State Judge Tosses Gov. Cuomo’s Pay Cap Regulations for Non-Profit Executive Salaries
NY Daily News; Kenneth Lovett, 4/10/2014
Nassau County state Supreme Court Judge Thomas Feinman said that the governor’s Department of Health has overstepped its boundaries in trying to cap salaries at $199,000.
The Agencies for Children’s Therapy brought the lawsuit against Gov. Cuomo’s Department of Health.
Gov. Cuomo has lost a round in his efforts to cap executive pay at state-funded non-profits.
Nassau County state Supreme Court Judge Thomas Feinman tossed out regulations written by Cuomo’s Department of Health that sought to cap non-profit executive salaries at $199,000.
The lawsuit was brought by the Agencies for Children’s Therapy, a non-profit that represents more than 30 agencies that provide early intervention, prekindergarten, special education and other services to more than 25,000 children throughout the state.
Feinman said the Department of Health overstepped its boundaries. He said the Legislature had already rejected similar proposals.
A spokeswoman for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who handled the case, had no comment on whether the ruling will be appealed.