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Life Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
Understanding the benefits you are entitled to receive as a NYSLRS member is important step in planning your future.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/1878-membership-in-a-nutshell.pdfThe Survivor's Benefit Program for Retired New York State Employees
The Survivor's Benefit Program provides a minimum death benefit to the survivors of eligible retired New York State employees.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/1860-survivors-benefit-program-retired-employees.pdfLife Changes: Applying for Disability Retirement
How NYSLRS members should file for a disability retirement benefit and the steps we take to process your application.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/1802-applying-for-disability-retirement.pdf2025 Gender Pay Gap
Women in New York working full time earned 87.3 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/2025-gender-wage-gap.pdfProtecting Sensitive Data and Other Local Government Assets: A Non-Technical Cybersecurity Guide for Local Leaders
The Office of the New York State Comptroller provides many resources to assist you in addressing cybersecurity risks.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/cyber-security-guide.pdfTown of Carmel - Procurement (2019M-179)
Determine whether Town officials procured goods and services according to the purchasing policy and General Municipal Law (GML).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/carmel-2019-179.pdfImpact of the Inflation Reduction Act on New York
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 contained significant provisions related to taxes, health care, energy and the environment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/impact-of-the-inflation-reduction-act-on-new-york.pdfResponsible Contractor Policy Annual Report for 2024
For 2024, there was a total of $342,734,464 in qualifying contracts, of which 100% were awarded to Responsible Contractors.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/common-retirement-fund/pdf/responsible-contractor-policy-annual-report-2024.pdfOpinion 95-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Disposition (fines and … speed limits and "traffic controls". Specifically, you ask what portion of those fines belong to the town. Initially, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-6Opinion 95-4
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from … paid with county moneys; and charges billed to the county for litigation services by a private attorney. You have … or employee paid from county funds and the accounting for all money or property owned by or under the control of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 92-40
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers … were properly regarded as rents rather than taxes. Based on the foregoing, in our opinion, a county may establish fees … operating certain public utilities to earn "a fair return on the value of the property used and useful in such public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40DiNapoli Announces State Pension Fund's 2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Priorities
… and special meetings for each of the domestic companies in the Fund’s public equity portfolio, as well as those of select non-U.S. companies. In 2023, the Fund cast more than 30,900 votes at 3,235 public … have been taken to address a lack of diversity, may result in the Fund withholding support from incumbent nominating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-announces-state-pension-funds-2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-prioritiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1868
… card is the amount to be deducted from each paycheck in the calendar year, not the total amount of the pledge. … Enter the NYS EMPLID from the authorization card in the Empl ID field of the dialog box and click Search. The … same FCC Code exists, select the + sign to add a new row in the Deduction Details page, insert a row and continue with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1868-2021-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… count hit an all-time high of more than 9.8 million in February, reflecting net gains of nearly 2 million jobs … a body blow to the State’s economy, with combined losses in March and April wiping out 24 years of job growth, as shown in the chart below. The April decline of more than 1.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020Opinion 89-59
… and improvement of the water system and for the payment of the principal and interest of bonds issued for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59How the Program Works – Contribution Stabilization Program
… Employers will see the maximum amount to amortize in their estimated invoice (available in Retirement Online every summer) and the annual invoice (issued in Retirement Online in November). The projected invoice, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/how-program-worksCUNY Bulletin No. CU-704
… Leave. Affected Employees As of March 11, 2021, employees in the following bargaining units will be affected: Union … T8 GAC GA PSC CB CAC CA AJC AJ AJC CE Background In 2016 the Governor signed into law a comprehensive Paid … Family Leave) has been created to provide agencies with a list of all employees with the NY Paid Family Leave deduction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-704-city-university-new-york-cuny-paid-family-leaveNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Economic Trends New York State Ranks Second Nationally in Jobs Lost While all states have lost employment since the … earlier this year, New York surpasses almost every other in both number and percentage of job losses. From February … August 2020, the Empire State ranks second to Hawaii in percentage of employment decline and second only to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-14-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 1749.1
2019 Summer Session Payments for Institution Teachers
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17491-2019-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersOpinion 2002-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street … STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Lighting (as townwide charge in towns) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (maintenance of town … You ask whether the cost of expenses for street lighting in a town and for maintaining a building used as the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15