7 - Powers and Duties of the President of the State Civil Service Commission.

NY Civ Serv L § 7 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) the total number of employees, the number of work-related accidents and the rate of work-related injuries and illnesses;

(b) the number of lost work time injuries and illnesses and the rate of lost work time cases;

(c) the number of days of lost work time and the number and rate of lost full time employees;

(d) the cost to the state of lost work time due to work-related cases;

(e) the cost to the state of medical expenses due to work-related injuries and illnesses;

(f) a description of the types of injuries, the number of injuries and illnesses of each type and the most common causes of those cases, and the body part injured;

(g) a list of the job titles with work-related injury and illness rates that are more than twenty-five percent above the average for all state agencies;

(h) a list of the state agencies with work-related injury and illness rates that are more than twenty-five percent above the average for all state agencies;

(i) work-related injury and illness rates for all state agencies by collective bargaining units; and

(j) a summary of findings and recommendations prepared in consultation with the workers' compensation board and the state insurance fund for state agencies regarding the prevention of injury and illnesses and the reduction of costs due to these cases. 7. The president, with the assistance of the office of information technology services as needed, shall prepare a report on or before the first day of September two thousand eighteen and every three years thereafter to be issued to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly, and the minority leader of the senate. Such report shall detail current programs within state agencies that allow for alternative work schedules or flexible work hours, the positive and negative experiences for agencies in utilizing alternative work schedules or flexible work hours, whether legal or practical reasons affect the ability to offer such schedules, and any existing plans agencies may have for altering schedule options available to employees. The president shall compile input from agencies selected pursuant to this subdivision, and each agency shall provide all available information upon request to the president. The president may also include information about best practices among selected agencies. Nothing set forth in this section shall be construed to impede, infringe or diminish the rights and benefits that accrue to employees and employers through collective bargaining agreements, or otherwise diminish the integrity of the collective bargaining relationship. For purposes of this subdivision, "alternative work schedules or flexible work hours" shall mean an ongoing schedule modification that applies to more than one employee in a described business unit. Alternative work schedules or flexible work hours shall not include voluntary reduction in work schedule agreements and individualized work schedules.