State Law-In NYS

disneyfan2008
disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
in Breast Cancer #1
We are entitled to half day per year for what is called HEALTH Screening. (men prostate and females Mammo)

Just curious if many stated have the same thing?

So time is not deducted from sick or vaction time...freebie half day..

Denise

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  • jendrey
    jendrey Member Posts: 377
    #2
    ...
    Hmm, so that's like a law of the land so to speak?!! (not just a 'perk' from your employer) Uh, I know that California offers certain 'free' screenings but I don't think the free extends to time off from work to accomplish it. I can't (yet!) find anything where it says it does...seems like a no brainer incentive if they really wanted people to be screened! =)
  • skipper54
    skipper54 Member Posts: 936 Member
    #3
    jendrey said:

    ...
    Hmm, so that's like a law of the land so to speak?!! (not just a 'perk' from your employer) Uh, I know that California offers certain 'free' screenings but I don't think the free extends to time off from work to accomplish it. I can't (yet!) find anything where it says it does...seems like a no brainer incentive if they really wanted people to be screened! =)

    can't find anything for PA
    I "googled" this info and found NY but when I got specific about PA there was nothing. Sounds like a great idea though. I think many employers take care of it under the same provisions as Dr. appointments but it would be a good addition to ensure that no one is penalized for taking care of personal health.
  • mollieb
    mollieb Member Posts: 148
    #4
    Salaried?
    If you are a salaried employee, federal law does not allow your employer to charge you for partial days off. The idea is that you are paid a salary to do a job, not to punch a clock, and if you can accomplish your job in less than a full day, you should be paid. (Of course, if you can't accomplish your job in less than a full day, you might have a problem.) This does not apply if your employer is a unit of state or local government, because of states' rights under the constitution. Most employers, including big companies, don't know this, but their labor lawyers do. I have tried to figure out whether there is some minimum number of employees for this rule to apply, and I haven't found any so far. But if you work for a medium or large-sized employer, and it's not a unit of state or local government, you may want to look into this. And if you work for a small place and need this to apply to you, let me know if you find out whether there is a minimum. Also, since cancer is now a "disability" under the Americans With Disabilities Act, your employer (other than a unit of state or local government) has to make "reasonable accommodations," possibly including letting you make up the time later, if there are at least 15 employees.

    Don't quote me on this, because this is not my full-time job, but you might call the American Cancer Society to see if they can confirm this for your particular circumstances.
  • mamolady
    mamolady Member Posts: 796 Member
    #5
    San Jose
    If you are a city employee you are guaranteed 3 hours a year for CA screening. We have to fill out the verification form when we do the mammos. I figured it was left over from Susan Hammer's time as mayor.

    Cindy
  • laughs_a_lot
    laughs_a_lot Member Posts: 1,368 Member
    #6
    Michigan
    No freebie time for hourly Michiganders. My experince with salaried positions has been that they load you up with work to the point that you could not possibly get it done in 40 hours a week anyway. When salaried I regularly worked a 50 to 55 hour week.

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