duties of his or her position http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_07026.htm
Individual or organization must have “standing” in order to maintain an Article 78 action challenging an administrative decision http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02154.htm
Individual whose position has been abolished must prove that the appointing authority abolished the position in bad faith or in an effort to circumvent the Civil Service Law http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_04612.htm
Individual wishing to withdraw or rescind his or her resignation after delivery to the appointing authority must fully comply with all relevant rules and regulations http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_04116.htm
Individual's General Municipal Law §207-c benefits may be discontinued where the decision to do so is supported by substantial evidence http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_04873.htm
Individual's retiring from his or her position to avoid disciplinary action may have unexpected consequences http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_00697.htm
Individual's right to due process is truncated if he or she is persuaded not to attend his or her administrative hearing http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/16-1512.Opinion.1-12-2017.1.PDF
Injuries sustained by a trainee during a training exercise ruled the result of an accident for the purposes of claiming eligibility for accidental disability retirement benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00003.htm
In contrast, see http://nypublicpersonnellawarchives.blogspot.com/2007/03/injury-during-training-exercise-ruled.html
Installing Global Positioning System equipment in devices used by employees during work http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/60b89ba4-0cbf-4fc3-acda-0445d569bca0/10/doc/14-405_complete_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/60b89ba4-0cbf-4fc3-acda-0445d569bca0/10/hilite/
See, also: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-1259.pdf;
http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2009/2009_03762.htm;
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2011/2011_08529.htm;
http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2013/2013_04838.htm; and
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2009/2009_03593.htm
Insubordinate and discourteous conduct https://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-2340.pdf
Judicial review of a board's administrative decision flowing from a tie vote http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2020/2020_01497.htm
Judicial review of a determination arrived at following a quasi-judicial hearing is typically limited to determining if the decision is supported by substantial evidence http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_05608.htm
Judicial review of determinations made after a hearing denying a police officer's application for General Municipal Law §207-c disability benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_08663.htm
Lack of prior misconduct not sufficient to mitigate imposing the penalty of dismissal given the fraudulent nature of the individual’s misconduct http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02921.htm
Lack of standing and failure to name a necessary party dooms an appeal to the Commissioner of Education http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume55/d16870
Layoff of seasonal employees constituted a termination of employment for the purposes of Public Authorities Law §2629(2)(a) http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_04998.htm
Leaving employment without good cause will disqualify an applicant for unemployment insurance benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03042.htm
Maintaining a proper chain of custody of evidence to be used in a disciplinary action http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-1389.pdf
Making false statements concerning the employee's performance of his or her duties http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/18_cases/18-1147.pdf
See, also, http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/18_cases/18-1244.pdf
Making false statements to investigators concerning alleged misconduct OATH Index Nos. 1342/16 and 1904/16
Member service credit in the New York State Teachers' Retirement System upon the reemployment of an individual receiving a disability retirement allowance by a New York State public employer http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_04777.htm
Minor gaps and errors in the hearing transcript made at an administrative hearing did not preclude meaningful review of the hearing http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_09431.htm
Motions to have an administrative law judge recuse himself or herself from presiding at a disciplinary hearing http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-211md.pdf
Municipality may discontinue a retiree’s health insurance benefit in the absence of a contract or provision of law granting the retirees a vested right to such a benefit http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_06056.htm
Name clearing hearings https://www.leagle.com/decision/19961175167misc2d100811018;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02018.htm
Negotiating disciplinary procedures for City of Schenectady police officers held a prohibited subject of collective bargaining http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_07210.htm
Negotiating on behalf of active employees concerning to benefits available to them following retirement and negotiating on behalf of retired employees: [Oneida PBA v. City of Oneida, PERB Case U-5805].
New York City employee found guilty of used his employer's telephone and computer equipment for his political campaign while at work http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02366.htm
See, also, http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/14_Cases/14-1657.pdf
New York City police officer who filed fabricated complaints with the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board dismissed from the department http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_01435.htm
New York State and Local Retirement System member has only 30 days following the “date of payability” of his or her retirement allowance to change his or her retirement option http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02698.htm
OATH Administrative Law Judge recommended dismissal of disciplinary charges after finding supervisors’ testimony was unsupported by reliable documentary evidence http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-195.pdf
OATH disciplinary hearing held in absentia: http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-1046.pdf
N.B. Mari v Safir, 291 AD2d 298, sets out the general standards applied by the courts in resolving litigation resulting from conducting a disciplinary hearing in absentia.
Obligation to arbitrate the matter arising through a statutory mandate set out in Education Law §3020-a requires that the arbitrator’s determination be subject to "closer judicial scrutiny." https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_07329.htm
Opening a disciplinary hearing to the public and other procedural matters addressed in an appeal to the Commissioner of Education http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume55/d16861
Optional Retirement Plan https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-state-university-of-new-yorks_6.html
Overtime paid to a police officer on “special-duty” for service performed for a private entity not included in determining the officer’s “final average salary” for retirement purposes http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_08027.htm
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_08015.htm
Party seeking to modify an arbitration award must comply with the relevant provisions of Article 75 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_01592.htm
Penalty of dismissal imposed on educator ruled shocking to its sense of fairness http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_01628.htm
Penalty of dismissal recommended for an employee found guilty of violating the public trust and other disciplinary charges http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-1767.pdf
Penalty of termination sustained in light of the employee's statement about "going postal" http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2020/2020_01496.htm
Penalty of termination to “jolt” the employee to understand of the seriousness of his misconduct remanded for the imposition of a lesser penalty http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_06184.htm
Petitioner's appeal from a Board of Education's seniority determination for the purposes of layoff dismissed for failure to make "proper service" on all the parties http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17234
Placing an employee on involuntary leave pursuant to Civil Service Law §72.5 http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_05649.htm;
See, also, http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/14_Cases/14-2443.pdf
Police confrontations with mentally impaired citizens and inmates http://www.aele.org/sheehan-torres.pdf
Police detective who did not properly discharge his duties not entitled to a defense or indemnification by the employer in a lawsuit in which he or she is a defendant https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_00649.htm
Police officer eligible to receive General Municipal Law §207-c benefits may file a claim against his or her employer pursuant to General Municipal Law §205-e http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_07817.htm
Police officer holds a position of great sensitivity and trust and is subject to a higher standard of fitness and character than "ordinary civil servants" http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_04596.htm
Police officer terminated following being found guilty of downloading and possessing child pornography http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_09243.htm
Police officer's accident disability retirement benefits are to be offset against the injured retiree's jury award for future lost earnings and pension http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_04273.htm
Police offices and firefighters applying for accidental disability retirement benefits must demonstrate that his or her incapacity was the "natural and proximate result of an accident" within the meaning of §363[a][1] of the Retirement and Social Security Law http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_01016.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_01019.htm
Presumption that an accident that occurred in the course of employment arose out of that employment http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05892.htm
Probationary employee has the burden of showing his or her termination was unlawful
The Trial Court's decision is posted on the Internet at:
http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/pdfs/2013/2013_34073.pdf
The Court of Appeal's decision is posted on the Internet at:
http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_06947.htm
Probationary employee may not be terminated in bad faith, for a constitutionally
impermissible or an illegal purpose, or in violation of statutory or decisional
law http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02821.htm
Probationer challenging dismissal from the position claims to have suffered extreme emotional distress http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_01854.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_01819.htm
Procedural errors to avoid in an appeal submitted to the Commissioner of Education http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17166
Procedural misstep in processing an appeal to the Commissioner of Education could result in a fatal jurisdictional defect http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume54/d16698
Procedural requirements with which a resident of a school district must comply when seeking to remove a school officer from his or her position http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume55/d16874
Processing an application for accidental disability retirement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05893.htm
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05894.htm
Processing appeals to the Commissioner of Education seeking the removal of a member of a Board of Education http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17148;
See, also, http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17149and
http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17150
Proper service of the petition and notice of the petition of an appeal to the Commissioner of Education critical to the Commissioner assuming jurisdiction http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17402
Public employee's misconduct while "off-duty" may result in disciplinary action being initiated against the employee by his or her appointing authority http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-1229.pdf
Public officer threatening to do something that he or she may lawfully due does not constitute coercion http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/opinions/ctapp/2014/20140613/109634.pdf
Public policy prohibits an employer from bargaining away its right to remove those employees satisfying the plain and clear statutory requisites for termination http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02421.htm
Redacting the name of a party in an administrative disciplinary action from the decision http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-724.pdf
Reducing health insurance prescription co-pay benefits for an employer’s retirees to the same level as the employer’s active employees' prescription co-pay benefit http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_06315.htm
Reducing or discontinuing a NYSHIP participating employer's contributions towards a retired employee's health insurance premium http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_05960.htm
Refusing to accept the resignation submitted by an employee http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume56/d17007
Reimbursement of Medicare premiums paid by retirees participating in their former employer’s health insurance plan http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2013/2013_04379.htm
Reimbursement of retiree Medicare premiums found to be a form of deferred compensation may not be unilaterally discontinued by the employer http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2019/2019_00940.htm
Rejection of a hearing officer's finding of fact and determination by the appointing authority http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_03407.htm
Removing a judge from his or her office http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_07207.htm
Removing a school official for an alleged unauthorized disclosure of confidential information http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17422
Removing a town, village, improvement district or fire district officer, other than a justice of the peace, from his or her office http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_04420.htm
Removing a volunteer firefighter from his or her position http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_01844.htm
Requiring a firefighter injured in the line of duty to accept a "light duty" assignment and where appropriate to undergo surgery http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_03528.htm
See, also, https://www.leagle.com/decision/199556585ny2d4801523
Requiring an educator submit to a medical examination to determine his or her ability to perform the duties of his or her position http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume56/d16991
Requiring employees to submit to a “dog-sniffing test” for illegal drugs https://casetext.com/case/corr-officers-benevolent-assn-v-city-of-ny-1
Restoration of leave credits used by employees electing to remain on the payroll while on Workers’ Compensation Leave pursuant to Civil Service Law §71 http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00562.htm
Retiree is not affected by post-retirement collective bargaining negotiations concerning health insurance contributions absent specific contract language to that effect in place at the time of his or her retirement http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2013/2013_05032.htm
Retirees had vested health insurance rights that could not be abrogated by successor collective bargaining agreement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2013/2013_08290.htm
Right to a disciplinary hearing survives the individual’s resignation or retirement from the position http://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2016/e060294.html
Right to administrative due process not compromised by a three-year delay in conducting a disciplinary hearing and, or, other alleged procedural errors http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02641.htm
Salary reduction upon reassignment to another position in the course of an agency reorganization is not a disciplinary action requiring notice and hearing http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_08431.htm
School Board asks the Commissioner of Education to remove the president of the school board from the position http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume55/d16857
School board member who acts on the advice of counsel will not be found to have engaged in a willful violation or neglect of duty http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17307
School board seeks to remove a sitting member from the board for alleged "official misconduct" http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17204
School district must offer its Medicare-eligible retirees the same health insurance benefits the district offers to its active employees http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2013/2013_23274.htm
School district’s decision to abolish a position and have a BOCES assume performing the duties of the abolished position constitutes a “transfer of a function” within the meaning of Civil Service Law §70(2) https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_08139.htm
School district's active employee and the district’s retired employee must be provided with identical health insurance benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_01098.htm
School employee who elected to submit an issue for resolution through a contractual grievance procedure may not appeal the same issue to the Commissioner of Education pursuant to Education Law §310 http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume57/d17235
Seniority for the purposes of layoff and reinstatement from a preferred list set out in "settlement agreement" http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_01402.htm
Sleeping on duty https://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-165.pdf
Social Security Administration’s disability determination not binding on a public retirement system of this State http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00782.htm
Spoliation of evidence http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_04593.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_06995.htm
State’s reduction of its employer contribution for health insurance premiums http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_03214.htm
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_07044.htm
Statutory rights of employees of the State and political subdivisions of the State absent from work as the result of a work-related injury or disease http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_03411.htm
Stipulation of settlement cannot withdrawn from the stipulation on the basis that it had "improvidently" agreed to it https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02131.htm
Stipulation waiving rights to a disciplinary hearing and agreement to resign from the position may not disqualify the individual for Unemployment Insurance benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_05885.htm
See, also, https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_06526.htm
Strikes by public employee in the United States the focus of an article dated January 14, 1966 published by Time Magazine posted on the Internet at https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/printout/0,8816,835012,00.html
Summarily terminating a federal officer holding a term appointment from his or her position https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/B7623651686D60D585258226005405AC/$file/15-1177.pdf
Supreme Court correctly applied the Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel based on the hearing officer's determinations as to the reasons for the employee's termination http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_01179.htm
Suspension of a tenured teacher requires the board of education to serve written disciplinary charges against the teacher within a reasonable amount of time http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume55/d16897
Suspension of a tenured teacher requires the timely filing of written charges and specifications with the clerk or secretary of the board of education http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume56/d17054
Teacher fined $10,000 after subjecting student to corporal punishment https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_08368.htm
Teacher's "per session compensation" and the calculation of his pension benefits https://casetext.com/case/weingarten-v-board-of-trustees-113-ny-10-22-2002
Teachers who retired while an expired CBA continued in force under the Triboro Doctrine contend that the expired CBA controls with respect to their health insurance benefits http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03578.htm
Tenure area determinations upon the abolishment of a position or positions https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/search?q=Tenure+area+determinations+upon+the+abolishment+of+a+position+or+positions
Tenure by estoppel http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2013/2013_51026.htm
Tenured employee who resigns from his or her position and is subsequently reemployed by his or her former employer in the same title is not automatically entitled to tenure in the new position http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_02553.htm
Tenured teacher unwilling to improve her pedagogical skills despite being provided with substantial assistance terminated from her position http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_03691.htm
Terminated after a disciplinary hearing, employee’s Article 78 petition dismissed because petitioner failed to file timely Education Law §3813(1) notice of claim http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_09284.htm
Terminated educator alleges that her employer breached the employment agreement and negligently terminated her http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/cdbc3784-2c1b-4017-b7d6-e13c18d43d65/21/doc/17-3496_so.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/cdbc3784-2c1b-4017-b7d6-e13c18d43d65/21/hilite/
Terminated probationary employee has the burden of demonstrating an improper basis for his or her termination http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00760.htm
Terminating a "long-time" provisional employee http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/59b49e76-a052-42f7-b1b0-d7bac9c1165e/3/doc/17-1286_so.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/59b49e76-a052-42f7-b1b0-d7bac9c1165e/3/hilite/;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2019/2019_05744.htm
Terminating a teacher during his or her probationary period http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_07269.htm
Termination of a police officer on General Municipal Law §207-c leave under color of Civil Service Law §71 http://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/2013/08/termination-of-police-officer-while-on.html
Termination of a public officer from his or her position by operation of law http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02041.htm
Termination of employee found guilty violating patient escort procedures, being late for work, falsifying time sheets, and failing to arrive on time for assignments http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/15_cases/15-2088.pdf
Termination of employment following extended absence without approval https://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/17_cases/17-1653.pdf
Termination of the employee following unsuccessful progressive disciplinary efforts did not shock the court’s "sense of fairness” http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00418.htm
Test applied to determine if an individual is eligible for accidental disability retirement is whether he or she is permanently unable to perform the full duties of the position http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00236.htm
Town may discontinue health insurance coverage under certain circumstances: Op St Comp 80-105
Unconstitutional diminution of judicial compensation http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_03214.htm
Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board may reject an application for unemployment insurance benefits based on its finding the Claimant's employment was terminated due to disqualifying misconduct http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_02109.htm
Unemployment insurance benefit denied where off-duty misconduct found to breach the standards of behavior expected of an employee in consideration of his or her duties http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_03797.htm
Union cannot object to imposing demotion as a disciplinary penalty when demotion was a penalty authorized in the collective bargaining agreement http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00977.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_00970.htm
Unless it is shown that a performance evaluation was arbitrary and capricious, or made in bad faith, the court will not substitute its judgment for that of the appointing authority http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2016/2016_05051.htm
Unless the collective bargaining agreement specifically so provides, the contract grievance procedure set out in the agreement is not available to a retiree http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2014/2014_01845.htm
Unsatisfactory rating voided because employee's "performance review" failed to comply with the employer's own procedures and thus undermined the integrity of the process http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2018/2018_03433.htm
Use of excessive and inappropriate
force on juvenile residents at a facility
Admin.
for Children’s Services v. Judge, [OATH Index No. 1412/16]
Use of video surveillance recording in disciplinary actions http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/16_cases/16-0211.pdf
Withdrawing a letter of resignation http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_01742.htm
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2017/2017_09231.htmand
http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2015/2015_04408.htm
Zero tolerance drug policy http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2011/2011_08703.htm;
See, also, http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2013/2013_07870.htmand
http://archive.citylaw.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/oath/19_cases/19-1004.pdf
NYPPL's public personnel law handbooks
NYPPL's public personnel law handbooks, listed below, continue to be available for purchase from BookLocker, LLC.
The Discipline Book - A concise guide to disciplinary actions involving public officers and employees in New York State set out as an e-book. For more about this electronic handbook, click HERE.
A Reasonable Disciplinary Penalty Under the Circumstances- The text of this publication focuses on determining an appropriate disciplinary penalty to be imposed on an employee in the public service in instances where the employee has been found guilty of misconduct or incompetence. For more information click HERE.
Disability Benefits for fire, police and other public sector personnel - an e-book focusing on retirement for disability under the NYS Employees' Retirement System, the NYS Teachers' Retirement System, General Municipal Law Sections 207-a/207-c and similar statutes providing benefits to employees injured both "on-the-job" and "off-the-job." For more information about this e-book click HERE.
The Layoff, Preferred List and Reinstatement Manual -This e-book reviews the relevant laws, rules and regulations, and selected court and administrative decisions. Click HERE for more information.