In re Council of the City of New York v. Bloomberg (NY Ct. App. 2006)
Articles Discussing Case:
NY Court Voids City Law Requiring Contractors to Provide Domestic Partner Benefits (pdf).
Vedder Price • April 07, 2006 • Report Link
On February 14, 2006, the New York Court of Appeals
held, in a 4–3 decision, that the New York City Equal
Benefits Law, which prohibited city agencies from entering
into contracts with firms that do not provide dependent
benefits to employees’ domestic partners, is preempted
by both state and federal law. The decision ends a legal
dispute between Mayor Bloomberg and the New York
City Council over the law, which had been enacted by the
Council over the Mayor’s veto in 2004.
