New York Public Personnel Law: Summaries of recent decisions posted on the Internet by the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings [OATH]

Nov 12, 2026

Summaries of recent decisions posted on the Internet by the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings [OATH]

Worker Protection Administrative Law Judge [ALJ] held that the Employee should be awarded relief and civil penalties and recommended that the amounts to be awarded should consist of $3,000 as "employee relief" and $3,550 in civil penalties should be paid by the Employer for violating the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act. Click HERE to access Judge Turilli's decision and recommendation posted on the Internet.

Dismissal of discilipinary charge recommended ALJ Joycelyn McGeachy-Kuls recommended dismissal of a disciplinary charge filed against an Eligibility Specialist after Employer failed to prove that Employee was excessively absent or that the Employee's absences negatively impacted her department. Click HERE to access Judge McGeachy-Kuls decision and recommendation posted on the Internet.

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