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                                   4600
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. COLTON, M. G. MILLER, BLAKE, COOK -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M.  of A. PERRY, RIVERA, 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 employees whose positions 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-n to
 read as follows:
   § 202-N. SALARY  AND  BENEFITS  PROTECTION  -  EMPLOYEE  TRANSFER.  AN
 EMPLOYEE  WHOSE  POSITION  IS  ELIMINATED  AS A RESULT OF PRIVATIZATION,
 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.
                                                            LBD04425-01-9