How is this benefit different from my Statutory Entitlement under New York State Military Law?
Under New York State Military Law, section 242(5-a), an employee is entitled to receive his/her City salary while on leave for Ordered Military Duty, not to exceed 30 work days in any one calendar year or in any one continuous period of military service. Employees do not have to repay salaries earned during this Statutory Entitlement. The EMBP exceeds this Statutory Entitlement by allowing employees to remain on payroll in active pay status beyond the end of their Statutory Entitlement, for as long as their Ordered Military Duty meets the eligibility requirements. If you elect to sign up for the EMBP, you are required to sign an agreement that obligates you to submit your LESs to your Agency Military Liaison Officer in order to calculate the differential pay you will receive while on Ordered Military Duty.
