Aug 15, 2025

Sixteen rural counties in New York State face a shortage of health professionals

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On August 14,2025. New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued a new report  which examined healthcare professional shortages in 16...
Aug 14, 2025

An employer cannot obtain summary judgment in an unlawful discrimination case unless the record demonstrates that there is no triable issue

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In an action to recover damages for alleged unlawful employment discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of the New York State...

Supplemental military leave benefits for certain New York State employees extended

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  On August 13, 2025, the New York State Department of Civil Service posted the item set out below on the Internet:  NOTICE OF ADOPTION  Sup...
Aug 13, 2025

Plaintiff's efforts to vacate a determination of a hearing officer made pursuant to Education Law §3020-a rejected

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A  former teacher [Plaintiff], terminated by the  New York City Department of Education [DOE]   after "notice and hearing" pursuan...

On August 12, 2025 Governor Kathy Hochul announced she had appointed Freida D. Foster as Chair of the New York State Workers' Compensation Board and has appointed Renee Delgado, Esq. to serve as Vice Chair of Workers’ Compensation Board

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Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Freida D. Foster as Chair of the New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB). Ms. Foster has been a...
Aug 12, 2025

An award of attorneys' fees must be authorized by agreement between the parties, by statute, or by court rule

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In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR Article 78 to review a determination of the New York City Department of Education [DOE]  which denied the P...
Aug 11, 2025

Lack of evidence in the record that the employer was aware of the employee's disability when denying a request for reasonable accommodation bars a court's summary judgment dismissing the employee's complaint

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In an action to recover damages for alleged employment discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of the New York State Human Ri...
Aug 9, 2025

Selected items from various blogs posted during the week ending August 8, 2025

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  Think Universal Child Care Can't Be Done? Keep an Eye on What NYC Is Doing   The city’s movement toward free care for kids up to age 2...
Aug 8, 2025

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits

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On August 7, 2025,  New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli  announced the following local government and school audits were issued. C...

Recovering overpayments of compensation paid to an employee of the State of New York

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An employee and a representative of PEF [jointly Plaintiffs] commenced this combined CPLR Article 78 proceeding and action for declaratory j...