22 NYCRR 23.1

(a) Application of grievance. The provisions of this Part shall apply to all nonjudicial employees of the State-paid courts and court-related agencies of the Unified Court System who are not represented for purposes of collective negotiations pursuant to article 14 of the Civil Service Law. A nonjudicial employee to whom the provisions of this Part applies shall have the right to present his or her grievance in accordance with this Part, free from interference, coercion, restraint, discrimination or reprisal.

(b) Definitions. When used in this Part, the term administrative authority means:

(1) the clerk of the Court of Appeals with respect to nonjudicial employees of the Court of Appeals;

(2) the presiding justice of each appellate division with respect to nonjudicial employees of the appellate divisions and the courts and agencies which they supervise;

(3) the presiding judge of the Court of Claims with respect to nonjudicial employees of the Court of Claims;

(4) the deputy chief administrator for management support with respect to nonjudicial employees of the Office of Court Administration; or

(5) the deputy chief administrative judge having administrative jurisdiction over the court or agency in which the employee is employed, with respect to all other nonjudicial employees in the Unified Court System.