Payroll deductions

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Payroll deductions
Westchester County Correction Officers Benevolent Association, 33 PERB 3025
Although a "letter ruling" by the InternalRevenue Service advised the employer that it had the discretion to withholdincome tax from the wages of individuals on workers' compensation leave orreceiving benefit pursuant to Section 207-c of the General Municipal Lawbi-weekly and reimburse the employee for such deductions annually or elect notto make such deductions, PERB ruled that it was an improper practice for theemployer to change its procedure from not making such deductions to making bi-weeklydeductions without first negotiating the change with the employee organizationeven where the claim for such benefits was controverted by the employer sincethe exercise of discretion is generally subject to a duty to bargain.