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.

Oct 14, 2022

Former fire officials charged with the theft of more than $11,000 from Volunteer Fire Department

In a press release dated October 12, 2022, set out below, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Allegany County District Attorney K...

First Amendment free speech rights of employees depends on the nature of the employee's speech

The plaintiffs [Plaintiffs] in the action appealed the dismissed their First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the C...

Oct 13, 2022

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

Use of excessive force - OATH Administrative Law Judge Julia H. Lee recommended termination of employment for a correction officer who used...

Oct 12, 2022

CPLR Article 78 petition alleging Public Advocate improperly criticized and interfered with Union leadership dismissed for failure to join necessary parties

The text of the decision is posted below: City Empls. Union Local 237, Intl. Bhd. of Teamsters v New York City Bd. of Collective Barg...

Oct 11, 2022

Evaluating applications for workers' compensation benefit "reclassification" pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law §35(3)

Workers' Compensation Law §35(3) provides for "extreme hardship re-determinations" in cases where the loss of wage-earning cap...

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