N.Y. Labor Law § 18-c: Sick leave for per diem employees

§ 18-c. Sick leave for per diem employees. A per diem officer or

employee holding a position in the competitive, non-competitive or labor

class of the civil service of the state whose compensation or salary is

on a per diem basis may be granted a sick leave with pay of not more

than thirty days in each year by the head of the department, bureau,

commission, agency, board or council of said state. The provisions of

this section shall not apply to any employee who is subject to the rules

governing sick leave, vacation and other time allowances adopted by the

state civil service commission pursuant to law.