February 1, 2021 - Announcement from WIlliam Kimmins, assistant to the president for administration
The New York State Governor's Office for Employee Relations has issued the following notice regarding the ongoing winter storm:
Due to the winter storm, state offices in NYC (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond counties), Albany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Nassau, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester and Yates counties are closed today, February 1, 2021, effectively immediately, and a directed early departure is issued for non-essential employees. Non-essential employees do not have to charge accruals but agencies should redeploy staff to telecommuting to the extent possible.
If you have a question as to how or whether this notice applies to you, please contact the Office of Human Resources at extension 3179.