Women's Earnings Equality for NYS must be enacted now

As the Electorate voted in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris-Federally speaking-women have equality-but in NYS Government; women do not have State Law Earnings Equality. What that means is that the Federal Labor Law Protections requiring Employers who hire or have at least 50 employees any given annual year-still do not have to offer Earnings Equality of Employment in NYS. Did you hear me NYS? NYS is one of the Largest Employers-and NYS is sitting back once again on the issuance of Employment earnings that I or others; already rendered.

Maryann Maltese, an 18 year Veteran Regional Communications Manager for Downstate Region and Chief of Staff for Legislators in the NYS Assembly and NYS Senate-has been vocal on her advocacy encouraging NYS as an employer to follow through on implementation necessary language to issue Earnings Employment Equality. NYS simply have not followed through as an Employer to finalize Legislative aspects Governor Andrew Cuomo stated in 2014. What the Governor has done-is protect NYS's interests as an Employer like a Citation or Proclamation-one of those things-lovely to look at and hang up-but does not have the Legislative Teeth to issue Women Equality of Earnings.

That public announcement within in the Governor's State of State Speech (which is the direction NYS choose to focus it's direction on-which the Legislature Voted on in the 2014 State Budget) PROMISED that Earnings Equality Issuance of retroactive earnings would be Administered to Females within the State Legislature that have Employment Claims. NYS at that point has an immediate directive to it' self to adhere!

Hi-there; Maryann Maltese-I'm one of these Women from the NYS Legislature who held 2 Employment Titles and paid for one with no annual increases while I excelled Promotionally-that is the proof for the NYS Legislature to review and issue my retroactive earnings. NYS has sat on it's promise for 7 sessions-No male State Legislative Staff Member while in Service or Inactive Tenured Service has been asked to "wait" for their earnings. NYS can not sit back and not answer my request-by doing so as an Employer-they are in violation of the operation of law.

Maryann Maltese; a Tenured State Legislative Member in the best State Standing as a State Legislative Employee for 18 years has repeatedly placed fellow Public Officers of the State Legislature on Notice to issue her earnings. By NYS continuing to deny this-the Governor is creating the illusion that everything is ok with the State Employee workforce in the Legislative Branches-this is simply not true. With Governor Cuomo continuing to push off settling outstanding employment retroactive earnings for me or other women; NYS is discriminating against me. Statute of Limitations aspects to file against NYS at this point-should be wide open because as Legislative Employees we "believe that our Employer" at the time we sign our Employment Contracts will deal with Our Employment Claims or issues during tenure. Here I am-hello Governor-what is the status; NYS already has 7 years of annual notice.

By ignorance that now changes the perception of how women have and are being treated as Employees within the State Legislature and it exposes Power held above us in negating from it's promise. Once I place NYS on notice by email as well-my complaint of earnings-then NYS MUST answer within 30 days-to advise on the steps of issuance-they have not. NYS as an Employer has chosen not to listen-granting other Local Government Employers 'silent permission" to undermine present or new hires; hence Huntington Township Resolution passed this year 222-2020. Read the Resolution-it eliminated new hires from NYS Legislative branches from receipt of basic employment packages. Not all of us who leave State Public Legislature Service are tenured and tenure doesn't mean that NYS covers our Health Insurance former once Non-Legislator leaves Tenured Employment. State Staff Members who are tenured and not ready to receive retirement often lose their health insurance-so if they are hired by Huntington Township as is-then they are not going to receive Healthcare or Employment packages from the Township going forward.

Who brought their State Legislative time to Huntington Township Employment Benefits division? The former State Legislators (Assembly and Senate) Raia and Lupinacci-this is the truth. The Huntington Resolution does injustice for non-legislators who might file for employment within the Township. Huntington Township Resolution doesn't support Labor Movement or working families. Shame on Huntington for even signing this resolution-further reducing State Employees for the NYS Legislature who are in good standing-otherwise-if we are felons or committed crimes in any nature-State Legislative Employees could not accept Township Employment at all. Again-Shame on Huntington Township to implement this in August 2020 when State of Emergency Pandemic particulars are very real-and if hired someone like me-isn't offered Healthcare Insurance or Vacation days or Sick Days-it's a recipe of disaster. Township consultants-are a different hiring category all together-so Huntington Council People who might suggest I'm wrong-ask them to re-read Resolution 222 of August 2020.

Back to the issue at hand; Earnings Equality for Women in NYS;

I have provided Evidence of my mediocre earnings to NYS Leadership; placed them on Notice as a State Peace Officer-Article 74 and 76; and within those two staff classifications-and add in Governor Cuomo's Budget 2014 Ratified Statement on Earnings Equality for Women-here I am Governor. What is the status now Andrew?

Because I'm a Public Officer whether I'm in service or out of service; once I place NYS on notice within 30 days communications responding to me of the employment matter must transpire! It hasn't personally-the Governor is making public statements generically stating-"it's again-a bad fiscal year" at large-which does not include owed earnings debts now! That isn't sufficient in nature and demonstrates a level of egotistical arrogance on the end of the Governor of the State of New York-don't be fooled.

As NYS is in Emergency State of Emergency; as I have placed my Employer on notice; the Governor can issue me my retroactive earnings immediately before year's end. I'm not collecting a State Pension as I'm not old enough too and I have never received a severance employment package; because I was soughed out to continue working with the Legislature- further supporting my claims that I'm one of the Female Employees referred too in the Governor's 2014 Budget-who deserves "issuance of earnings" immediately (that's a great word). No one in state employment rescinds their earnings if it was their primary source of income-and why should NYS believe that I will cave in to non-acceptance of public service that I provided every day for 18.5 years; including nights and weekends. By NYS negating this continued action-it rubber stamps NYS's first decision-that my employment services was not worthy of the 2014 State of Emergency Earnings Equality announcement-which is violation of rules of process and could permit me A Lawsuit Filing against NYS effective immediately.

As other women now have come forward publicly within the NYS Legislature that they too; have employment claims-then NYS needs to immediately close out my Employment Claim because mine claim is based on "my ethical work performance as the Example women should aspire too"! I have never slept with any Legislator or any Staff Member; if allegations derive and they are not founded; then reverse lawsuits can be filed.

I have asked Cuomo; the 2 Branches of Government (State Senate and State Assembly) to support the legislative issuance of retroactive earnings due to me within present aspects legislated in 2014; me- Maryann Maltese, and by doing so-that Legislation Signing 'Creates" Earnings Equality Employment Practices within State Code for Women as a source to turn too and to ensure that as a State Employer-we are the Example to base Employment Hiring and Earnings issuances on. NYS is required to vindicate me-to show the world that Women as Elected's or Behind the Scenes of some of the most influential Minds of the Era's received their earnings.

Join me in demanding that this 100th Anniversary Year of Women's right to Vote that; women in NYS be one of the first States to implement State Code for Women before the end of 2020. We're sitting here like Women are on top of the world in NYS-and truthfully we are not; by NYS keeping this going on as the Employer-Women again; are at the mercy of NYS as an Employer-hoping they do right by u-that clearly is not the message to send further through the Long Island Region. This Governor has demonstrated something different with Female Employees.

2/3 override of his decisions to keep me from my earnings-is required! NYS Governmental Employees in 1995 and 1996; won a suit and legislative smack down against George Pataki, Governor, when he "intentionally" withheld State employee salaries for "everyone' the first year not to receive their Bi-weekly salary while the State Budget was delayed (95)-we won the Court case; and in (96); The Members of the Legislature and our Staff banged Governor Pataki over the head every day for Pataki's continued decision to then include only State Legislative Staff along with Members from being paid their Bi-weekly salary until the NYS Budget passed. I'm not holding Members back from casting their Votes-Hence we won.

Today Governor Andrew Cuomo is great day to issue my retroactive earnings under Maryann Maltese Equality of Earnings Law before the end of 2020.