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THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 207-A COMPENSATION TO WHICH RETIRED PERMANENTLY DISABLED YONKERS FIREFIGHTERS ARE ENTITLED UNTIL RETIREMENT AGE IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION UNDER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (CBA) (CT APP). ​

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Wilson, determined the amount of General Municipal Law 207-a compensation to which retired permanently disable Yonkers firefighters are entitled until reaching retirement age is subject to arbitration under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA):

If there is a “reasonable relationship between the subject matter of the dispute and the general subject matter of the CBA,” the matter is arbitrable, leaving the arbitrator to “make a more exacting interpretation of the precise scope of the substantive provisions of the CBA, and whether the subject matter of the dispute fits within them” … . Here, the Union argues that both Appendix C and Article 31 of the CBA demonstrate that the parties agreed to arbitrate the present grievance.

Appendix C, which is entitled, “General Municipal Law Section 207-a Procedure,” contains six pages of detailed terms to which Yonkers and the Union agreed, including very broad provisions granting the arbitrator “authority to decide, de novo, the claim of entitlement [and continued entitlement] to [section] 207-a benefits.” It further provides that when “the matter presents a termination of [section] 207-a benefits, the Fire Department shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence that the member is no longer eligible for [section] 207-a benefits.” The Union’s grievance reasonably relates to these provisions because they provide for the arbitration of disputes over General Municipal Law § 207-a benefits, and the Union contends that Yonkers is attempting to terminate such benefits by withholding special pays. Matter of City of Yonkers v Yonkers Fire Fighters, Local 628, IAFF, AFL-CIO, 2022 NY Slip Op 07095, CtApp 12-15-22

Practice Point: The Court of Appeals applied black-letter law to conclude the amount of General Municipal Law 207-a compensation to which retired permanently disabled Yonkers firefighters are entitled until retirement age is subject to arbitration under the collective bargaining agreement.

 

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