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Employer E-News Archive — 2023
… Seminars Reminder: Enrolling Members under the New Sex Identification Legislation Switch to Enhanced Reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/employer-e-news-archive-2023Nutritional Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… their grocery budget and help them afford nutritious food. In January 2025 , nearly 3 million New Yorkers received … the month and approximately $7.35 billion total benefits in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024. SNAP, the nation’s largest … Assistance (OTDA). Eligibility and benefits are based on income and family size. Maximum benefits range from $292 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/nutritional-assistanceDiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Arrested
… had previously attempted to start a go-kart track business on his own property, but in February 2016 he convinced the … Hannibal Fire Company to pay for construction of a track on its property. He said it would help raise money for the … The company spent $35,000, money that would otherwise have been used for fire protection, to create Hannibal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-arrestedDiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Upstate Woman for Theft of over $67K in NYS Pension Benefits, $19K Welfare Fraud
… the First Degree, a class E felony. Banack is alleged to have stolen over $67,000 in pension benefits issued by the … of Social Services by concealing the pension income on her application and re-certifications of eligibility for … him with a reduced pension benefit but allowed him to pass on pension payments to his wife, Rosemary Banack, at the time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-upstate-woman-theft-over-67k-nys-pension-benefits-19kState Agencies Bulletin No. 921
… Department of Taxation and Finance has imposed a new tax on certain employers engaging in business within the … and avoid fines and penalties, it is essential that OSC have accurate and up-to-date information on the work location … location since then. Note: Underfilled NYS positions can have a position code of 9999. Questions Questions regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/921-metropolitan-commuter-transportation-mobility-taxState Agencies Bulletin No. 1890
… Effective Dates 2020 Form W-2s will include earnings paid in paychecks dated: Administration: 01/08/2020 through … 12/31/2020 Employees who worked for more than one agency in the same company during the year, for example, State of … Form W-2. Employees who worked for more than one agency in multiple companies, for example, both NYS and CUNY, will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1890-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-year-2020Opinion 88-49
… creates an automatic vacancy in the office ( Commins v County of Delaware , 66 AD2d 966, 412 NYS2d 428 on remand 73 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49State Agencies Bulletin No. 795
… To provide procedures to process the lump sum payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay (SAD) for CSEA employees. Affected Employees Employees working for … of Transportation or the Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in the following bargaining units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/795-50000-lump-sum-payment-special-assignment-duty-pay-sad-certain-employeesXI-A.1.B Category Codes – XI-A. Purchasing
… System (SFS). In the SFS, the category code is used on purchasing documents to identify the specific goods or … wants to select a more detailed category code, agencies have the ability to manually enter any valid value from the … the goods or services included in the contract. Agencies have the ability to make purchases against these contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1b-category-codesOpinion 2000-22
… municipal service) -- Legal Services (contract with town attorney's law firm); (town attorney or town attorney's law firm representing clients before town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22New York City School-Based Health Centers – Security and Controls Over Medications and Related Supplies (Follow-Up)
… Related Audit/Report of Interest Department of Health: NYC School-Based Health Centers: Security and Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/new-york-city-school-based-health-centers-security-and-controls-over-medications-andState Police Bulletin No. SP-132
… Purpose To notify the agency of the separation of Deduction Code 309 … paycheck stubs and advice statements. PBA requested OSC to provide a separate deduction code for each of their four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-132-separation-insurance-deduction-code-309-pba-ny-insuranceXII.9.B Liens Against Payments Processed Using a Joint Custody Account – XII. Expenditures
… entity. This section provides guidance to Business Units on how to determine if OSC has redirected a payment. Process … System’s (SFS) Accounts Payable Module. A voucher may have one or more scheduled payment records. To view all … the SFS to determine if any payments they submitted have been offset. For questions related to liens, offsets, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9b-liens-against-payments-processed-using-joint-custody-accountConclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… employees that this oversight function is being exercised in a diligent and thorough manner. When a local government or … claims auditing process also builds taxpayer confidence in the operations of their local government or school … any questions you have regarding the information contained in this guide or any special circumstances with which you may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionOpinion 91-21
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … of estates and not as chief fiscal officer. Therefore, we have concluded that, notwithstanding County Law, §201, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21Opinion 89-59
… district in question was established by a town pursuant to Article 12-A of the Town Law. Sections 202 and 202-a of the … ad valorem basis unless the petition submitted pursuant to Article 12 of the Town Law requesting the establishment of … Comp, 1953, p 341; 5 Opns St Comp, 1949, p 79; see also, 32 Opns St Comp, 1976, p 56). January 18, 1990 Kim H. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 99-10
… of probable usefulness (Local Finance Law, §11.00[a]; NY Const, article VIII, §2). Periods of probable usefulness, … 434 NYS2d 922; Cherey v City of Long Beach , 282 NY 382, 389, 390 at pps 386-8, discussing the history of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10Opinion 88-44
… Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract (town board member employed by … arising after execution of contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3)(c), 802(1)(b): A town board member acquires an … involving the firm. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq .) contains the provisions of law which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44SEC Municipal Advisor Rule Letter
The following information is being provided by the Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”) so that market participants may provide advice on the issuance of mun
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/municipal-advisor-rule-letter.pdfOpinion 2000-16
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE … Statutes §235). The word "family" does not appear to have a single commonly understood meaning. For example, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16