Professional Staff Congress/CUNY v. The City University of New York

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-05060

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Jed S. Rakoff

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  1. August 12, 2020

    CUNY Needn't Use Virus Relief Funds To Rehire Profs: Judge

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the City University of New York isn't required to reinstate thousands of faculty members it recently laid off, taking issue with a union's claim that the coronavirus relief bill calls on the school to retain those members after receiving federal aid.

  2. August 07, 2020

    Rakoff Skeptical CUNY Must Pay Staff In CARES Act Case

    U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff appeared disinclined Friday to force the City University of New York to reinstate thousands of faculty members it recently laid off, despite a union's claim that the school violated the CARES Act by handing out pink slips after taking relief funds.

  3. July 28, 2020

    CUNY Scoffs At Profs' CARES Act Bid To Rehire Adjuncts

    The CARES Act doesn't create a path for worker lawsuits claiming that a university misused coronavirus aid, the City University of New York told a Manhattan federal judge Monday, urging the court not to force it to rehire 2,800 professors and other workers whose contracts ended in June.

  4. July 02, 2020

    Union Says CUNY Axed 2,800 Profs After Taking Virus Relief

    The City University of New York illegally laid off thousands of adjunct faculty members despite getting over $251 million in federal funds to protect against the coronavirus pandemic's economic fallout, according to a lawsuit filed by a union representing the university's professional staff.