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Employee found guilty of failing to comply with Department rules concerning absences for illness

Harvey Randall
March 20, 2012 10:55

Employee found guilty of failing to comply with Department rules concerning absences for illnessNYC Department of Sanitation v Kaplan, OATH Index #403/12 OATH Administrative Law Judge Kevin F. Casey sustained a number of disciplinary charges alleging that the employee failed to comply with...

A series of agreements providing for the distribution of a Retirement System member’s death benefit considered in determining the lawful beneficiaries

Harvey Randall
March 20, 2012 10:26

A series of agreements providing for the distribution of a Retirement System member’s death benefit considered in determining the lawful beneficiariesJohnson v New York State & Local Retirement Sys. et al, 2012 NY Slip Op 01881, Appellate Division, Fourth Department In this decision the...

School employees ask the Commissioner of Education to remove members of the same family simultaneously serving on a school board from the Board

Harvey Randall
March 19, 2012 10:41

School employees ask the Commissioner of Education to remove members of the same family simultaneously serving on a school board from the BoardAppeal of Kevin Reis and Joseph R. Argus from action of the Board of Education of the Taconic Hills Central School District regarding conflicts of interest,...

Call “911” for assistance when an individual assaulted a fellow worker did not constitute misconduct under the circumstance

Harvey Randall
March 19, 2012 09:58

Call “911” for assistance when an individual assaulted a fellow worker did not constitute misconduct under the circumstanceNYC Human Resources Administration, OATH Index #314/12 OATH Administrative Law Judge Ingrid M. Addison found that the employee's calling 911 following a client's physical...

Audits of various municipalities recently issued by the State Comptroller

Harvey Randall
March 19, 2012 09:13

Audits of various municipalities recently issued by the State ComptrollerSource: Office of the State Comptroller New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced his office completed the following audit:. Click on the name of the jurisdiction to download the PDF file of the audit...

NYPPL has added a link to nymuniblog.com

Harvey Randall
March 16, 2012 11:23

NYPPL has added a link to nymuniblog.comNYMUNIBLOG.COM was created and is maintained by Harris Beach PLLC as a public service to foster discussion of important issues facing New York state municipalities and quasi-governmental agencies by providing an opportunity “for thought leaders in the public...

Employee’s claim that “I was pressured” into agreeing to a plea bargain in a criminal action in the course of an administrative disciplinary hearing rejected by administrative law judge

Harvey Randall
March 16, 2012 11:12

Employee’s claim that “I was pressured” into agreeing to a plea bargain in a criminal action in the course of an administrative disciplinary hearing rejected by administrative law judgeNYC Department of Sanitation v Bongiardina, OATH Index #1971/11 OATH Administrative Law Judge Faye Lewis...

A request for reconsideration of an administrative determination neither extends nor enlarges the statute of limitation for filing a timely Article 78 petition

Harvey Randall
March 16, 2012 11:05

A request for reconsideration of an administrative determination neither extends nor enlarges the statute of limitation for filing a timely Article 78 petition Baloy v Kelly, 2012 NY Slip Op 01134, Appellate Division, First Department The New York City Police Commissioner refused to issue a "good...

Teacher and principal evaluation system to be enacted into law

Harvey Randall
March 15, 2012 15:12

Teacher and principal evaluation system to be enacted into law  Source: Office of the Governor On March 14, 2012 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced an agreement on legislation to put the Governor's new groundbreaking...

Governor Cuomo announces adoption of a major pension reform plan

Harvey Randall
March 15, 2012 12:20

Governor Cuomo announces adoption of a major pension reform plan Source: Office of the Governor Contending that pension reform will save State and local governments, including New York City more than $80 billion over 30 years, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the passage of a “Tier VI”...