Can a state force a "lag pay" plan on its employees?

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Gov. David Paterson this morning proposed cuts of more than $1 billion from school aid and health care to help balance this year's and next year's budget.

"They will be painful," Paterson said as he unveiled the proposed cuts from his New York City office.

"This is the result of our increased spending over years and years and now the downturn on Wall Street. ... The well has run dry."

Paterson wants to cut $585 million this year from school spending, and $572 million from health care, including Medicaid.

Additionally, Paterson wants a lag-pay plan for state workers, in which they forego five days pay which they would get back when they leave state service.

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=738779

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State workers agreed to the "lag-pay" plan - a victory for the "lag-work" ethic.

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State workers agreed to the "lag-pay" plan - a victory for the "lag-work" ethic.

So is this only acceptable if workers 'agree' to it or can an employer impose it on its employees?

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When I first read the thread title, I read it as "Lay pay"

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When I first read the thread title, I read it as "Lay pay"