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Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… how the retirement benefit will be paid. There are several options that a member can choose from. All options will pay the member a monthly benefit for life. The … before them. Generally, this is one of the joint allowance options. The parties should be aware that: The member cannot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… is below: We should be teaching financial literacy in NY's high schools Financial literacy should be taught in all New … think are important for all students to have by the end of high school?” One of the most frequent responses was, “Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolseBay Publicly Commits to Gender and Racial Diversity in Search for Board Members
… pool from which Board nominees are chosen.” In its recent announcement of new board directors, eBay highlighted its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/ebay-publicly-commits-gender-and-racial-diversity-search-board-membersDiNapoli: NYC's Property Tax Bills Rise Along With Burden on Working- and Middle-Class Homeowners
… The COVID-19 pandemic has caused property tax disparity to worsen in New York City, driving housing costs higher for many, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … The COVID19 pandemic has caused property tax disparity to worsen in New York City driving housing costs higher for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nycs-property-tax-bills-rise-along-burden-working-and-middle-class-homeownersCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit … (Report 2019-S-54 ). About the Program New York State is rich in surface and ground water resources, with … are used for drinking, bathing, and recreation. As the State’s environmental regulatory agency, the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantDiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state … between state fiscal year (SFY) 2012-13 and SFY 2020-21 from $665 million to $594 million, a decrease of nearly 11%. In SFY 2020-21, only 17 cents of every dollar spent from DHBTF supported a new capital investment. “New York is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offState Agencies Bulletin No. 1803
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in hourly positions who meet the eligibility criteria are … increased the New York State minimum wage for employees in non-governmental positions. The Director of the Budget … other non-statutory positions paid using an hourly rate. In accordance with the following bulletin the minimum hourly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1803-december-2019-minimum-wage-increase-hourly-employeesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … accurately and timely. The Board did not comply with New York State Town Law Section 176. Thirty debit card … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDue Diligence for Companies Holding Abandoned Funds
… hold abandoned funds are required to attempt to contact the rightful owner of the property before transferring, or escheating, the property to New York State. This process, called due … Companies that hold abandoned funds must attempt to contact the rightful owner of the property before transferring or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/due-diligence-companies-holding-abandoned-fundsControls Over Revocable Consents
… all structures requiring a revocable consent have one in place. Our audit covered the period from July 1, 2016 … rate. Fees charged are assessed using criteria delineated in Title 34, Chapter 7 of the Rules of the City of New York … consents reviewed (21 of 25). The Office was inconsistent in its application of the Rules and did not always apply the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1771
… the employee’s 2019 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) and agency appropriations. Affected Employees Employees who have … have the income reported or subject to taxation. Impact on Recovery of Taxes OSC has a limited ability to recover taxes … if necessary, in order to mitigate any potential duplicate recovery. Please refer to the table below to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1771-processing-2019-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-december-27-2019-instState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of Bolton Fire District , Town of Deer Park , East Bloomfield Fire District , East Bloomfield-Holcomb Fire Department , City of Newburgh , … budget complies with the property tax levy limit. East Bloomfield Fire District – Financial Operations (Ontario …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… Protection Agency (EPA) assessments estimated 20-year capital improvement needs of $28.7 billion for clean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterDiNapoli: New Yorkers’ Debt on the Rise
… for $869.4 billion, or 5.6%, of the national total, ranking New York fourth in the nation after California, Texas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-new-yorkers-debt-riseDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employers' Retirement System Contribution Rates for 2023-2024
… P. DiNapoli today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). Employers’ average contribution rates for the State Fiscal Year 2023-24 will increase from 11.6% to 13.1% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 27.0% to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employers-retirement-system-contribution-rates-2023-2024DiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… NY-Sun which works to increase solar power capacity. NY Green Bank which finances clean energy projects. Innovation & … the current rate of about 20,000 per year. NY-Sun, NY Green Bank, and Innovation and Research Programs The NY-Sun, NY Green Bank and Innovation & Research programs have made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2259
… letters as a written request for reissuance of a payroll check and must submit a payroll check stop payment and replacement request through the Request Stop Payment worklist … check and must submit a payroll check stop payment and replacement request through the Request Stop Payment worklist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2259-outreach-and-escheatment-2023-uncashed-nys-payroll-checksDiNapoli Op-Ed in City & State: NY ABLE Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary
… these individuals depend on a variety of public benefits for income or to pay for health care, food or housing costs. To qualify for these benefits, such as Supplemental Security … if certain conditions are met. This program gives families and individuals with disabilities some peace of mind …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-op-ed-city-state-ny-able-celebrates-seven-year-anniversaryState Agencies Bulletin No. 563
… Purpose To inform agencies of thirty new SUNY Foundation Deduction Codes and of the ability of employees in certain bargaining units to contribute to the … To inform agencies of thirty new SUNY Foundation Deduction Codes and of the ability of employees in certain bargaining units to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/563-suny-foundation-deduction-codesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2259.1
… letters as a written request for reissuance of a payroll check and must submit a payroll check stop payment and replacement request through the Request Stop Payment worklist … check and must submit a payroll check stop payment and replacement request through the Request Stop Payment worklist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22591-outreach-and-escheatment-2023-uncashed-nys-payroll-checks