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… Lawn Sprinklers, Inc. for Championship Golf Course North irrigation pond reconstruction, Rockland State Park, … Authority. NYS Legislature - Assembly $82,500 to Rossein Associates for outside counsel related to sexual harassment … on the Major Deegan Expressway. Unified Court System $11 million to The Legal Aid Society for attorneys for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-515
… Purpose To notify CUNY agencies of the new voluntary life insurance program with AFLAC (Code 557) established for International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 30 members. Affected Employees Members of IUOE, Local 30 in Bargaining Unit T2 Effective Date(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-515-new-deduction-code-557-aflac-iuoe-local-30-voluntaryState Police Bulletin No. SP-151
… Purpose To notify agencies of new voluntary deduction code 482, NYSPIA Emergency Assistance Fund, established for members of the New York State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA). Affected Employees Members of NYSPIA in Bargaining Unit 62 Background In reference to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-151-new-deduction-code-482-nyspia-emergency-assistance-fundCUNY Bulletin No. CU-478
… to the taxation of imputed income for a non-employee same-sex spouse’s health coverage and of the potential tax impact … State. Affected Employees Employees who covered their same-sex spouse in the New York State Health Insurance Plan … State no longer considers the value of a non-employee same-sex spouse's health coverage to be taxable as imputed income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-478-changes-taxation-imputed-incomeDivorce – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… are divorced, it is especially important to review your beneficiary designations to ensure your benefits will be … for the Ordinary Death Benefit, Cash Refund Initial Value option (Tier 1), Cash Refund Contributions option (Tiers 1, … Orders and review our Divorce FAQs . … Basic Plan with Increased TakeHome Pay information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/divorceThe Age 55 Plan – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Eligibility As a Tier 1 member, you will be eligible for a service retirement benefit when you reach age 55 and … with a reduced benefit. 1 Regardless of tier, if you work for an employer that offers a special retirement plan, you … your pension will equal: 1/120th (.83 percent) of your FAS for each year of credited service; plus 1/60th (1.66 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/age-55-planWorld Trade Center Presumption – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… If you participated in the World Trade Center (WTC) rescue, recovery or cleanup … employed by a participating employer of NYSLRS or another New York public retirement system at that time, you should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/world-trade-center-presumptionPartial Lump Sum Payment – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… your monthly benefit will be permanently reduced . For most members, you will receive your PLS along with your … your retirement month. Eligibility To be eligible for the PLS payment, you must: Retire under a special 20- or … been eligible to retire with a service retirement benefit for at least one year before your date of retirement; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/partial-lump-sum-paymentThe Age 60 Plan – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Eligibility As a Tier 1 member, you will be eligible for a service retirement benefit when you reach age 60 and … with a reduced benefit. 1 Regardless of tier, if you work for an employer that offers a special retirement plan, you … your pension will equal: 1/140th (.71 percent) of your FAS for each year of credited service; plus 1/70th (1.42 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/age-60-planOpinion 91-17
… LAWS -- Competitive Bidding (cannot expand exception under General Municipal Law, §103[8]) -- Preemption (competitive bidding procedures) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-17Opinion 2003-1
Whether the cost of an improvement for an extension to an existing town water district is borne solely by the properties within the extension
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Tax Check-off Funds
… / S.5492 (Marcellino) – Establishes uniform requirements for all funds in which tax check-off monies are deposited and … Memo Bill Text Status … Establishes uniform requirements for all funds in which tax checkoff monies are deposited and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/tax-check-fundsPersonal Income Tax Refunds
… by the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) for payment were appropriate and processed in accordance with … refunds totaling almost $43.9 million to the Department for follow up evaluation and appropriate action. Key Findings … as summarized in the following table: Refunds Reason for Stopping Refunds Number Dollars Taxpayer claimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/07/personal-income-tax-refundsOpinion 2005-1
… STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: Towns may fix fees for ambulance services, to be paid by persons requesting the … Although the town, by rules and regulations, may provide for the collection of such fees by the entity providing … the town and may not be retained by the service provider for its own use. The town, by modification of the contract, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-1Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue
… and retired State, participating local government, and school district employees and their dependents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/26/empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenueOmnibus Technical Corrections
… Signed into law on September 29, 2016 as Chapter 337 of the laws of 2016 – A.7292-A (Farrell) / S.5601-A (Golden) – Makes … for new payment technologies; and eliminating the filing of an annual report regarding certain expenditures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/omnibus-technical-correctionsContract Advisory No. 31
… Chapter 839 of the Laws of 2022, OSC approval is required for purchases from OGS centralized contracts exceeding the OSC approval thresholds. The process for obtaining OSC approval is as follows: Purchases from an … No pre-encumbrance (fund reservation) is required for the “OC” transaction. SFS users will select one of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/31-purchases-ogs-centralized-contractsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-762
… agencies of the additional bargaining units being added for the NYS Paid Family Leave program. Affected Employees All … premium rate and the maximum weekly employee contribution for coverage will be 0.455% (0.00455) of an employee’s weekly … weekly wage amount, the maximum employee premium deduction for Paid Family Leave will be $399.43 per year. Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-762-cuny-nys-paid-family-leave-additional-bargaining-unitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2048.1
… in calendar year 2021 are affected. Background Abandoned Property Law §102 requires uncashed checks become abandoned … the funds will be remitted to the New York State Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). Effective Dates Effective for payroll … website to search for money remitted to OUF and submit a claim to recover funds. Questions Questions regarding this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20481-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checksOpinion 95-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (municipality's responsibility to pay health care cost of urban renewal agency employees) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-1