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.

Nov 30, 2020

An arbitration award may not be confirmed by a court if it is in explicit conflict with law, rule or regulation and the relevant policy concerns

I n this proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR Article 75 to modify an arbitration award the Nassau Healthcare Corporation [Employer] appealed...

Nov 27, 2020

Unlawful discrimination complaint dismissed as merely setting out legal conclusions concerning acts alleged to constitute unlawful discrimination

Absent setting out sufficient allegations of unlawful discriminatory acts in the CPLR Article 78 complaint, a petitioner's claim of unla...

Nov 25, 2020

The Workers' Compensation Board's determination whether a claimant violated §114-a of the Workers' Compensation Law will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence

The Workers' Compensation Board [Board] rejected the employer's [Employer] claim the there were procedural errors in its employee...

Nov 24, 2020

Former Potter Town clerk arrested for the alleged theft of nearly $24,000 of Town monies

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Yates County District Attorney Todd Casella, and Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike announced the arres...

Nov 23, 2020

Hospital ransomware alert posted by Malwarebytes

While countries and states head back into lockdown due to rising rates of COVID-19, another kind of infection is bringing hospitals to the...

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