New York Court of Appeals
Mount St. Mary's Hospital of Niagara Falls v. Martin P. Catherwood, as Industrial Commissioner, and Buffalo and…
May 14, 197026 N.Y.2d 493
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of Labor Law § 716, which mandates compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in nonprofit hospitals, finding that the limited judicial review provided by CPLR 7511 satisfies due‑process requirements. The court also rejected the hospital's equal‑protection challenge to the statute's focus on nonprofit facilities. Chief Judge Fuld and Justices Burke and Gibsoe each filed concurring opinions, agreeing with the result but differing on the interpretation of CPLR 7511.