Pregnant member with doctor’s note – RA Denied
Another approval alternative came down from NYSIF for PEF member Tessa Shanley. Six months pregnant, Shanley received a note from her doctor stating he felt it would be safer for...
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Member with special needs son – RA Denied
To enter first grade, the 5-year-old son of PEF member Kari Merritt must attend summer school five days a week. The requirement is part of his Individualized Education Plan, designed...
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NYSIF claims requests for reasonable accommodations are ‘hardship’; members in need left hanging
Sept. 10, 2021 — A mother requested reasonable accommodation to continue telecommuting so she can transport her son with special needs to required summer schooling. Another needs a reasonable accommodation (RA) to...
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PEF selects 2021 Joseph Scacalossi scholarship winners for academic excellence
The statistics are sobering. The average cost of college in the United States is $35,720 per student per year, tripling over the last 20 years, with an annual growth rate of...
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Members catalog State Museum’s specimens for research, education
July 28, 2021 — The New York State Museum, established in 1836, is the oldest and largest state museum in the country. Its collection includes a staggering 16 million scientific...
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Shop union for back-to-school supplies
July 28, 2021 — Parents can expect to shell out more for school supplies this year. The average cost per student could reach as much...
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PEF’s L-M leaders working to influence state telecommuting plans
August. 4, 2021 — Although the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) sent state agency heads a directive to work with PEF to develop telecommuting plans and submit those plans to...
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PEF statement on New York’s vaccination-or-testing mandate
August 4, 2021 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on July 28th that New York will require all state employees be vaccinated or get tested regularly starting this Labor Day. PEF...
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PEF’s new elected officers begin 3-year term, bracing for challenges
August 4, 2021 — The new enlarged conference room at PEF headquarters in Latham was filled August 2 with well wishers attending the swearing-in ceremony for the union’s officers beginning...
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History and upgrades await when you visit PEF’s renovated headquarters
September 9, 2021 — If you ever visited PEF headquarters in Albany County before the pandemic, you will be struck by the improvements when you visit it again for a...
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