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3 Mar 2018, 4:55 am by SHG
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14 Mar 2007, 2:00 am
In Central Islip, NY yesterday, a jury in federal court rejected a Title VII religious discrimination claim by a former public school teacher who claimed she had been fired because her principal falsely believed she was a witch. [read post]
6 Feb 2012, 7:11 am by Walter Olson
On the ultimate frontier of teacher reform — the firing of bad teachers — see new reports from Troy Senik [Public Sector Inc.] and Marcus Winters [NY Post]. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 4:00 am by The Public Employment Law Press
Dismissed robationary teacher seeks damages for the employer’s alleged fraudulent inducement and breach of contract and for the union’s alleged breach of its duty of fair representation2015 NY Slip Op 06331, Appellate Division, Second DepartmentThe plaintiff [Probationer] commenced an action against the School District and certain named individuals [district defendants] and against the school district’s Teachers Association and New York State… [read post]
11 Oct 2008, 4:20 am
From the NYTimes: The New York City teachers' union filed a federal lawsuit on Friday claiming that a policy banning political pins and signs in schools violates teachers' First Amendment rights by blocking them from political expression. [read post]
31 Aug 2007, 6:59 pm
That sounds nice - the actors' unions sitting next to each other like good friends in math class, passing notes (or texting each other) when the teacher's not looking.All very fine, except for one thing: AFTRA and SAG aren't so friendly, it turns out. [read post]
7 May 2009, 2:26 am
On Saturday, _____, a math teacher at Emerson High in Union City, New Jersey, was arrested for sexual assaulting of a 16-year-old student. _____, the director of the Brooklyn Music and Arts program and the "Brooklyn Steppers" was investigated for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 10:15 pm
*This distinction proved critical in resolving Cotter v Garden City Union Free School District.James Cotter, a Garden City UFSD teacher designated "Teacher in Charge" of the Regents examination-grading process, became involved in a physical altercation with a fellow teacher, Philip McCarthy. [read post]
22 Jun 2020, 4:46 am by SHG
Coyote routine by throwing teachers unions, inter alia, under the bus. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 4:10 am
Dismissed probationary teacher presents evidence sufficient to require judicial review of whether termination was made in bad faithLisa Capece f/k/a Lisa Grande v Schultz, 2009 NY Slip Op 51679(U), Decided on August 3, 2009, Supreme Court, Richmond County, Judge Philip G. [read post]
13 Nov 2015, 4:00 am by The Public Employment Law Press
Unions representing public employees are not state actors absent evidence of meaningful State participation in the activity underlying the complaintCallaghan v United Fedn. of Teachers, 2015 NY Slip Op 08049, Appellate Division, First DepartmentSupreme Court granted the United Federation of Teachers’ [UFT] motion to dismiss James V. [read post]
8 May 2009, 4:15 am
An appointing authority may, during collective bargaining, lawfully agree to limit its right to discharge a probationary teacher during probationMatter of Hampton Bays Union Free School Dist. v Public Empl. [read post]
11 Sep 2011, 9:00 pm by Adjunct LawProfs
Matter of Palandra v New York State Teachers' Retirement Sys., 011 NY Slip Op 04357, Appellate Division, Third Department Maria Palandra was employed by the Elmont Union Free School District and eventually became its superintendent of schools. [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 9:00 pm by Adjunct LawProfs
Matter of Palandra v New York State Teachers' Retirement Sys., 2010 NY Slip Op 50735(U), Decided on March 17, 2010, Supreme Court Albany County, Judge George B. [read post]
25 Jan 2010, 3:39 am
Vacating an arbitration awardMatter of Board of Educ. of Amityville Union Free School Dist. v Amityville Teacher's Assn., 2009 NY Slip Op 04230, Decided on May 26, 2009, Appellate Division, Second DepartmentComplaining that the arbitrator's award was “indefinite and nonfinal” when it directed that “sixth grade teachers assigned a sixth teaching period” shall be paid at the "negotiated sixth [read post]
20 Apr 2010, 3:31 pm
”Further, said the court, Gorrick, as an employee, has no rights under the collective bargaining agreement, to which only his former employer and union are parties, to unilaterally bring the issue to arbitration.* The union was not a party in this action.Randall Comments: Although it is generally held that only the Union or the Employer have the power to go to arbitration in connection with a contract grievance procedure, employees unhappy with their… [read post]
18 Oct 2016, 11:15 am by The Public Employment Law Press
., 2016 NY Slip Op 06594, Appellate Division, Fourth DepartmentA probationary teacher [Teacher] commenced an Article 78 proceeding seeking a court order annulling the Clyde-Savannah Central School District Board of Education's [Board] decision to discontinue her probationary appointment on the grounds that the Board’s decision was arbitrary and capricious, and an abuse of discretion. [read post]