Goldhirsch v. Krone

We granted leave to appeal to the New York State Civil Service Commission and the Industrial Commissioner (hereafter referred to as the appellants) to consider the frequently recurring question of job reclassification without examination. The importance of the question in this instance is indicated by the submission of a brief amicus curies by the United States Secretary of Labor.

The petitioners in these two article 78 proceedings — one brought by Goldhirsch and the other by Kelly — hold competitive Civil Service positions as Employment Interviewers and Senior Employment Interviewers in the…