Provides that an employee whose position is eliminated for certain reasons and who is subsequently transferred to a different agency be entitled to the same hourly salary; retain all accrued sick leave; retain, cash out or use all accrued vacation time; and be paid relocation expenses.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3176
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, COOK, FALL, RIVERA, McDONOUGH, HYNDMAN,
STECK, CRUZ, DeSTEFANO, EPSTEIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring that state agen-
cies must protect salary and benefits of state employees whose posi-
tions are eliminated as a result of privatization, reorganization,
closure or a reduction in work force
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-m to
read as follows:
§ 202-M. SALARY AND BENEFITS PROTECTION - STATE EMPLOYEE TRANSFER. A
STATE EMPLOYEE WHOSE POSITION IS ELIMINATED AS A RESULT OF PRIVATIZA-
TION, REORGANIZATION OF AN AGENCY, CLOSURE OF OR A REDUCTION IN FORCE AT
AN AGENCY, OR OTHER ACTIONS BY THE LEGISLATURE AND WHO IS SUBSEQUENTLY
TRANSFERRED TO A DIFFERENT POSITION IN A STATE AGENCY IS ENTITLED TO:
1. THE SAME HOURLY SALARY AS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED IF THE NEW POSITION
IS AT THE SAME GRADE LEVEL OR HIGHER AS THE ONE PREVIOUSLY HELD;
2. RETAIN ALL ACCRUED SICK LEAVE CREDITS;
3. RETAIN, CASH OUT, OR USE ACCRUED VACATION LEAVE CREDITS TO EXTEND
THE EMPLOYEE'S EFFECTIVE LAYOFF DATE; AND
4. RELOCATION EXPENSES WHICH MUST BE PAID BY THE HIRING AGENCY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03885-01-5
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