New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of City of New York v. Uniformed Fire Officers Association, Local 854, Iaff, Afl-Cio

October 17, 200095 N.Y.2d 273

Summary

The Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s order staying arbitration of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association’s grievance, holding that New York public policy bars arbitration of disputes concerning the Department of Investigation’s criminal investigations, because such policy precludes delegating the City’s investigatory authority to an arbitrator.