NYC Council Introduction 1389

intro.nyc/1389-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the Law Department to report on its involvement in legal actions in which a current or former City employee is a party.
Status: Committee Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Sponsored by Lincoln Restler
Introduced: September 10, 2025

This bill would require the Law Department, in coordination with the Comptroller, to publish a report twice annually that describes legal actions in which the Law Department is involved in the direct representation of, or contracting of representation for, former or current City employees. Such report would include the former or current City employee’s name, the status of their case, the hours and expenditures spent on such employee’s legal representation, and the amount of money for which the case was settled or decided.