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Matter of Sinicropi v. Bennett

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 23, 1983
60 N.Y.2d 918 (N.Y. 1983)

Opinion

Argued October 21, 1983

Decided November 23, 1983

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department.

William D. Friedman for appellant-respondent.

Edward G. McCabe, County Attorney ( Robert O. Boyhan of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

William M. Wallens for Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, amicus curiae.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Respondent's determination to terminate appellant's employment, which was supported by substantial evidence in the record and did not constitute a disproportionate penalty, was proper. ( Matter of Pell v Board of Educ., 34 N.Y.2d 222, 231-233.) Appellant is not entitled to termination pay because the collective bargaining agreement between respondent and her union provides that termination pay will not be awarded where termination of an employee is, as it was here, for cause. That agreement is binding upon appellant. ( Antinore v State of New York, 49 A.D.2d 6, 10-11, affd 40 N.Y.2d 921. ) Respondent should pay appellant the salary she would have earned for the period between the original termination decision (which was annulled) and the subsequent termination decision, less any compensation derived from other employment during that period and any unemployment insurance benefits received for that period. (Civil Service Law, § 75, subd 3; Matter of Amkraut v Hults, 21 A.D.2d 260, affd 15 N.Y.2d 627.)

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.

Order affirmed, without costs, in a memorandum. Question certified answered in the affirmative.


Summaries of

Matter of Sinicropi v. Bennett

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 23, 1983
60 N.Y.2d 918 (N.Y. 1983)
Case details for

Matter of Sinicropi v. Bennett

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of ANGELINA SINICROPI, Appellant-Respondent, v. ROBERT J…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 23, 1983

Citations

60 N.Y.2d 918 (N.Y. 1983)
470 N.Y.S.2d 580
458 N.E.2d 1257

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