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This bill extends salary protection to provisional and temporary employees when their positions are reclassified or reallocated.
Why it matters
Expands salary protection to provisional and temporary employees. , not just permanent ones, ensuring they are not financially penalized if their job title or salary grade changes due to administrative reclassification or reallocation.
Reduces financial uncertainty for non-permanent workers. in public service, who often face greater job insecurity and may now have more predictable income even if their role or classification changes.
Promotes greater fairness and morale among the public workforce. by treating provisional and temporary employees more equitably with their permanent counterparts, potentially reducing turnover and helping agencies retain experienced staff.
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Protect Pay for Temp Workers
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Protect Pay for Temp Workers
In Senate Committee · Civil Service And Pensions · Sponsor Andrew Gounardes
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7781
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 21, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to granting salary protection for provisional and temporary employees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 121 of the civil service law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the annual salary of any position, compensable on an annual basis, which is classified or reclassified, or which is allocated or reallocated to a salary grade pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not be reduced for the then [permanent] incumbent by reason of any provision of this article [so long as such position is held by the then permanent incumbent].
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11685-01-9
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