2016-2019 Agreement between The Public Employees ...

1 2016-2019 . Agreement . between THE Public Employees FEDERATION, AFL-CIO. and THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit Table of Contents Bill of Rights 7. 1. Recognition 8. 2. Statement of Policy and Purpose 9. 3. Unchallenged Representation 10. 4. Employee Organization Rights 11. Exclusive Negotiations with PEF 11. Payroll Deductions 11. Bulletin Boards 11. Meeting Space 11. Access to Employees 12. Lists of Employees 12. Employee Organization leave 12. Union leave 13. leave of Absence Information 14.

2 5. Management Rights 15. 6. No Strikes 16. 7. Compensation 17. 2016-2017 Salary Increase 17. 2016-2017 Salary Schedule 17. 2017-2018 Salary Increase 17. 2017-2018 Salary Schedule 17. 2018-2019 Salary Increase 17. 2018-2019 Salary Schedule 17. Promotions 18. Applicability to Hourly, Part-Time and Per Diem Employees 18. Performance Advances 18. Performance Awards 19. Recall and Inconvenience Pay and Locational Compensation 20. 2016-2019 PEF/State Collective Bargaining Agreement Page 1. Holiday Pay 20. Lag Payroll 21.

3 Overtime Compensation 21. Hazardous Duty Pay 21. 8 Travel 22. Per Diem Meal and Lodging Expenses 22. Mileage Allowance 22. Triborough Bridge Tolls 23. Extended Travel 23. Relocation Expenses 23. Use of Personal Vehicles 23. 9. Health Insurance 24. Forms and Extent of Coverage 24. (a-g) Empire Plan Hospital/Med-Surg Coverage 24. (h-j) Employee Premium Share & Opt-out Program 27. Empire Plan Enhancements 27. Voluntary Catastrophic Medical Case Management 30. Waiting Period for Newly Eligible Employees 30. Eligibility/Types of Coverage 30.

4 Seasonal Employee Eligibility 31. HMO Option 31. Option Transfer Period 31. Continuation of Coverage/Covered 31. Dependents/Disability Retirement Continuation of Coverage After Layoff 32. Dependent Survivor Coverage 32. Retiree Health Insurance Coverage 32. Managed Physical Medicine Program 33. Domestic Partner Coverage 33. Joint Committee on Health Benefits 33. Managed Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program 35. Benefit Booklets 36. Telephone Assistance 36. Continuation of Coverage/Work-Related Injury 36.

5 Confidentiality of Medical Information 36. Empire Plan Prescription Drug Benefits 36. HMO Prescription Drug Benefits 37. Dental Coverage 37. Vision Coverage 37. Medical Flexible Spending Account 37. 10. Work-Life Services Programs 38. 11. Accidental Death Benefit 40. 12. Attendance and leave 41. Holiday Observance 41. Determination of Holiday Shifts 41. Holiday Accrual 41. Vacation Credit Accumulation 41. 2016-2019 PEF/State Collective Bargaining Agreement Page 2. Additional Vacation Credit 42. Vacation Scheduling 42.

6 Vacation Use 43. Sick leave Accumulation 43. Use of Sick leave 43. Personal leave Accumulation 43. Use of Personal leave 43. Accounting of Time Accruals 43. Absence-Extraordinary Circumstances 43. Tardiness for Members of Volunteer Fire Departments, 44. Volunteer Ambulance Services and Enrolled Civil Defense and Civil Air Patrol Volunteers leave for Professional Meetings 44. leave for Professional Examinations 44. Maintenance of Time Records 44. leave for Bereavement or Family Illness 44. Part-Time, Per Diem and Hourly Employees 45.

7 Sick leave at Half-Pay 45. maternity and Child-Rearing leave 46. Voluntary Reduction in Work Schedule Program 46. leave Donation/Exchange Program 47. Telecommuting Program 47. 13. Workers' Compensation Benefit 48. 14. Professional Development and Quality of Working Life Coordinating Committee 51. 15. Professional Development Committee 52. 16. Staffing 53. Eligible Lists 53. Alternate Examination Dates 53. leave -Probationary Employees 53. 17. Out-of-Title Work 54. 18. Health and Safety 57. 19. Parking 60. 20.

8 Review of Personal History Folder 61. 21. Deficit Reduction leave /Workforce Reduction Limitation 62. Deficit Reduction leave 62. Workforce Reduction Limitation 62. 22. Protection of Employees 63. 23. Layoffs in Non-Competitive Class 65. 24. Labor/Management Committee Process 66. 25. Seniority 68. 26. Institution Teachers 69. School Calendars 69. Payroll 69. Special Holidays 69. leave 69. 2016-2019 PEF/State Collective Bargaining Agreement Page 3. 27. Reimbursement for Property Damage 70. 28. Distribution of Directives, Bulletins, or Instructions 71.

9 29. Emergency First Aid 72. 30. Verification of Doctor's Statement 73. 31. Standby On-Call Rosters 74. 32. Workweek and Workday 75. 33. Discipline 77. Applicability 77. Purpose 77. Employee Rights 77. Suspension or Temporary Reassignment Before Notice of Discipline 78. Disciplinary Procedure 80. Settlements 83. Definitions 83. Timeliness 83. Time Limits 83. Changes in Shift, etc. 83. 34. Grievance and Arbitration Procedure 84. Definition of Grievance 84. Requirements for Filing Contract Grievances 84. Representation 84.

10 Grievance Steps 84. Procedures Applicable to Grievance Steps 86. 35. Resignation 89. 36. No Discrimination 90. 37. Indemnification 91. 38. Overtime Meal Allowances 94. 39. Clinical Privileging and Credentialing 95. 40. Credit Union Space 96. 41. Payroll 97. Computation on 10-day Basis 97. Delivery and Dating of Checks 97. Deductions for Employee Credit Unions 97. Salary and Deduction Information 97. 42. Career Mobility Office 98. 43. Printing of Agreement 99. 44. Joint Committee on Nursing and Institutional Issues 100.