Clemency V. Women's Equality of Earnings-which one first?

President Trump on his last day in his duty as the President of the United States; has taken the initiative to provide Clemencies to convicted felons. It's a strange feeling in one's stomach when there reality of Equality for Women as Public Officers within State Legislative Processes has not materialized in 8 Sessions!

Former Speaker of the NYS Assembly-Sheldon Silver is one of these individuals being considered today for Clemency. The Corruption Probes originally ordered by Andrew Cuomo-as the Governor-(Westmoreland) did not materialize corruption results! However-after Westmoreland flopped the Governor went on a restless mission to eliminate and reduce State Staffer's Employment Benefits; such as the right to be reimbursed for Travel Expenses while on duty with Legislators, Elimination of our Ability to be refunded for Continuing education or advancement in education-where our education correlates with our Employment Positions; and ultimately-created 2 new tiers of State Employee Classifications-to reduce Tier's 3 and 4's agreed upon Employment Benefits-as in healthcare, as in promotional increases! Why many ask-because he was angry that his Westmoreland cries developed into nothing but rhetoric!

Instead of the Governor focusing his directives on the Legislators or Members behaviors he felt are disruptive or unethical-The Governor retaliated against Staff and decided to balance his budgets on the backs of employees by elimination of employee's agreed upon benefits within the At-Will aspects of our employment contracts which after one of us reaches Tenure-it's 10 years of Service to the Citizens of NYS-We as At Will Employees are protected class of State Civil Servant where if there is a change in Leadership-the Employment Contracts signed-can not be tampered with. That didn't not occur Under Andrew Cuomo's Leadership as the Governor.

As I'm in Inactive Tenured Status (which always means in Good Standing within my State Service) as a State Tenured Civil Servant-I'm entitled to reinstatement back into Active Service within an employment role of the 3 Branches of Government. If Re-enstatement doesn't occur after I or any State Tenured Employee in Good Standing-then as an Employer-NYS-MUST Adhere to mine or any Employee's required employment retirement aspects or corrective earnings.

Women still today; as a Class are inherently unequal; that is the Crime to be corrected! The focus with Clemency is to provide mercy to felons-but State Elected Officials in present power are still unwilling in their Arrogance to issue Law Abiding Women Public State Legislative and or Executive Chamber Employees with "Equality" and the "Corrective Earnings" Required to be issued to us as I' received inadequate Employment Contracts that under valued the consideration of my "proven employment services to NYS". My employment record with NYS is impeccable-if it was not-I as a Senior Downstate Regional Manager and Chief of Staff (as at will employment commences) would NOT be asked to rejoin the State Legislative Workforce CONSECUTIVELY for 19 employment contractual years.

Going Forward-no Male State Staff Member High Ranked as myself as ever waited 8 years to be either reinstated or their corrective earnings to be issued. That's treason mentality and discriminatory against Women Female State Legislative Staff Members-because we are being singled out in our prior employment contracts.y

Now, Former Speaker Sheldon Silver-is being considered for Clemency of HIS charges-not State Staff Members at Large. How many of us as State Staff were federally indicted? none. So again-why is NYS as the Employer-not taking it serious that Female Employees are entitled to corrective earnings issuances that they-as an Employer deemed we are entitled too?!

Women will gain Equality in the Employment Arenas in the Public and Private Sectors-once the States recognize their continued Fault as an Employer. That Fault symbolization took impact within the Legislatures passed State Budgets of 2014-2017; BUT the REQUIRED Corrective Earnings to Women NOT IN STATE SERVICE PRESENTLY has not transpired-and it MUST-because if one is not reinstated at the "corrective earnings with the payback credentials noted"; then actual issuance of corrective earnings occurs. All tenured State Civil Servants within the NYS Legislature are protected from not losing their prior tenureship of service!

Leaders come and go-they change hands; but Civil Service tenure ship protects employees so there lives are not disruptive due to changes in leadership. This is democratic-but along the process with my Employment File-discrimination occurred at an. unethical and unnecessary platitudes. Running for Elective Offices-which I did in 2020-does not grant NYS Legislature or the Executive from elimination or tabling my Employment file-or any other female that is entitled to the "Corrective Earnings Passed within State Budgets".

So as the President is offering Clemency's today-I'm not guilty of any corruption charges or using state time for personal or political advancements! There is no reason to Worship Criminals before issuing Equality of Earnings to Women in New York State. Trump has provided "pay back" legislative relief in law for "employees impacted"-but Governor Cuomo is using his Executive Power in the wrong way-not issuing Corrective Earnings to Tenured Staff entitled.

A former Governor Pataki-in 1995 and 1996; instituted similar Pig Headed Ordinances due to Arrogance by declaring that State Employees (the Staff of the Legislature) would ALSO; not receive their earnings while the State Budget Was not on time-and it would remain so until the LEGISLATORS did their JOBS and passed on time State Budgets. Former Governor Pataki-he lost that Plight 2x because he was fundamentally wrong to believe that State Staff Members can Baby Legislators to the point of making sure they show up to Albany and perform their functions. The rendering is much more eloquent in nature, but the gist of it provided the Precedent that State Legislative and Executive State Staff Employees have employment protections within our At Will signing (as we can not Unionize in a technical aspect). Why can't we unionize? Because then No one shows up to work to answer or see the voters in their State District Offices to help the community at large. Have you noticed that this State of State Emergency-if State Legislative Staff Members are in the office or on the phones?

A little humor during Healthcare Pandemics-(and to be clear-I worked 7 State of Emergencies-all healthcare oriented to different state levels of need-must recently I reported to State Legislative District Offices on 9-11 and 9-12 and HINI, and Hurricane Sandy) but it resonates this-Women deserve Equality of Earnings prior to Clemency issuances because these women are not "convicted felons"-where Law abiding Citizens entitled to the right "Corrective Earnings".

Today is NYS State Budget discussion today-together we can ensure that Governor Andrew Cuomo; includes Maryann Maltese Earning Equality Law-Corrective Earnings Aspects-in his grand Plan for NYS-because Law Abiding Women in the Professional Fields require Equality Language in our Employment Contracts-not Fairness-which once again means and Implies that Women will Settle for Less in Employment Earnings for Roles that "demonstrate" Men have and are being paid Higher Earnings.

Please reach out consistently to Governor Andrew Cuomo, Your State Legislators; mine are; Assemblyman Keith Brown and Senator James Gaughran. The surrounding or nearby State Legislators are: Senator Mario Mattera, Senator Alexis Weik, Assemblyman Steve Englebright, Assemblyman Steve Stern, Assemblyman Phil Ramos-to name a few.

I recommend if you have the time-which we do-because Women deserve Equality of Earnings Law; touch base with both Houses Leaderships; Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Speaker Carl Heastie, and Deputy Senator Michael Gianaris-A former State Communications Staff Member like myself...

Maryann Maltese; advocate for Women's rights, a resident of State Assembly 12th AD and State Senate District #5; which takes in Deer Park-North Babylon. East Northport, Northport, Centerport, Halesite, Asharoken, parts of Huntington, Brentwood, Commack and West Islip. Maryann Maltese is a licensed Real Estate Sales Associate with Weichert Cow Harbor. You can reach maryann@cowharborrealty.com