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Annual leave extensions for NYSCOPBA and NYSPBA

Andrew Bruso

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Attn:  SUNY New Paltz Classified Employees (NYSCOPBA and NYSPBA)

See below information about agreements reached between GOER and NYSCOPBA, and PBA of NYS. Each of these agreements impacts the vacation forfeiture date for excess credits as described in Article 14.1(e) of each union’s contract.

NYSCOPBA

In light of staffing needs resulting from the State’s response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the State of New York and the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association agree to the following:

  1. Employees engaged in the response efforts or unable to utilize vacation leave due to ongoing response efforts who would otherwise forfeit accrued vacation leave on Oct. 1, 2020, pursuant to Article 14.1(e) of the 2016-2023 State/NYSCOPBA Agreement will be given until the close of business on Dec. 31, 2020, to use such excess vacation credits. Any such unused excess vacation credits as of the close of business on Dec. 31, 2020, will be forfeited by employees. Thereafter, forfeiture of vacation credits shall be governed by operative language from the applicable collective bargaining agreement between the State and NYSCOPBA. Nothing herein shall affect vacation credits accrued by eligible employees after Oct. 1, 2020.
  2. Should the parties mutually agree to further extend the deadline for forfeiture of excess vacation credits beyond Dec. 31, 2020, nothing herein shall prohibit such agreement. Any such agreement must be made in writing and finalized prior to Dec. 31,2020.

PBA of NYS

In light of staffing needs resulting from the State’s response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the State of New York and the PBA of NYS agree to the following:

  1. Employees engaged in the response efforts or unable to utilize vacation leave due to ongoing response efforts who would otherwise forfeit accrued vacation leave on Oct. 1, 2020, pursuant to Article 14.1(e) of the 2005-2015 State/PBA of NYS Agreement will be given until the close of business on Dec. 31, 2020, to use such excess vacation credits. Any such unused excess vacation credits as of the close of business on Dec. 31, 2020, will be forfeited by employees. Thereafter, forfeiture of vacation credits shall be governed by operative language from the applicable collective bargaining agreement between the State and the PBA of NYS. Nothing herein shall affect vacation credits accrued by eligible employees after Oct. 1, 2020.
  2. Should the parties mutually agree to further extend the deadline for forfeiture of excess vacation credits beyond Dec. 31, 2020, nothing herein shall prohibit such agreement. Any such agreement must be made in writing and finalized prior to Dec. 31, 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact the Payroll Office at payroll@newpaltz.edu.