Worker Adjustment Committees. In the event of an anticipated layoff at a workplace, institution or single agency where the number of employees displaced will exceed fifty (50), the State and OCSEA will jointly establish a Worker Adjustment Committee which will operate consistent with any applicable federal laws. The purpose of this committee will be to develop and implement assistance programs for displaced State employees including, but not limited to, career counseling, resume writing, job search skills development and assistance, job retraining, planning and preparation for employability, especially with other State agencies. The committees shall be composed of an equal number of representatives from the Union and the Employer and members will be released with pay, to include travel time, from their regularly scheduled work hours.
