State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Lab > Article-5 > Title-1 > 169-a§ 169-a. One day of rest for state employees. No person employed by the state shall be required to work more than six days in any calendar week, except in cases of fire, riot, flood, famine, pestilence or other cases of emergency endangering life or property; provided, however, that any such person, upon his own request and with the approval of the head of the department or institution in which he is employed, may be permitted to work one additional day in any calendar week for not more than seven calendar weeks and be allowed continuous days free from duty equivalent to the number of additional days so worked. No person shall, by reason of the provisions of this section, receive any reduction in the total weekly compensation paid him. This section shall not apply to officers and members of the state police force.
