On Monday, May, 2, 2011, 37 employees of the New York City Department of Finance filed a lawsuit in the NYS Supreme Court charging that plans to lay off city workers, all of whom are disabled, violate the City's Human Rights Law. The layoffs are slated to take place on May 6, 2011.
Initially, in November 2010, the Department of Finance, which has a workforce of roughly 2,300 employees, announced its intention to layoff approximately 129 employees. Of those employees, 78 held the entry-level job title of Office Machine Aide (OMA) performing a variety of tasks that include data entry, clerical work, handling mail and assisting with the public. They earn approximately $35,000/year. All of those employees have worked at the DOF for close to a decade.
Historically, the title of Office Machine Aide (OMA) has been used by the DOF to employ persons with disabilities. An overwhelming majority of the OMAs slated for layoff participate in the city's 55-A program which permits the disabled to obtain civil service status without having to take competitive exams. In fact, many were first employed at the DOF as participants in FedCap, a nonprofit organization whose mission was to provide training and job placement for the disabled.
Each of the DOF employees has a diagnosed disability, which includes disabilities from deafness, dyslexia, diabetes, and vision impairment to HIV status and liver disease.
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