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Challenging a Determination – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… We can pay only those benefits authorized by law, and cannot pay you any benefits if you do not meet all the … denied or improperly calculated, you may request a hearing and redetermination to be held before an independent hearing officer. Your request must be in writing and directed to the Hearing Administration Bureau within four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/challenging-determinationVested Retirement Benefit – Career Plan
… provisions of the retirement plan that you were covered by in your last public employment determine the vested benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/vested-retirement-benefitTier Status – New Career Plan
… When you join the Retirement System, you are assigned to a tier depending on your date of membership. You are in: If you … 31, 1973 Tier 2 July 31, 1973 through June 30, 2009 Tier 3 July 1, 2009 through January 8, 2010* Tier 5 January 9, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/tier-statusAvailable Options – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… the same monthly amount you were receiving (without COLA) for life. If your beneficiary dies before you, all … to one-half of the amount you were receiving (without COLA) for life. If your beneficiary dies before you, all … the same monthly amount or one-half that amount (without COLA), depending on which option you elect, to your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/available-optionsThe Big Picture – What Every Employer Should Know
… Fund’s asset growth. Approximately $186.6 billion was paid in benefits from April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2022. How …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/big-pictureBecoming a Participating Employer – What Every Employer Should Know
… in NYSLRS begins with you providing us with a roster of employee names, current salaries, dates of employment, and dates of birth. We will then prepare an estimate of the cost of participation (as required by … Rev. 1/22 … What every employer should know about NYSLRS and what it means to participate as an employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/becoming-participating-employerMandatory vs. Optional Membership
If you are a permanent fulltime employee of a participating employer you are a mandatory NYSLRS member Other employees have the right to join
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/mandatory-vs-optional-membershipRetiree Annual Statement
… printed Statements by the end of February. Email Delivery (Online Availability): We make Statements available in Retirement Online sooner than printed copies are mailed—we will notify … email when your Statement is available. Use Retirement Online to Get Your Statement To view, save or print your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/retiree-annual-statementLife Changes: What If I Leave Public Employment?
… great expectations and hope for the future, but change can also be stressful. In fact, your life may even become a bit … 6 . Update Your Contact Information For NYSLRS members who leave public employment, it is important to keep us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-leave-public-employmentMember Contributions – Legacy Reporting
… of 2012). Federal Tax Treatment of Member Contributions ERS Tiers 3 through 6 Member contributions are treated as … and local income tax and are credited to the member’s account, accruing interest. You are required to report the … 414(h): Participation is mandatory for all employers, for ERS members in Tiers 3 through 6, and is not available to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/member-contributionsEarnings Limits
… Limit April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025 $345,000 April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024 $330,000 April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023 $305,000 April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2020 … When the Governor's salary increases at the beginning of a calendar year, the earnings limit is prorated. For reference, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/earnings-limitsDivorce – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… COLA. Any such division of your benefits must be stated in the form of a domestic relations order (DRO), which is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/divorceTown of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (2023M-149)
Determine whether the Justices and Town of Marion (Town) Board provided adequate oversight of the Justice Court (Court) to ensure cash collections were properly deposited, recorded, reported and remitted.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/marion-town-2023-149.pdfReport of the Actuary - 2023
Report of the Actuary - Summary of Valuation of Assets, Liabilities, and System Membership for Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 2023 Valuation and for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2025 Billing
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/resources/pdf/actuary-report-2023.pdfThe Securities Industry in New York City, October 2023
The securities industry saw record performance in 2020 and 2021, facilitated by lower borrowing costs and increased liquidity resulting partly from the federal government’s policy response to the pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-10-2024.pdfOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (2020-S-5)
To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is effectively monitoring its contract with Palladia, Inc. to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s5.pdfVillage of Clayton – Claims Auditing (2021M-81)
Determine whether the Village of Clayton (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) properly audited claims prior to payment and ensured written quotes were obtained for purchases and public works contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/clayton-2021-81.pdfMount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
Determine whether the Mount Vernon City School District (District) Board and District officials procured natural gas at the most favorable terms and in the best interest of District taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/mount-vernon-2019-91.pdfVillage of Head of the Harbor – Justice Court Operations (2020M-110)
Determine whether the Village of Head of the Harbor (Village) Justices provided adequate oversight to ensure receipts were collected, deposited, recorded and remitted in an accurate and timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/head-of-the-harbor-justice-court-2020-110.pdfReport of the Actuary - 2024
Report of the Actuary - Summary of Valuation of Assets, Liabilities, and System Membership for Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 2024 Valuation and for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026 Billing
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/resources/pdf/actuary-report-2024.pdf