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Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Workers' Compensation Costs
… a mandatory benefit. Local governments can get insurance for workers’ compensation in one of four ways: Purchase a … on various factors such as employee wages, level of risk for each job classification and your experience rating. You … to determine the job classification and salary allocations for workers' compensation purposes). If your audit indicates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-workers-compensation-costsCity of Lockport -- Budget Review (B18-1-10)
… review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2019. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as … of the proposed budget we identified errors in general fund appropriations that resulted in a budget shortfall of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b18-1-10Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… issuance of the follow-up report to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacy-followEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2012 Through June 30, 2012 (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program: … processes and pays Plan claims for hospital services in accordance with agreements Empire negotiates with member … Key Finding Empire officials made considerable progress in implementing the recommendations we made in our initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2012-throughComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… based on the 2015-16 proposed budget, the village will have exhausted 91 percent of its taxing authority. The … Police department overtime costs and overtime hours have steadily increased over the last several years. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Ignition Interlock Program Monitoring (2015-MS-4)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released six letter reports to the … audit was to determine if counties using public resources for the State’s Ignition Interlock Program were adequately … the program to help ensure the safety of the public, for the period January 1, 2010 through May 29, 2015. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/25/ignition-interlock-program-monitoring-2015-ms-4Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District – Payroll (Hamilton County) District officials have established adequate procedures to ensure employees are accurately compensated. Auditors did not find any errors or other exceptions with the calculation of wages … its short-term cash needs. Therefore, the district could have saved $43,270 in short-term borrowing costs. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City Adopted Budget Agreement
… and rising costs. “The agreement will raise total spending for the city to $101 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2023, … 2023. “Spending increases since April 2022 include funding for new programs, some of which are funded only in FY 2023. … programs, the city enhanced its labor reserve since April for the potential cost of wage increases in the next round of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-adopted-budget-agreementStandardized Forms – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… audit and payment of their reimbursement claim. These forms can be designed in either a manual or electronic … format may facilitate a timelier filing of these forms. A travel reimbursement form should request information … of the information presented on the form. Sample travel forms can be viewed at the Office of the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/standardized-formsTitle IV-E Foster Care – Federal Funding and New York
… City The City’s latest projections, released in January 2025, include $299 million in Title IV-E funding in FY 2025 … largest allocation of Title IV-E, comprising roughly 60 percent of the ACS’s annual Title IV-E funding, with … Services receiving the next largest allocation at 18 percent of the funding. The Protective Services division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-iv-e-foster-careState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued. Department of Health: Medicaid Overpayments … daily hospice rate; $2.6 million for services that should have been covered by Medicare or a Medicaid managed care … controls for the Child Performers Unit and did not have the necessary controls to monitor and enforce compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-1New York State Comptroller DiNapoli and New York City Retirement Systems and Pension Funds Announce Appointment as Lead Plaintiffs in Wynn Resorts Shareholder Lawsuit
… and Pension Funds have been appointed co-lead plaintiffs in a derivative lawsuit filed against certain officers and … employees to perform sex acts, allegations detailed in a January 26, 2018 Wall Street Journal exposé revealing … and CEO of Wynn Resorts and sold all of his stock holdings in the company he named after himself. "I am pleased that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-new-york-city-retirement-systems-and-pension-funds-announceState Agencies Bulletin No. 931
… Report) Effective Date(s) Immediately Background Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Publication 15 (Circular E), employers are required to enter a correct name and Social Security number on their employees’ Form W-2. This requirement also applies to resident and nonresident alien employees. To ensure this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/931-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names-be-reportedCUNY Bulletin No. CU-115
… increment code must be reported in the appropriate fields. Any miscellaneous earnings that have earning dates overlapping 07/01/2001 that are processed through the Time Entry panel, must have the earnings prior to 07/01/2001 submitted as a separate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-115-july-1-2001-cuny-increment-paymentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 989
… credited by SSA for their earnings for 2009 and allow us to correct reporting on any incorrect Forms W-2 (Wage and Tax … Report) Effective Date Immediately Background Pursuant to Internal Revenue Publication 15 (Circular E), employers … identifying employees with taxable wages in 2009 that have a discrepancy with what is on file with the Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/989-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 907
… Report) Effective Date(s) Immediately Background Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Publication 15 (Circular E), employers are required to enter a correct name and Social Security number on their employees’ Form W-2. This requirement also applies to resident and nonresident alien employees. To ensure this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/907-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names-reported-w-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… did not adequately ensure that users had access only to functions that were necessary to meet their needs. In a follow-up, auditors found CUNY … with law and/or DOL procedures resulting in the failure to assess up to $311,775 in penalties—more than 10 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… equivalent to an entire year’s budget. Also, the library does not have formal policies or procedures to ensure accountability … which are planned to be funded by rate increases that have not yet been adopted. The village’s proposed budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Saratoga and the Vischer Ferry Volunteer Fire Company . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … government spending and nearly 50,000 state contracts, visit OpenBookNY . The easy-to-use website was created by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… City School Support Services (NYCSSS) – was created solely to provide custodial services at DOE schools. Auditors found DOE did not fulfill all the elements required to determine if negotiated services – the non-competitive procurement method used to award the custodial services contracts – was in its best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits