As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EMPLOYEE
Any person engaged to work on a constant, regular, nonintermittent
basis as an operator by the County of Suffolk.
OPERATOR
Any employee who normally operates a terminal for an employer,
26 or more hours per week.
TERMINAL
Any electronic video screen data presentation machine, commonly
denominated as "video display terminals" (VDTs) or "cathode-ray tubes"
(CRTs). Nothing in this article may be construed to apply to televisions,
cash registers, memory typewriters or oscilloscope screens, except
to the extent that they are used as terminals for presentation of
verbal or numerical data.
No employer shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, or otherwise
discipline, or in any manner discriminate against any employee because
such employee has filed any complaint or has instituted, or caused
to be instituted, any proceeding under or related to the provisions
of this article, or has testified or is about to testify, in any such
proceeding, or because of the exercise of any right afforded pursuant
to the provisions of this article on such employee's behalf or on
the behalf of others, nor shall any pay, position, seniority or other
benefits be lost as a result of the exercise of any right provided
by this article.
Section
110-12B of this article shall apply only to equipment leased or purchased after January 1, 1989. Employers shall have six months from the effective date of this article to comply with all other provisions of §§
110-12 and
110-13 of this article.