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THE UNION’S CLAIM THAT THE COUNTY EMPLOYEE, A SEASONAL EMPLOYEE, SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS FULL-TIME BECAUSE HE WORKED 40 HOURS-A-WEEK WAS NOT ARBITRABLE BECAUSE CIVIL SERVICE LAW SECTION 22 PROVIDES THAT RECLASSIFICATION OF A CIVIL SERVICE POSITION CAN ONLY BE DONE BY THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the grievance filed on behalf of a county employee was not arbitrable because the relief required reclassification of a civil service position:

The respondent Joseph W. Grzymalski began to work for the petitioner, the County of Nassau, on June 28, 2013. He was classified as a seasonal worker and allegedly worked 40 hours per week until his employment was terminated on July 3, 2018.

… [T]he respondent Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME, Local 1000, AFL-CIO, by its Local 830 (hereinafter CSEA), on behalf of Grzymalski, filed a grievance claiming that because Grzymalski worked 40 hours per week, he was entitled to “full time benefits and status.” …

In determining whether a dispute between a public sector employer and employee is arbitrable, a court must first determine whether “there is any statutory, constitutional or public policy prohibition against arbitration of the grievance” … . …

… [T]he respondents are essentially seeking a reclassification of Grzymalski’s position from seasonal to full time. Since the reclassification of a civil service position can only be accomplished by the municipal civil service commission (see Civil Service Law § 22), the subject grievance is nonarbitrable … . Matter of County of Nassau v Civil Serv. Empls. Assn., Civ. Serv. Empls. Assn., AFSCME, Local 1000, AFL-CIO, 2022 NY Slip Op 01453, Second Dept 3-9-22

Practice Point: Civil Service Law section 22 requires that any reclassification of a public sector employee’s position be done by the municipal civil service commission. Therefore, because there was a statutory prohibition, the request to classify the “seasonal” county employee as a full-time employee was not arbitrable.

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