October 28, 2022
A New York federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by unionized first responders, stating the workers had agreed to settle claims that New York City barred them from performing some job functions after they discussed their COVID-19 work conditions with the media.
July 11, 2022
A New York federal judge has ruled that jurors should decide whether New York City unconstitutionally punished unionized first responders by restricting their work after they publicly discussed job conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 11, 2021
New York City urged a federal judge not to rule that it violated unionized first responders' constitutional rights by restricting their work after they publicized their job conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, saying the temporary limits were not the shackles the workers made them out to be.
July 09, 2021
Four New York City paramedics and their union urged a Manhattan federal judge Friday to find the city infringed on their constitutional rights by restricting their work after they appeared in news stories on their job conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.