N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1210: Employees

§ 1210. Employees. 1. Employees in the competitive and labor classes

of the classified service in the employ of the board of transportation

and performing services in respect to subjects or matters, jurisdiction

of which was transferred to the authority, with the approval of the

authority shall be transferred to comparable positions in the employ of

the authority; and, any officers and other employees of such board of

transportation may be so transferred and appointed by the authority.

2. The appointment, promotion and continuance of employment of all

employees of the authority shall be governed by the provisions of the

civil service law and the rules of the municipal civil service

commission of the city. Employees of any board, commission or department

of the city may be transferred to positions of employment under the

authority in accordance with the provisions of the civil service law and

shall be eligible for such transfer and appointment without examination

to such positions of employment. Employees who have been appointed to

positions in the service of the city under the rules of the municipal

civil service commission of the city shall have the same status with

respect thereto after transfer to positions of employment under the

authority as they had under their original appointments. Employees of

the authority shall be subject to the provisions of the civil service

law.

3. Officers and employees of the city who are members or beneficiaries

of any existing pension or retirement system shall continue to have the

rights, privileges, obligations and status with respect to such system

or systems as if they had continued in their city offices or

employments. Employment by the authority shall constitute city service

for the purposes of title B of chapter three of the administrative code

of such city and the contributions required to be made by the authority

pursuant to section B 3-20.0 of such code shall be an operating expense

of the authority.

4. No assignment of, or power of attorney to collect or other

instrument affecting, the whole or any part of his salary or earnings by

an officer or employee of the authority, shall in any way operate to

prevent the payment of such salary or earnings directly to such officer

or employee unless approved in writing by a person duly designated by

the authority for such purpose. In the event of the payment of such

salary or earnings directly to such officer or employee, notwithstanding

the existence of an assignment of, or power of attorney to collect or

other instrument affecting, the whole or part thereof, not approved by

such designated person, no person shall have any cause of action

therefor against such authority for the recovery of any moneys by virtue

of such unapproved assignment, power of attorney to collect or other

instrument. Any such assignment, power of attorney or other instrument

filed hereafter with the authority shall contain the name of the officer

or employee affected thereby and his title or the position in which he

is employed. The authority shall be entitled to receive a fee of two

dollars upon the filing of such assignment, power of attorney or other

instrument. In the event that such assignment, power of attorney or

other instrument contains a provision to the effect that the same shall

be ineffective unless subsequent written notice is given to the

authority to make deductions, the filing fee shall be fifty cents; and

the filing fee of any such subsequent written notice to make deductions

in accordance with the terms of any such assignment, power of attorney

or other instrument shall be one dollar and fifty cents. The filing fee

of any other notice or paper relating to any such assignment, power of

attorney or other instrument shall be one dollar.