Matter of David A. Hoover v Thomas P. DiNapoli, as Comptroller of the State of New York, et al.

In this Article 78 case, petitioner sought to rescind a determination of Comptroller terminating petitioner’s service credits in New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System.

Petitioner received service credit from New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System between 1988 and 1995 for part time employment as a labor regulations specialist for Erie 1 BOCES. In 2008, the respondent declared new regulation for the Retirement System. The new regulations stated how to classify professional service providers as employees or independent contractors.

 

According to the new regulations, petitioner’s service credits were revoked because he was classified and being an independent contractor and was not entitled to the service credits under the independent contractor title. Petitioner sought reinstatement of his service credits on the grounds that Comptroller improperly applied the new regulations and violated his due process rights. The court granted the petition on the due process claim and order that “… the determination to revoke petitioner’s service credit with Erie 1 BOCES for the years prior to 1995 is vacated and annulled.”

 

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