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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi Jennifer,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please see below for New York’s responses to your questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adam
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Adam Reinemann</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Human Resources Specialist 2 (Classification & Compensation)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3174C5"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#458993">Department of Civil Service</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#458993"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 1, Albany, NY 12239</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(518) 474-0789 l
</span><a href="mailto:Adam.Reinemann@cs.ny.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Adam.Reinemann@cs.ny.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cs.ny.gov/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">www.cs.ny.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Boswell, Jennifer <<a href="mailto:Jennifer.Boswell@dms.fl.gov">Jennifer.Boswell@dms.fl.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:dhr_ncasg_survey_list@admws.idaho.gov">dhr_ncasg_survey_list@admws.idaho.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NCASG] Minimum Wage Increase and Salary Compression<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The state of Florida is in need of your assistance. In November’s general election, our voters approved a constitutional amendment raising the state’s minimum wage from $8.65 per hour (effective January 1, 2021) to $10.00 per hour effective
September 30, 2021; and raising it an additional $1.00 per hour every September 30<sup>th</sup> until it reaches $15.00 per hour. Earlier this week, a legislative proposal was released including a minimum wage increase to $13.00 per hour on July 1, 2021,
and tasks each agency with developing a plan to address salary compression as a result of implementing the increase.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any guidance you can provide, including links and or documents, in reference to the following questions would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
Does your state have a compensation philosophy? If yes, please share.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Generally speaking, New York’s compensation philosophy centers around the idea of “equal pay for equal work.” The policy supporting this idea is found
in Section 115 of New York’s Civil Service Law. Equal pay for equal work is in reference to positions and classes within the classified service (most of the state workforce) of New York State government, not necessarily in relation to private sector jobs,
although we do have some mechanisms to address compensation issues based on external comparisons.
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Does your state have any type of plan or guidance related to salary determination? If yes, please share.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New York’s state workforce is primarily unionized, and each title is assigned a grade which dictates salary. Most employees are paid based on salary
schedules that are established via collective bargaining. Salary schedules are statutory in New York. Employees generally start at “Hiring Rate” for the grade of their position, have six or seven steps for each year of service, and at year six or seven, reach
“Job Rate.” We have one mechanism that allows a candidate to receive a salary at an advanced step upon their initial hire, based on experience substantially exceeding minimum qualifications. This is known as an Increased Minimum, and is typically applied only
to classes where there are recruitment difficulties, such as clinical titles. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Salary Schedules:
<a href="https://www.cs.ny.gov/businesssuite/Compensation/Salary-Schedules/">https://www.cs.ny.gov/businesssuite/Compensation/Salary-Schedules/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Increased Minimum Policy:
<a href="https://www.cs.ny.gov/ssd/Manuals/SPMM/0800PositClassComp/0870f_appointments_above_min_salary.htm">
https://www.cs.ny.gov/ssd/Manuals/SPMM/0800PositClassComp/0870f_appointments_above_min_salary.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New York’s salary schedules are statutory, but we also have positions that are coded as Non-Statutory (NS). NS positions are typically at-will positions
(executive management or politically sensitive jobs), and do not follow a statutory salary schedule. We do not issue formal salary guidance for these positions. Agencies can request whatever rate that they can get approved through our state budget division,
although recently, NS position salaries have been equated to those of graded positions at comparable levels of responsibility.
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Does your state have any type of plan or guidance to address salary compression? If yes, please share.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have one mechanism used in very specific circumstances for non-union employees. See
<a href="https://www.cs.ny.gov/ssd/Manuals/SPMM/0800PositClassComp/0870e_occupational_pay_differentials.htm">
https://www.cs.ny.gov/ssd/Manuals/SPMM/0800PositClassComp/0870e_occupational_pay_differentials.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Does your state modify its pay range minimum and maximum amounts annually? If so, how are the amounts determined?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Generally, minimum and maximum amounts increase by 2% per year, unless increases are withheld due to budget issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
What type of classification system does your state utilize (i.e., class-based, broadband, etc.)? How long has it been in effect?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Class-based system since 1949. We explored options for a broadband system in the last five years, but we do not have the appropriate legal framework
to implement such a system at this point.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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What types of benefits and/or challenges do you experience with your current classification system? Is there a system you have used previously that you prefer?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Benefits: System stability. Salaries and promotion opportunities are predictable for employees. Limited individual salary determinations are
performed for most classified service jobs, saving HR time. Relatively simple to perform cross-class comparisons to set up new positions at agencies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Challenges: Limited pay flexibility for most positions. Adjusting the allocation (grade) of large or interdepartmental classes is a major undertaking
involving multiple State control agencies (Budget, Office of the State Comptroller, Civil Service). System is slow to adjust to market issues impacting the private sector which creates recruitment issues. Difficulty explaining system mechanisms to new hires
who have familiarity with the private sector. Outside of the salary step system, there is no way to reward employees on a monetary basis for good work.
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Has your state recently undergone a classification and/or compensation study? If so, what were the key take-aways, and who completed the study?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are currently performing a pay equity study with the Center for Women and Government and Civil Society (CWGCS) at the University at Albany. See attached
memo for background. We have collected the survey data, and analysis is ongoing. CWGCS and our division (Classification & Compensation – Civil Service) are working jointly on this study. We last conducted a study of this nature from 1982-1985.
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What vendors have you utilized for assistance regarding statewide classification and compensation, if any?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">N/A. All classification work is done in-house at the moment. We do not use consultants. We have about 150,000 positions that 15 staff are responsible
for managing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you all for your assistance,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Jennifer Boswell </b>| <i>Division of State Human Resource Management<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">850.488.2445 (office) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Florida Department of Management Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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