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NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Companies to Adopt Better Workers' Rights Policies
… labor and workers’ rights controversies. Since 2001, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has received … unionized newsrooms and not bargaining in good faith. Amid news that additional employees have considered organizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-companies-adopt-better-workers-rights-policiesOpinion 89-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … of a fire district located within the town. We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of … a local board of ethics. Such a local board would have all the powers and duties and be governed by the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20State Agencies Bulletin No. 286
… updates Payroll Bulletin 201 in relation to the processing and taxation of educational assistance benefits for 2001 … benefits are taxable, with the following clarifications and exceptions: No tax withholding is required on educational … the minimum educational requirements of the job; AND Must not qualify the employee for a promotion or transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/286-educational-assistance-benefitsDiNapoli: Strong Tax Collections and New Savings Initiatives Boost NYC's Short-Term Finances
… pressures that are likely to exacerbate already large out-year budget gaps, according to a report on the city Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Executive Budget released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The city’s economy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-strong-tax-collections-and-new-savings-initiatives-boost-nycs-short-term-financesHousing for Seniors
… of senior housing units and a program assisting senior homeowners. Our audit covered the period from January 2014 … awarding of senior housing units as well as their senior homeowners’ assistance program. Despite the scarcity of … inaccuracies. For SCHAP, which provides loans to homeowners for home repairs, we found several instances where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/05/housing-seniorsDiNapoli: Wyandanch Public Library Audit Reveals Missing Cash, Excess Benefits
… Of these changes, 46 were manual creation of new time entries, meaning the custodian did not clock in or out on … the president went into the payroll system and created the entries. Library records show the custodian was paid $32,438 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-wyandanch-public-library-audit-reveals-missing-cash-excess-benefitsSelected Aspects of Collecting Outstanding Amounts Due for Parking Violations
… 1, 2019, the outstanding balances due from New York State respondents (outside of NYC) totaled about $67.6 … outside of New York State, the address information DOF had on file differed from the Department of Motor Vehicles … for vehicles registered in New York State but with out-of-state addresses that have not been referred to the NYC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/23/selected-aspects-collecting-outstanding-amounts-due-parking-violationsDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… total dollars, rather than dollars per capita, New York’s ranking was last among the states. The gap between taxes paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that three former officials of the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (IDA), who … It is because of the joint work of our partnership with Orange County District Attorney Hoovler and the New Windsor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-16-2020DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit … improvement from 2013 when contracts were late 87 percent of the time, a review of the trend for more than two decades indicates that late … State agencies were late more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with notforprofit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Sidney , Town of South Bristol and Wyoming County . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller in a timely manner. Town of German Flatts – Fiscal Stress … supervisor adequately addressed many of the deficiencies in the town’s accounting records and reports that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2XI-A.2 Purchase Requisitions – XI-A. Purchasing
… as the funding reservation to pre-encumber funds and reduce the agency’s available budget balance. All procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a2-purchase-requisitions-section-overview-and-policiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… practice of consistently appropriating $1.4 million in fund balance over three fiscal years is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not allowed … found five reserves totaling $2.3 million had balances in excess of the district’s needs. In addition, while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… surety payments will be made via Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) payments. At the time of the takeover, if the original … should obtain the surety vendor’s agreement to receive ACH payments. Payment via ACH will ensure timely and accurate … in the NYS Vendor File with an Offset Location to allow future contract payments to be routed to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversState Agencies Bulletin No. 914
… regarding withholding of Social Security and Medicare taxes for employees receiving a military stipend. Affected … regarding withholding of Social Security and Medicare taxes for employees receiving a military stipend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/914-change-taxation-military-stipendsOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… by 54 employees at these types of facilities, was first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. At one facility, OCFS issued a performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityVillage of Hudson Falls – Information Technology (2025M-10)
… to an OSC Audit Report , which you received with the draft audit report. We encourage the Board to make the CAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/25/village-hudson-falls-information-technology-2025m-10State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Motor Vehicles – Language Access Services (Follow-Up) … Limited English Proficiency New Yorkers. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), one of the agencies required to develop … high-tech projects within the SUNY Polytechnic and/or Buffalo Billion portfolio to ensure that taxpayer money was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “The upheaval … information and support they need,” DiNapoli said. “The State Education Department should work with state and local entities to ensure resources to address the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schools