Grossman v. City of New York

In this case a civil service employee, properly hired, was asked to, and did in fact, render services for which he was legally promised compensatory time off (Department of Public Works, rules 4.1 to 4.4). When he asked for such compensatory time off, he was told that this was inconvenient to the city.

Plaintiff’s employment by the city began in 1962. From September 30, 1963, to September of 1966, plaintiff served satisfactorily in the competitive class as a civil service computer programmer assigned to the Department of Public Works. Plaintiff wished to take a position in private industry on…