Moran v. City of Saratoga Springs

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas D. Nolan, Jr., J.

*196In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, the question presented is whether the City of Saratoga Springs under Civil Service Law § 159-b must pay its employees for “leaves of absences” to undergo breast cancer screening tests.1

In 2002, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law section 159-b entitled “Excused leave to undertake a screening for breast cancer” (L 2002, ch 362). This statute affords state officers and employees the right to a “leave of absence” to undergo medical screening tests to detect breast cancer. In 2006, section 159-b…