Public Policy Trumps Contract Protection in Harassment Case
Published: August 19, 2015 Publication: New York Law Journal By Ben Bedell The Appellate Division, First Department, at 27 Madison Ave. NYLJ/Rick Kopstein A union contract’s provision shielding a union officer from being fired for sexual harassment is unenforceable because it “conflicts with a well-defined and dominant public policy against sexual harassment in the workplace,” the Appellate Division, First Department, ruled Tuesday. Justice Dianne Renwick In an opinion by Jus