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Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in New York City
The shift to work and schooling from home during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted high-speed internet access as a household necessity countrywide, as well as across New York State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-20-2025.pdfThe Cost of Living in New York City: Food
In 2022, the food price index in the New York City metropolitan area grew 8.8 percent from 2021, the highest growth in over 40 years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-2-2026.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1362
… of eligible titles) and is required to wear a uniform; and Does not receive a regular uniform service; and Is employed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1362-2014-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-division-military-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 1564.1
… year pay check for which an employee was later placed on workers’ compensation leave. Affected Employees Active … No. 1366 for more information.) If an employee is placed on workers’ compensation leave for a period of time in which … 3, 2017. Agency Actions When an agency places an employee on Workers’ Compensation Leave, the agency must notify the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/15641-new-york-state-deferred-compensation-plan-nysdcp-refunds-employeesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-242
… Period 18L, paychecks dated 12/28/2016 Payments for the Spring semester may be made beginning in Administration Pay … Employees anticipated to be employed for both the Fall and Spring semesters are due a lump sum payment of $410.66. Employees employed for the Fall or Spring semester only are due a lump sum payment of $205.33. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-242-suny-discretionary-lump-sum-payments-dlp-and-dls-fall-2016DiNapoli: Remember to Read Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and expiration dates. While some gift … charge inactivity fees unless the card has been inactive for at least 12 months. All terms and conditions for a card must be disclosed directly on the card and gift …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-remember-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-231
… To inform agencies of the processing of the 2016 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees Employees … certain fringe benefits including employer-funded group legal service benefits are considered taxable income. … OSC Actions OSC will automatically apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2016 calendar year for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-231-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-220
… Workers of America (CWA), Local 1180 in bargaining unit SD. Employees represented by District Council 37 in … received salary from a position in Bargaining Unit SK or SD at any time during calendar year 2015. Listed below are … Code District Council 37 SK $107.00 PL3 CWA, Local 1180 SD $89.00 PL5 District Council 37 has determined that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-220-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsDiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… also reminds recipients to spend their new gift cards in a timely manner, otherwise the money could eventually get … inactivity fees.” Registering a new card, or an old one you recently found, helps to get a replacement card if it’s … consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have other terms and conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardState Agencies Bulletin No. 1734
… requests a check exchange, or who requests a Payroll Check Reissue for any reason Background The Statewide Financial … OSC will continue to receive and process stop payment and reissue payroll check requests. OSC will prepare transactions for all reissue requests received to be submitted to SFS for check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1734-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsState Agencies Bulletin No.1824
… Purpose The purpose of this Bulletin is to notify agencies that OSC will be unable to print SFS checks for Payroll Check Reissues, Reversals, Exchanges and Direct Deposit … The purpose of this Bulletin is to notify agencies that OSC will be unable to print SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1824-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1899
… request a check exchange, and who request a Payroll Check Reissue for any reason are affected. Background The Statewide … OSC will continue to receive and process stop payment and reissue payroll check requests. OSC will prepare transactions for all reissue requests received to be submitted to SFS for check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1899-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsNew Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… to raise fares and tolls faster than planned to improve a system that has deteriorated sharply in recent years, … annually, the equivalent of an unscheduled fare and toll increase of about 4 percent. Phase 2, with an estimated … funding gap of $15 billion when it was first proposed. It took 17 months before the state, the city and the MTA could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2339
… year 2025-2026 and includes the April 1, 2025 Salary Schedule . Effective Dates: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type 2025 … effective date based on the appropriate 04/01/2024 Salary Schedule If an employee appears on this report but is due a … grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2024 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2339-april-2025-3-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services – Cyber Incident Response Team (Follow-Up) (2023-F-8) In 2017, the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) was created within the … Health Insurance Program – UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York: Improper Payments for Acupuncture and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 92-30
… and employees are contained in General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .). Article 18 defines "contract" to include "any claim, account … (General Municipal Law, §800[2]). "Interest" is defined in section 800(3) as a "direct or indirect pecuniary or material …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-30Opinion 98-3
… on the particular circumstances. It may be advisable for the supervisor to recuse himself or herself and abstain … which specifically relate to the town comptroller and for the town comptroller's audit function in connection with … give rise to a contract within the meaning of article 18 (26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p 126; see also Bookout v Levitt , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… information pertaining to recipients' other health insurance coverage; $2,689,352 in inappropriate payments for … identified. Department of Health, Selected Employee Travel Expenses (2012-S-94) Travel expenses totaling $466,301 … required biennial inspection of its highway bridges, but does not follow New York state requirements for classifying, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsXIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… that were not paid (i.e., denied or rejected). Online agencies must use the attachment feature in the SFS to … not included or is determined to be incomplete during the review process in SFS, the transaction in its entirety should … and statutory authority and responsibility to audit State payments. Agencies should not anticipate an engagement letter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseOpinion 96 - 14
… COLLEGES -- Conflicts of Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF … -- Purchases and Sales (community college purchasing from hardware store owned by college trustee) EDUCATION LAW, … in any fiscal year, the college purchases supplies from a hardware store owned by the trustee and the sum of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14