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Civil Service (Continued)
Paid Time for Workplace Violence Inspections
S.5254 (Chris Ryan) / A.6612 (Bronson)
CSEA Position: Support
This legislation clarifies that time spent by a public employee
on an inspection, including a risk evaluation and determination
inspection, or annual program review is paid time. Since the
creation of the Workplace Violence Law 20 years ago, time
spent by employees on inspections and program reviews has
always been treated as paid time. However, this law has
recently been misinterpreted by some employers as to not require
the time to be paid. This bill preserves a long-standing practice that
encourages employee participation in the enforcement and review of
these plans and inspections by ensuring that they are paid while participating.
Additional Paid Leave for Military Duty
S.3318 (Scarcella-Spanton) / A.8822 (Kay)
CSEA Position: Support
This legislation increases the amount of paid military leave available to public employees who
serve in the reserves or National Guard from 30 to 60 days. It ensures that no public servant is
financially penalized for answering the call to duty. As reserve deployments grow more frequent
and extended, this bill helps support those who serve our nation while also serving our
communities.
Municipal Openings on State Jobs Website
S.7237 (May) / A.8023 (Kassay)
CSEA Position: Support
This legislation allows local governments to post their civil service job openings on the state’s
centralized jobs website. Currently, municipal job seekers must navigate a patchwork of local
sites. By expanding access to a centralized job board, this bill will allow local governments to
better publicize job openings, which will help recruit new employees into local government
positions.
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