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
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision affecting public sector unions. In Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31, the Court ruled that government employees cannot be required to support financially unions that represent them. This decision reverses precedent from a case the Supreme Court … Read more