Sentences with phrase «state employee salaries»

Besides delaying school aid, Mr. Paterson tried to impose a temporary freeze on state employee salaries and to furlough about 100,000 government workers — both moves have been struck down by courts — in steps that the governor insisted were necessary to keep the state afloat.

At least half of the states maintain public databases of state employee salaries.

Not exact matches

Researchers from Cleveland State University found that employees who regularly exercise are more likely to earn higher salaries.

And a 2010 survey by the Institute for Women's Policy Research revealed nearly half of US workers reported they were either «contractually forbidden or strongly discouraged» from discussing pay with coworkers (although, as of 2014, 10 states had passed laws protecting employees» rights to discuss salaries).

Adding to their woes, they have not been paid since the government suspended salaries to its employees in areas under Islamic State control nearly three years ago.

Wall said that one niche within public jobs to search for the higher - paid positions is higher education, where state employees tend to have salaries more in line with the private sector.

This amount can vary significantly across employees and, depending on state turnover, can show dramatic changes in actual salaries from year to year.

There's variation across states in terms of who is considered a public employee and is required to disclose their salary, Shaw said.

State and local employees» contributions to the two largest pension systems increased by 10 %, from 5 % to 5.5 % of their annual salaries and increased the retirement benefit age for new public employees, from 55 to 60 years.

One option for states would be to require a minimum employer or employee contribution, either as a percentage of the employee's salary or as a flat minimum amount.

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Marking Equal Pay Day, Cuomo advanced legislation to prohibit all employers, public and private, who do business in New York, from asking prospective employees about their salary history and compensation, putting the state New York on track to close the gender wage gap.

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The plan called for imposing a one - year salary freeze on the vast majority of public employees whose contracts are up for renegotiation as of April 1; holding the line on taxes; and imposing a state spending cap limiting spending growth to the rate of inflation.

The bill pitted public - employee unions against the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state - imposed county financial control board, over the issue of «step raises,» or salary hikes based on time on the job.

There's no agreement yet on whether the state budget will include Cuomo's proposed employee - funded paid family leave program, which would let workers receive a percentage of their salaries while taking off up to 12 weeks to care for a newborn baby or sick relative.

FitzPatrick's 615 employees make an average of $ 119,000 in salary and benefits in a county with below - average median income and the highest unemployment rate in the state.

Levy, who is seeking the GOP nod for governor, said the new state legislation creating a tier five for new state and municipal employees would cut the overtime allowed in the final average salaries to 15 percent, but the impact of that measure will not be felt for decades.

The budget allocates $ 6,939,908 million dollars which will provide a $ 1,000 increase in the starting salaries for correctional officers and 1.5 % percent increase for state employees effective August 10, 2015.

Levy, in a Hauppauge news conference Tuesday, said the 20 percent of overtime that state, school and municipal employees are now allowed to include as part of their final average salary should be cut to 10 percent.

In determining the salary level, the Commission will consider such factors as overall economic climate; inflation; levels of compensation received by other private and public employees; and the State's fiscal condition.

The plan called for imposing a one - year salary freeze on the vast majority of public employees whose contracts are up for renegotiation as of April 1; holding the line on taxes; and imposing a State spending cap limiting spending growth to the rate of inflation.

Nassau's financial control board is objecting to proposed state legislation that would allow the county's union employees to get contractual step increases — salary hikes based on years in the job — even during a wage freeze.

That's part of the reason last week WGRZ decided to post the salaries of state public relations employees that «don't answer questions.»

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Wisconsin State Employees Union wants state lawmakers to pressure Gov. Scott Walker's administration to begin negotiating with it over salary increases for 22,000 state worState Employees Union wants state lawmakers to pressure Gov. Scott Walker's administration to begin negotiating with it over salary increases for 22,000 state worstate lawmakers to pressure Gov. Scott Walker's administration to begin negotiating with it over salary increases for 22,000 state worstate workers.

State law prohibits most government employees from taking both a full salary and a public pension without a special waiver.

Paterson spokesman Morgan Hook said yesterday that the governor would not return 10 percent of his salary — or $ 17,900 — to the state treasury, as he did last year in a «symbolic» gesture of solidarity with budget - squeezed public - employee unions.

Obviously there is a lot of money wasted in our state, but the salaries of the state employees is not the biggest problem, don't let the politicos confuse you.

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Kogi State chapter has debunked media report that Governor Yahaya Bello has paid all outstanding salaries owed to...

The salary hikes, which averaged more than 5 percent per employee, or $ 4,430, come as the county remains under the control of a state monitoring board and faces a potential $ 80 million deficit in 2016.

Given the negative and selfish rhetoric we've heard from the leaders of the various public employee unions this year when Governor Paterson has asked them to share in the general belt - tightening that so many New Yorkers have been enduring as the result of the Great Recession, one might assume that if taxpayers knew that their gift was paying the salaries of state workers, they would not be so benevolently disposed toward our program.

The contract for Krumpter's immediate predecessor, Flynn, who retired in November 2016, created controversy after Newsday reported earlier this year that Flynn had overtime payments written into his contract and was paid a salary of $ 311,961 in the 2016 - 17 fiscal year, during which he was the third - highest paid employee in the state.

Industry profits down by half from prior year but security industry salaries still went up Cash bonuses paid to New York City securities industry employees are forecast to decline by 14 percent to $ 19.7 billion during this year's bonus season, according to an estimate released this week by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

-- Creates a new pay raise commission that will have the power to increase salaries for state legislators and top executive branch employees.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York's second largest union of state government employees just announced a tentative contract deal that, if ultimately extended to all state workers, could add nearly $ 1.5 billion in salary costs to New York's budget by fiscal 2019.

A coalition of business groups from across New York is insisting that Cuomo scrap a controversial executive order that requires businesses getting state contracts to disclose detailed salary information about their employees.

A bill released Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and sent to state lawmakers would ban employers in New York from seeking wage and salary histories from prospective employees, a move designed to curtail the pay gap between men and women.

The study is meant to build upon other efforts aimed at women in the workplace, including a provision that sought to eliminate a loophole in state law that blocked employees from discussing their salaries.

The bill the flyer promotes, sponsored by Assemblyman Denny Farrell and Sen. John DeFranciso, would «examine, evaluate and make recommendations with respect to compensation, and adjustments and on - salary benefits of certain state employees.»

Cuomo said the state had agreed to raise salaries for Public Employees Federation (PEF) members by 2 percent a year over three years, or a cumulative 6.12 percent, starting in the current fiscal year.

To turn New York's finances around, Cuomo is pushing for a cap on state spending and a freeze on state taxes and public employee salaries as part of a one - year emergency financial plan.

«To the extent the Commission recommends a salary increase for employees, such increase would have a fiscal impact on the State.»

The one clear area of agreement between between the new governor and his constituents statewide is on freezing the salaries of state employees.

The Empire Center latest update of state payroll data found 1,797 employees earned more than Cuomo's $ 179,000 salary last year.

The highest payments currently go to veteran employees with the highest salaries and the longest length of service with the state, including employees appointed by Malloy.

He consistently ranked among the state's highest paid employees, earning a total of $ 1.17 million in salary and other performance - based payments last year.

«In general, I think the raises are important to keep some of these employees,» Fahey said, noting the disparity in salaries between the city and state.

A number of the proposals the governor presented echoed mayor's ideas, including his $ 650 million life sciences initiative, voting reforms such as early voting and same - day registration, adopting salary history blind hiring practices and requiring state contracts to disclose data on gender, race and ethnicity of employees.

Cuomo, who won a landslide 28 - point victory, campaigned on pledges to reduce state spending, oppose tax increases, and freeze public - employee salaries for at least a year.

This would prevent government employers from unilaterally altering employee benefits that must be collectively bargained under state law — including salaries, hours and health insurance.