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Food Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… Introduction In March 2023, the Office of the State Comptroller reported that the number of New York households facing food insecurity at the height of the pandemic declined due to federal actions. 1 … In March 2023 the Office of the State Comptroller reported that the number of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicDiNapoli Identifies Problems With Low-Cost Power Program
… The New York Power Authority (NYPA) made errors and overrode … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found NYPA overstated the number of jobs retained under the ReCharge NY program by nearly 30,000 in public reporting. … The New York Power Authority NYPA made errors and overrode …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-identifies-problems-low-cost-power-programYork College – Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff
… Central) provides general oversight of CUNY operations and is responsible for monitoring academic development and other … scheduling practices – specifically the staffing of an overnight fire watch shift on an overtime basis rather … nights, security officers assigned to the fire watch spent long periods of time in one area instead of patrolling the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/york-college-time-and-attendance-practices-public-safety-staffState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Clarence Public Library , Village of Fort Johnson , Town of Green Island , Village of Lindenhurst , Sayville Public Library and the Village of Springville . “In today’s … is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Clarence Public Library – Audit of Claims (Erie County) The board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (Suffolk County) The board did not properly … court were up to date and complete. Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight … flow for several years. The corporation’s ability to pay off the LOCs is contingent on the sale of three properties, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Unemployment Taxes on Employers Poised To Increase To Repay $9B Owed to Federal Government
… in the state borrowing from the federal government to pay claims. State UI tax rates have already risen to the … currently owes Washington $9 billion and the obligation to pay back this money and rebuild the trust fund balance … the state began to borrow from the federal government to pay claims in May 2020. As of September 2, 2021, the amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-unemployment-taxes-employers-poised-increase-repay-9b-owed-federal-governmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were generally not accurate, supported and/or approved. Opt-out payments were generally accurate; however, they were not … that the former town supervisor received four unsupported opt-out payments totaling $6,000. Officials were unable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… to issue debt to liquidate the deficits. Village of North Haven – Collections (Suffolk County) Village officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1193
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in box 13 on form W-2, must be checked for most employees and … for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for all employees who are either: … To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in box 13 on form W2 must be checked for most employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1193-retirement-plan-check-box-form-w-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 816
To advise agencies of the change to the procedure for identifying employees who may be due a PreShift Briefing adjustment and to provide agencies with procedur
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/816-new-query-identifying-employees-bargaining-units-61-and-91-eligible-preIV.4.B Department Operations – Non-Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Nursing Aide/Orderly/ Attendant 55137 Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapist 55138 Ophthalmic Dispensing … Psychiatrist 55144 Psychologist Psychologist’ 55145 Respiratory Therapist Respiratory Therapist 55146 Speech Language Pathologist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4b-department-operations-non-personal-serviceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1414
… to calculate the salary. For Administration Agencies Only New Hire transactions submitted in Administration Pay Period … be at the hiring rate when Action of PAY and Reason of NEW is used”. Please ignore this warning message. OSC Actions … Increase as explained above. Please refer to OSC Actions – New Reason Code for information on special processing. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1414-managementconfidential-mc-first-2-parity-increase-effective-july-2015XIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This generally occurs when an employee travels repeatedly to the same location over an extended period for official … likely incur substantial tax liabilities with respect to reimbursement of travel expenses. This tax liability can … reimbursements as income contemporaneous with payment to enable the State to timely withhold the taxes. In cases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2313
… (Earnings Code LGS) based on years of qualifying service for employees in an eligible bargaining unit. Affected … 97 (CSEA) Background: The following Chapter Laws provide for a change in eligibility criteria for Performance Awards/Longevity Payments (Longevity Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2313-longevity-service-payment-employees-eligible-bargaining-unitState Agencies Bulletin No. 2019
… to receive the April 2022 PEF Salary Increase: Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN, 21P or CAL who are in a traineeship (Grade 800) Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN, 21P or CAL who are in an NS position (Grade 600) Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN, 21P or CAL who are in an NS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2019-april-2022-public-employees-federation-pef-salary-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 2121
… CSEA Salary Increase: Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in a traineeship (Grade 800) Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600) Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600) which is equated to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2121-april-2023-civil-service-employees-association-csea-3-salary-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 2224
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees: Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … Increase: Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in a traineeship (Grade 800) Employees with a Comp Rate Code … as per diem but is paid using FEE. Employees who were on a Leave of Absence (other than Workers’ Compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2224-april-2024-civil-service-employees-association-csea-3-salary-increaseOpinion 89-45
… devoted thereto must be properly documented before any payment is approved. Also, where possible, payment should be made pursuant to the payroll method to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45Opinion 89-33
… engaged by the village at agreed wages by the hour, day, week, month or year may be paid without prior audit. All … continues. The audit, however, would be conducted on a post audit basis; that is, after the compensation has been … Law, §4-412[10]; 5-524[9]; Tillinghast v Merrill , 151 NY 135; Byrd v McGoldrick , 277 NY 492; 4 McQuillin, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33DiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… incentives, ECMCC reported $900,887 as regular salary. Accounting for these payments as “salary” instead of as incentives misrepresented the nature of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonuses