Lackawanna Police Benevolent Association v. Mark L. Balen, Mayor of the City of Lackawanna

Section 208-d of the General Municipal Law of New York, McKinney’s Con-sol.Laws, c. 24, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 812, effective May 2, 1967, authorizes any member of a police force of a city to engage in extra work for another employer outside his regular hours of duty but sets a limit of 20 hours a week. After unsuccessful challenge to the constitutionality of this statute through the hierarchy of state courts, plaintiff brought this action in the District Court for the Western District of New York, seeking to enjoin enforcement of the limit provided by the statute as violating the…