Beginning March 18, 2018, public officers and employees in New York State may take paid leave to undertake cancer screening. This modifies earlier cancer screening leave laws that only applied to screening breast and prostate cancer. According to the bill sponsors: “The purpose of this legislation is to encourage people to be screened regularly for … Read more
Section 75 of the New York Civil Service Law establishes procedures for disciplining many governmental employees in the state. Public employers must know which employees these rules apply to and what the rules are. This post will address: Which employees Section 75 protects Alternatives to Section 75 Section 75 charges Section 75 hearings Post-hearing procedures … Read more