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Wage Theft Investigations
… timely and whether these efforts are successful in recovering funds for injured workers. Our audit covered … unpaid wages, withheld wages, and illegal deductions. In 2013, the Division recouped nearly $23 million in wages and interest on behalf of more than 12,700 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/06/wage-theft-investigationsEmpire BlueCross BlueShield Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2011 Through March 31, 2011
… Purpose To determine whether Empire BlueCross BlueShield's (Empire) … for certain special items were reasonable in relation to the hospitals' actual purchase and acquisition costs. … To determine whether Empire BlueCross BlueShields Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2011-throughOpinion 90-17
… of surplus moneys) TOWN LAW, §185(1): Absent a provision to the contrary in a special act of the state legislature, … a dissolved fire district has been paid must be credited to the taxable real property located in such district in the … next succeeding assessment of town taxes. This is in reply to your inquiry relating to the use of surplus moneys of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Total Spending – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… breakdown of State spending by major service function and funding source for the past five years. Growth in State … on public health and education represents 70.1 percent of total State spending. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-spendingMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… Purpose To determine if United HealthCare and Amerigroup made payments to ineligible health care providers and whether these managed … To determine if United HealthCare and Amerigroup made payments to ineligible health care providers and whether these managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionOverpayments of Certain Medicare Crossover Claims
… Medicare is the primary claims payer - and Medicaid, as a secondary payer, pays the individual's Medicare deductibles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/overpayments-certain-medicare-crossover-claims2013 Year End Report
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether payment requests (payments) to claimants and medical providers from the Workers’ … Board’s automated payment system, where they are subject to various edit and validation checks, approved by the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/13/2013-year-end-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 2136
… code will be applied to paycheck dated May 24, 2023, and employees will see an increased taxable gross and most likely an increase on their tax withheld. Effective … check dated May 24, 2023, to increase the taxable gross and ensure taxes are correctly withheld. Agency Actions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2136-new-earn-code-tba-tax-balance-adjustment-correct-q22-overpaymentsOtselic Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-58)
… to competitive bidding requirements. Periodically compare prices for goods and services to State contracts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-58XII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… This section informs New York State Business Units how to process vouchers to another Business Unit in the … processes are billing scenarios with explanations as to how Business Units will use the SFS to create transactions … - Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID for instructions on how to request a Special Use Vendor ID. Refer to Section 5 - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyNewark Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-60)
… District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Key Findings District officials did … for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. As a result, goods and services may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/newark-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-60XII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the Statewide Financial … currencies. In the event that a vendor requires checks to be paid in a foreign currency, the Business Unit must … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a vendor in foreign currency using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has … State assets are appropriately managed and safeguarded. The audit covered the period April 1, 2016 through September 16, 2019. About … To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs DMNA has adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/27/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operationsOversight of Homeless Shelters
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability … Assistance (Office) adequately oversees homeless shelters to ensure they are operating in compliance with applicable … To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/10/oversight-homeless-sheltersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1845
… W-2s (Wage and Tax Statement) of employees who received a paycheck while their home address was in one of the five … address lies within New York City: https://www8.tax.ny.gov/JRLA/jrlaStart Job Actions that Update Tax Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1845-correction-employee-addresses-and-local-tax-dataControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… service providers. Transportation costs and services can represent significant agency expenses, and also affect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesUser Access Controls Over Selected System Applications
… 2019. About the Program Upstate, the only academic medical center in Central New York, consists of four colleges, a … system, and a hospital that includes a Level 1 trauma center and a dedicated children’s hospital and cancer center. To facilitate patient care, research, and education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/10/user-access-controls-over-selected-system-applicationsOpinion 89-30
… private non-profit organization to provide senior citizens bus transportation, a town may provide gasoline purchased … private organization for use in the private organization's bus. You ask whether a town may contract with a private … to the private organization for use in the organization's bus. The bus is used to provide transportation to senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-30Samaritan Village, Inc. – Chemical Dependency Services Program
… whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) is effectively monitoring the contract to ensure claims submitted by Samaritan Village, Inc. are valid and consistent with contract terms and that … through June 30, 2014 to conduct a Chemical Dependency Services Program (Program) for adults. Samaritan Village has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/samaritan-village-inc-chemical-dependency-services-programSelected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
… for administering State participation in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (Program). The … of crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving commercial motor vehicles. Roadside inspections of commercial vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-program