Criscolo v. Vagianelis

Malone Jr., J. (dissenting).

We respectfully dissent. Notwithstanding the limited standard of judicial review to be accorded the determinations of respondent Division of Classification and Compensation (hereinafter the Division) with regard to job reclassifications (see Cove v Sise, 71 NY2d 910, 912 [1988]; Matter of Civil Serv. Empls. Assn., Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO v State Univ. of N.Y., 286 AD2d 850, 850 [2001]), it is well settled that the Division may not utilize reclassification as a means of validating out-of-title work (see Matter of Gavigan v McCoy, 37 NY2d 548, 552 [1975]; Matter…