Caso v. District Council 37

The issue raised on this appeal is whether the “ comprehensive plan ” of the Taylor Law (Civil Service Law, §§ 200-214), dealing with public employee relations, provides the exclusive remedies against public employees who violate its provisions. The provision here involved is the Taylor Law’s flat prohibition of strikes by public employees. The appeal is from so much of an order of the Special Term as denied the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ second amended complaint for' lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a cause of action.

The instant litigation arose as the…