Oct 17, 2026

Selected items posted on the Internet during the week ending October 16, 2026

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As of May 2026, the more than 1.9 million New York students par ticipated in the school lunch program are at risk   According to a report pr...
Oct 16, 2026

A court may set aside an administrative penalty only if it is so disproportionate to the offense as to be shocking to one's sense of fairness

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The New York State Division of Human Rights  [Division] initiated this proceeding pursuant to Executive Law §298 to enforce a determination ...

The obligations of a hearing officer conducting a New York State Civil Service Law §75 disciplinary hearing

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An employee [Petitioner] of the Town was working as a systems administrator for the Town overseeing the transition to a new telephone system...
Oct 15, 2026

Proposed amendments to New York State's Ethics Training Requirements for Lobbyists and Clients

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  PROPOSED RULE MAKING  New York State Ethics Training  Requirements for Lobbyists and Clients NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED  Proposed Action: Ame...

The federal Portal-to-Portal Act does not bar the payment of compensation when the employee is prevented from clocking in and beginning to work by the employer

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Below is the introductory statement to the instant decision by  the United States Court of Appeals , Second Circuit, setting out the genesis...
Oct 14, 2026

Recent disciplinary hearing decisions by New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearing's Administrative Law Judges

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Below are summaries of two recent disciplinary hearings conducted New York City Administrative Law Judges serving with the  New York City Of...
Oct 13, 2026

Appellate Division holds that the body that ruled on disciplinary action taken against an employee pursuant to Civil Service Law §75(2) lacked jurisdiction to consider the matter

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The Civil Service Law §75 Disciplinary Hearing Officer [HO] found the Plaintiff bringing this CPLR Article 78 action guilty of misconduct a...