As of September 7, 2018, New York’s Civil Service Law now extends disciplinary protections to public employees in the labor class. On that date, Governor Cuomo signed off on an amendment to Civil Service Law Section 75, which has long established procedures for disciplining many governmental employees in the State. Before this recent amendment, most … Read more
Through the State Budget bill signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on April 12, 2018, New York has new legal protections for unions that represent government employees. These measures seek to protect public sector unions from the potential implications of the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in the case of Janus v. AFSCME. Many expect that decision … Read more
The New York Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) administers the Taylor Law, which extends collective bargaining rights to public employees in the state. The Taylor Law created PERB with its enactment in 1967. Since July 2010, PERB has also administered the New York State Employment Relations Act, which governs collective bargaining for private employers in … Read more