Schnirman was due a total payout of about $ 55,242, according to a Newsday calculation
of unused sick time and vacation time listed on his termination pay reports, and the limits specified by the city code and his contract.
According to the New York Post, «Not many companies allow employees to cash out unused vacation days; even fewer pay out
unused sick time on top of that.
«These negotiated benefits, especially
for unused sick time, seem out of step in a 21st century economy and will not sit well with city taxpayers,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of the Citizens Union.
«The board amended Ms. Sherwood's contract to remove language that prohibited Ms. Sherwood from carrying over
unused sick time and agreed to allow her to reinstate that unused and accumulated sick time for a one - time payout as another means of making her whole,» Tarpley said.