of $15,000 – unless the Legislature and Governor determine that a lower sickleave payout, or none altogether, is in order for all government employees. 21 •
As with State employees, no public employee at any level of government should be permitted to cash in accumulated unused sick leave at any time prior to retirement, including in the event of termination or resignation.
Vacation •
Public employees at all levels should adhere to the State limit of a maximum of 25 paid vacation days per year after 20 years of continuous service. No more than one annual allotment of vacation time should be carried forward by any public employee from one year to the next. At retirement, public employees at all levels should be authorized to redeem only that portion of their final year’s vacation allotment which has actually been earned; no such lump-sum payment should be greater than the value of one year’s worth of accumulated vacation.
Holidays and Other Leave •
All forms of non-traditional leave, such as paid days off for Christmas shopping, wedding attendance, etc., should be eliminated. Public employees at all levels of government should be required to adhere to the established schedule of holidays and administrative time off authorized for state government personnel.
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Pending legislation would lower the maximum sick leave payout at retirement to $10,000 for all public employees, including those at the State level. The measure (A-2583/S-1316) is sponsored in the Assembly by th Assemblyman Declan J. O’Scanlon, Jr., and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, both R-12 District, and in the th Senate by Senator Kevin J. O’Toole, R-40 .
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