New York Public Personnel Law

Summaries of, and commentaries on, selected court and administrative decisions and related matters affecting public employers and employees in New York State in particular and possibly in other jurisdictions in general.

Mar 13, 2019

Courts may not interfere with an administrative tribunal's proper exercise of its discretion

In this appeal Petitioner challenged Supreme Court's dismissal of Plaintiff's Article 78 petition seeking to annul the determination...

Mar 12, 2019

Claiming absolute privilege or qualified privilege as a defense in litigation involving alleged defamatory statements

The relevant facts in this action were not in dispute. Monroe County terminated Plaintiff from his position and on the same day the Monroe...

Mar 11, 2019

Determining the compensation to be included when calculating the final average salary of a New York City Employees Retirement System member

When the New York City Employees Retirement Systems [NYCERS] failed to included the compensation Plaintiff had received from the City Univer...

Mar 9, 2019

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following audits were issued during the week ending March 8, 2019.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following audits were issued during the week ending March 8, 2019. Source: Off...

Mar 8, 2019

Hearing Officer's credibility determination given "due deference" where there is conflicting evidence in the record

Hearing Officer's credibility determination given "due deference" where there is conflicting evidence in the record Matter of ...

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