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Despite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… worked full-time, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. While this gap has improved from the 1960s, when it was about … aged 16 and older employed full-time, year-round. While better than in many other states, New York’s gender … earnings are highest for ages 45 to 54. (See Figure 6.) While women aged 25 to 34 earned 96 cents for every dollar a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsDiNapoli: Administrative Streamlining Can Strengthen Fragmented NYC Child Care Programs
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli analyzes New York City’s child care services for those under the age of five, including the demand for these programs and … This report analyzes NYCs child care services for those under the age of 5 including the demand for these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/draft-dinapoli-administrative-streamlining-can-strengthen-fragmented-nyc-child-care-programsNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
… by nearly 5 percent more from 2017-19 to 2019-2021. While that progress is encouraging, roughly one in ten — or … indicate growing numbers of New Yorkers are reporting they do not have enough food to eat (“food insufficiency”). In the … delay or skip medical care, and 13 percent delay or do not purchase prescription medication. 16 Research shows …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-food-insecurity-and-nutritional-assistance-programsFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Queens District … yesterday afternoon before Queens Supreme Court Justice Joseph Zayas and pleaded guilty to first-degree identity … incarceration. Laniado and his three co-defendants – Rabbi Samuel Hiller, 59, of Far Rockaway, Ira Kurman, 54, of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… of the children’s earnings in a trust. "New York needs to do more to protect child actors, dancers, musicians and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersOversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… Assistance’s (OTDA) oversight and guidance are sufficient for local social service districts to effectively reduce … funds. When child support funds have been undistributed for more than four months, districts must determine why and … custodial parent). When these funds remain undistributed for at least two years, the district is required to petition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsLabor Investigations in New York City
… the claim appears to be valid, it will be registered as a case in the Division’s Worker’s Protection Audit/Management … is used to track details chronicling the history of the case. The Division’s Labor Standards’ Field Investigator’s … investigations, including target completion dates. A case is complete when the investigator concludes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityDiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… ensuring that caseworkers are making timely and frequent contact with children, their parents and their foster … as required. For example, auditors found the first contact with a child from Schenectady County placed in June … one child, 23 contacts were entered anywhere from 35 to 244 days after they took place. A separate case, for which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightBackground Checks at Municipal Youth Programs (2012-MS-5)
… five municipalities performed some screening, but did not do it consistently or did not document the date and results …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/25/background-checks-municipal-youth-programs-2012-ms-5Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business expenses. The audit covers the … Finance Law, cash advances are issued to State agencies for purposes such as petty cash, travel, and other funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up) (2020-F-15) An audit released in … to treat ED. Of that amount, Medicaid paid $63,301 for 47 sex offenders. Medicaid also made payments of $13.5 million … million in payments were made without verifying recipient sex offender status through DOH’s system, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… fracturing the delicate balance often necessary to make ends meet. Even as jobs have returned, rising costs … rate of White New Yorkers, 20 percent or more compared to 10 percent, respectively, in 2021. Similarly, poverty rates … U.S. and New York, 2010 – 2019 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Supplemental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeSexual Harassment Policy for the Office of the State Comptroller
… computers or cell phones and sharing such displays while in the workplace. Sexually motivated stalking. Hostile … not limited to the physical workplace itself. It can occur while employees are traveling for business or at employer … recent incident of sexual harassment or retaliation. You do not need an attorney to file a complaint with DHR, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/sexual-harassment-policyDiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… Thomas P. DiNapoli examining “New Yorkers in Need.” While poverty rates in the state declined prior to the … and families. This report reveals we have a lot of work to do, but our families deserve nothing less.” “I would like to … that have not needed to seek support before. Today we are seeing a growing need for housing and rental supports. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-yearsState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… agencies that place foster children are doing home visits and other critical functions required to protect those … on regularly by those entrusted with managing their care and are safe from harm." In New York City, ACS is responsible … children in the care of foster parents. The interactions and observations are supposed to be documented as progress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenSelected Aspects of the Pay for Success Program
… for Employment Opportunities (CEO) upon release (treatment group). Their outcomes are then compared with an equal number … employment services provided by CEO upon release (control group). Although not specifically referred for employment services, individuals in the control group can request and receive such services. Success is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/selected-aspects-pay-success-programRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, today announced that Rabbi Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child … The District Attorney identified the defendant as Rabbi Samuel Hiller, 59, of Far Rockaway, Queens. Hiller, who … by Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced that Rabbi Samuel Hiller the former assistant director of Island Child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeVI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… its own project budget that will ensure that expenditures do not exceed the available Federal funds. The Project Parent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… “Prices in New York are among the highest in the nation, while child care workers earn wages well below the state’s … providers now than we did in 2015, and the providers we do still have are struggling to retain staff and make ends … these centers, but also the community-at-large — we’re now seeing daycares that have been a part of the fabric of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsProtection of Child Performers
… on behalf of the child. If an employer or payroll company does not have valid information about a child’s trust … issued without all required documentation. The Department does not have the necessary controls to monitor and enforce … and reliability as a monitoring tool. The Unit does not have an adequate process to validate information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/27/protection-child-performers