What's happening
This bill provides a retroactive payment to certain retired New York State managerial or confidential employees whose salary increases were withheld between 2009 and 2017.
Why it matters
Addresses a specific group whose pay was frozen. The bill targets managerial or confidential state employees who retired between 2009 and 2017 and missed out on scheduled pay increases due to state budget actions, acknowledging that their compensation was uniquely impacted compared to other state workers.
Compensates for missed earnings during fiscal crises. By offering retroactive payments (up to $5,000), the bill seeks to make up for lost salary growth that could have affected not just immediate income, but also long-term pension calculations and retirement planning for affected retirees.
Creates a standardized, equitable remedy. The use of fixed rebate amounts and clear eligibility windows provides a uniform, transparent way to address past inequities, rather than leaving affected retirees to pursue individualized legal or administrative remedies.
May set a precedent for future fiscal emergencies. Enacting this bill could influence how the state—and possibly other public employers—handle compensation freezes in future budget crises, signaling a willingness to revisit and rectify past austerity measures.
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Pension Boost for Retirees
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History
- Referred to governmental employees
- Referred to governmental employees
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Equal Pension for Retirees
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Andrew Gounardes
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2462
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to establishing a retiree parity payment for certain employees who served in a position or positions in the classified service of the state designated managerial or confidential
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section 137 to read as follows:
§ 137. Management/confidential retiree parity payment. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any retiree who served in a position or positions in the classified service of the state designated managerial or confidential pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter and who retired between April first, two thousand nine and March thirty-first, two thousand fifteen, and had a salary increase authorized under chapter ten of the laws of two thousand eight which was withheld for state fiscal years two thousand nine and/or two thousand ten shall receive a seventy dollar rebate payment for every month of withholding from April first, two thousand nine until such retiree's date of retirement or March thirty-first, two thousand fifteen, whichever is earlier, not to exceed a total of five thousand dollars. The comptroller shall certify to the division of the budget a listing of all such retirees deemed eligible pursuant to this subdivision.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any retiree who served in a position or positions in the classified service of the state designated managerial or confidential pursuant to article fourteen of this chapter and who retired between April first, two thousand fifteen and June thirtieth, two thousand seventeen and had a salary increase authorized under chapter ten of the laws of
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two thousand eight which was withheld for state fiscal years two thousand nine and/or two thousand ten shall receive five thousand dollars less the parity salary increases received during the specified time period. The comptroller shall certify to the division of the budget a listing of all such retirees deemed eligible pursuant to this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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