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Overtime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020
… high at more than $850 million, continuing an upward trend over the last decade and spurred on by the COVID-19 … payroll spending in 2020, an increase from the 4.2 percent average from 2011 through 2019. “State agency overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020State Police Bulletin No. SP-106
… than two (2) days notice, is entitled to straight time plus half time for the hours worked outside of the regularly … Investigators in Bargaining Unit 62: Effective as of 3/24/05, an employee who must report for duty on a regularly … beginning in Pay Period 3L for paychecks dated 5/28/08 OSC Actions OSC has created a new Time Entry earnings code to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-106-new-york-state-police-shift-change-half-time-paymentDiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… improper payments made by the Department of Health (DOH) for the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and drug and … claims. Nearly $400,000 in premiums may have been paid for deceased individuals. “The Medicaid program provides … Medicare buy-in program, Medicaid pays Medicare premiums for individuals who meet buy-in program eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsSullivan West Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-1)
… Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in … exempt from sampling and how they would be secured, and what remedial actions were planned or enacted. Because there … officials notified the local health department via email about the lead action exceedances resulting from additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/sullivan-west-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-1Moravia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-2)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Moravia Central School District (District) officials identify, report and … lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/moravia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-2Oversight of Public Water Systems (Follow-Up)
… Public Water Systems (PWSs) to ensure water is suitable for people to drink. We found the Department has taken … to PWS customers. However, we identified opportunities for improved oversight, particularly regarding PWS compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/oversight-public-water-systems-followDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… and almost $325,000 in state unemployment insurance (UI). The inappropriate benefits were caused by deficiencies in how four of the five counties monitored the eligibility of jail inmates … the state Department of Labor (DOL) with information about inmates receiving UI benefits. “The state’s social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018)
The objectives of our examination were to determine whether UI benefit payments approved by the Department of Labor were appropriate and comply with laws
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2018-december-31-2018Update on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
The devastating job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to a record number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York, necessitating borrowing from the federal government beginning in May 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/update-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund.pdfExamination of Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Payments
As part of our daily audit of the Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance program, we examined high risk payments and payment requests DOL approved during
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/bse-2018-11-19.pdfLiberty Central School District – Financial Operations (2016M-25)
… Background The Liberty Central School District is located in the Towns of Bethel, Fallsburg, Liberty, Neversink, Rockland and Thompson in Sullivan County. The District, which operates two schools … purposes. Monitor cost-effectiveness of participation in the National School Lunch Program Community Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/liberty-central-school-district-financial-operations-2016m-252023ABCD State of New York General Obligation Bonds, October 2023
The Bonds are legal investments for State-chartered banks and trust companies, savings banks, insurance companies, fiduciaries and investment companies.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/nys-go-2023abcd.pdf2009C State of New York General Obligation Bonds, November 2009
The Bonds are legal investments for State-chartered banks and trust companies, savings banks, insurance companies, fiduciaries and investment companies.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/2009C-official-statement.pdf2010ABC State of New York General Obligation Bonds, February 2010
The Bonds are legal investments for State-chartered banks and trust companies, savings banks, insurance companies, fiduciaries and investment companies.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/2010ABC-official-statement.pdf2011EF State of New York General Obligation Bonds, December 2011
The Bonds are legal investments for State-chartered banks and trust companies, savings banks, insurance companies, fiduciaries and investment companies.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/2011EF-official-statement.pdfHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… Objectives To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s initial Needs … services needed to transition to permanent housing. The audit covered the period from January 2018 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentOversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities
… including those required to be done within the first week after admission – was completed. For example, we found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/03/oversight-juvenile-justice-facilitiesMedicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… the implementation status of the 12 recommendations made in our initial audit report, Medicaid Drug Rebate Program … from drug manufacturers. The Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, extended prescription drug rebates to cover … collections on drugs dispensed to individuals enrolled in Medicaid managed care. The audit covered the period from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-care-followAssertive Community Treatment Program
… Background The Office promotes the mental health and well-being of all New Yorkers. Its mission is to facilitate … serious mental illness; to support children and families in their social and emotional development and in the early identification and treatment of children’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/06/assertive-community-treatment-programSuspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)
… through June 8, 2011, Medicaid paid about $6.9 million for services purportedly performed by the six dentists at the … also found that the dentists routinely certified claims for services that were purportedly provided by another … our findings to the State Attorney General’s Office for further investigation. In August 2012, Lawrence Bruckner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/30/suspicious-and-fraudulent-medicaid-payments-affiliated-brooklyn-dentists-follow