Legal Opinion
Salla v. County of Monroe
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1979PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
We hold that section 222 of the Labor Law, which mandates preferential employment of New York citizens on public works projects, offends the privileges and immunities clause of section 2 of article IV of the United States Constitution.1
In broad and unqualified terms, section 222 commands that, in the construction of public works, the State, its subdivisions and the contractors they, employ must give "preference in employment * * * to citizens of the state of New York who have been residents of the state for at least twelve consecutive *519months immediately prior…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- City of Philadelphia v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Toomer v. WitsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Baldwin v. Fish and Game Comm'n of Mont.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
- W.C.M. Window Co., Inc. v. E. Allen Bernardi, Director of the Department of Labor, State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Departments of Transportation & Labor v. Enserch Alaska Construction, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1989
- United Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY CAMDENSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Dutchess Sanitation Service, Inc. v. Town of PlattekillNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Callanan Industries, Inc. v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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