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Last Tuesday I tried to get my meds and was told my insurance no longer exists. H.R. said I never had health insurance. But I have 11 years of payments, Have a health insurance card with my name and matching numbers. After showing them an overwhelming amount evidence and express the importance of my meds and I would rather not die finally H.R. took me serious. They are trying to make all affected persons go through the 5 pay period wait ignoring the old policy to cover their butts.

This originated in a recent NYSHIP audit of all health insurance polices and it was supposed to reach out to people and make sure it was not making a mistake per-policy. The program/people just went through and erased everyone like they never existed. Everything just gone, I mean everything.

Thank GOD we saved every form from sign up to today. They demanded I wait the 5 pay periods, lied saying there was nothing that could be done. They changed their minds and started pushing it through when they were told I take several very expensive medications so I don't die and the wait would cost an astronomical amount of money as inpatient at a hospital, and I would be forced to sue because their program deleted me and all the paper work is correct all payments made, the fault and final cost would be a lawsuit if it didn't kill me then a much larger law suit. Make sure everyone still has insurance and come post here if you need help I have names and numbers of some great state employees that basically saved my life and or financial devastation. PEF is aware and getting updates. Don't let anyone give you a run around. If it is cancelled it is a legal cancel to insurance, they were told to by our employer. If you spend money out of pocket they will not pay it. If you have ever been through a lawsuit even a open and shut one it takes years. If you need help reach me here I check it every couple days or email me at Michael@arklaylabs.com

I was terminated from a NYS nursing job several months ago. The HR person told me that I was eligible for rehire. I was told I was coded “probation termination.”

I interviewed at another facility in the same agency and was told the interview went well and that I would be getting an offer, filled out paperwork, and then was told that they would not be moving forward. I asked the person who interviewed me if she knew anything, and she said she knew nothing of it, and was surprised the offer wasn’t going my way. I asked if she thought applying through a nursing agency might be different, and she said I could try that, and she gave me the name of the agency they used.

I applied through the agency and the agency told me they were setting up the applicants, and I got an interview time… only to have it cancelled.

I asked the agency if they could find out what happened. HR gave an evasive answer at first, and then I suggested what questions to ask, and the agency then told me they believe I am marked Do Not Rehire, and that’s all the information they can provide. If I was to take the sentence literally, they were not 100% certain I was marked Do Not Rehire… but that could have been a kindness/softness.

I have read on Reddit that they don’t have Do Not Rehire lists for NYS. I was terminated for nothing sinister- it was personality differences. Could people here be possibly wrong, and these Do Not Rehire lists actually exist? Or could it be that the facility personally makes the decision not to hire anyone previously terminated?

Anyone have any knowledge?

I am not sure if that is what it is called but i wanted to take a small loan (like 5k-7k) and pay off a credit card and a few bills. Is this smart? Is this doable? How does this work? Sorry if this is the dumbest question in the world to ask.

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Anyone ever go out on workers comp for workplace stress?

I’ve been in state service for 17 years. I’ve been told there are some opportunities with NYC. As I consider this I want to know: do I take my tier with me? My years of service? Will they hold my job for a year if I leave for civil service? Anything else do I need to consider? I’m not happy at work any more but ecstatic for my final clock out in 13 years.

Hi everyone,

I noticed my paycheck has been about $30 shorter than usual the past two weeks and it’s because my ERS Retirement Before Tax has increased despite my pay remaining the same. Does this happen every year? I’m going on my 3rd year with the state and I guess I don’t remember this happening last year. Thanks!

Hoping there are some HR representatives in here to answer the question, if I need about 2-3 months off to go film a season of Survivor… what are the odds I can get LOA for this. I’d prefer not to separate from service.

Regarding the recent LIRR contract, detractors will inevitably say, "MTA are not technically a state agency," however, under NYS collective bargaining law (Civil Service Law §209), arbitration and bargaining panels MUST consider wages of similar public employees in comparable work settings.

CSEA/PEF/LIRR workers are ALL unionized NY public sector employees competing in the SAME labor market, AND what others in the market get can reasonably be used as a benchmark for regional wage competitiveness.

Remember, an arbitration board determined that they should have gotten nearly 5% for 2026.

HOW we present this argument will be critical for our success, in lieu of the ability to walk off the job.

Thanks for representing us,

Your hopeful PEF and CSEA Members

Hello currently investing as much as my bills will allow. I put 10% into the 457 and 2% into the Roth option that is provided to state employees on the deferred comp website. Not sure which one I should prioritize. Any insights ?

We will fill the Babylon line and you can’t stop us all

This will be Long Islands Area 51 raid

We will peacefully refuse to buy/activate tickets

And sit on the train

Edit:

The second we organize as a community we can make the LIRR “free”

They literally can’t write us all a summons

The more people in on this the easier it is

**thanks for the dms

Update: thank you for the support guys, can’t wait to make this official, we have around 70-80 people at the moment. I’m proud of the people

Telecommuting is not only a quality of life issue, it is an economic issue. We are paying more and more for fuel to commute to crumbling state office buildings to do a job that for many of us, could be done 100% remotely. We need more opportunity to telecommute, not less, and we need it to be protected via our union contract. For those members that cannot work remotely, there are benefits for you too: Less traffic, less congestion in the office, more parking spaces and less environmental impact to name a few. Members: I encourage you to vote no to any contract that does not provide an increased, protected percentage of telecommuting that does not defer to the whims of agencies and individual supervisors with antiquated ideas about “office culture.”

I switched supervisors about a month ago. I’m a temp project title grade 23. We’ve been having meetings once a week. They put me on a different team and claimed I should have been acclimated in 1-2days. It took me about a week. I was never given any kind of warning that I was behind until they took away my telecommuting today. Is there anything I can do?