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Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied … expenses, which are discretionary and under the control of agency management, include lodging, meals, car rentals, … such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide audit initiative to determine whether the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/25/selected-employee-travel-expensesLocalities’ Procurements of Paper Ballots
… Recommendations Work with the Local Election Boards that do not print their ballots in-house to help ensure that paper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/30/localities-procurements-paper-ballotsExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… payments that would have been made over the life of the claim had DOL not taken corrective action based on our … claimants would not have received over the life of the claim had DOL not taken corrective action based on our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsVI.4 Reappropriations Overview – VI. Budgets
… is a legislative enactment that continues all or part of the undisbursed balance of an appropriation that would otherwise lapse. A … against which obligations can no longer be incurred nor payments made In most cases, when the legislature enacts an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi4-reappropriations-overviewEconomic and Demographic Trends – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… year 2021, the State gained over 226,000 jobs, an increase of 2.6 percent compared to growth nationally of 5.6 percent. Employment in the State was still 7.6 percent … 10 State regions. Long Island had the highest percentage of job gains of any region (4.5 percent) while the Capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/economic-and-demographic-trendsState Agencies Bulletin No. 947
… Purpose To ensure compliance with the IRS rules regarding Form W-5, … annual income and family size are met. Eligible employees have the option of receiving advance payment of Earned Income … Earned Income Tax Credit. If the employee’s record is not updated by January 1, 2010, to reflect that a new Form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/947-agency-instructions-employees-who-claim-advance-earned-income-tax-creditState Agencies Bulletin No. 2348
… using an overpayment earnings code or an AC-230. In this case, the negative retroactive adjustment may be re-generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2348-april-2025-managementconfidential-mc-performance-advancesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2234
… instructions described below. Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay and an Action/Reason code of … Unit 79. Paid Sick Leave Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay and an Action/Reason code of … Report to inactive individuals who are 62 or older in the calendar year and to active employees with the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2234-april-2024-managementconfidential-mc-performance-advancesDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… A Pennsylvania man who stole $194,000 of retirement benefits paid to his deceased father was sentenced today to five years … “Timothy Gritman shamelessly hid his own father’s death, going so far as to attempt to disguise himself as him …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… New York being the last state in the country to distribute funds. Improvements, including those suggested by State … but renters living in public housing have not yet received funds from it and rental burdens for low-income New Yorkers … a time of great urgency,” DiNapoli said. “Two years later, funds have flowed to many of the households in need. Still, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startState Agencies Bulletin No. 1947
… field and the Approved Salary Rate field. Position and Job Do Not Match - If the Position Number equals the NYS … Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE Position and Job Do Not Match Increment Code Missing Increment Code Invalid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1947-april-2019-april-2020-and-april-2021-public-employees-federation-pefNew York’s Paid Family Leave Program
… and more than 70 percent of all claims by claim type. Women filed and received about two-thirds of all program … by Year, 2018 – 2023 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Weeks of Leave 8 10 10 12 12 12 Percentage of … Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks November 2022 New York City’s Uneven Recovery: An Analysis of Labor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-paid-family-leave-programDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew 12.7% to $22.1 Billion in 2022
… tax collections in New York state totaled $22.1 billion in calendar year 2022, up 12.7%, or $2.5 billion, from 2021 due … tax collections in New York state totaled $221 billion in calendar year 2022 up 127 or $25 billion from 2021 due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-127-221-billion-2022Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-316
… using an overpayment earnings code or an AC-230 . In this case, the negative retroactive adjustment may be re-generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-316-april-2021-and-april-2022-state-new-york-unified-court-systemMaintenance, Inspection, and Testing of the Event Recorder System
… Background The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a State public authority created under Article 5, Title 11 … its infrastructure and trains. A key feature on the train is the ERS – a device that simultaneously monitors and … Regulations (CFR), periodic maintenance for the railroad is considered effective if 90 percent of the recorders on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/07/maintenance-inspection-and-testing-event-recorder-systemDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… System has identified 18 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress. For 2015, three villages have been … of villages in fiscal stress has decreased and remains low across much of the state,” said DiNapoli. “Local … System has identified 18 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress For 2015 three villages have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesMitchell-Lama Vacancies (Follow-Up)
… housing to middle-income families. The New York City (NYC) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) … with requirements. Our initial audit report, issued July 13, 2021, examined whether HPD was ensuring that vacant … that were vacant and those that became vacant in calendar year 2019 and actions taken by HPD, through March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/12/mitchell-lama-vacancies-followNutritional Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… , nearly 3 million New Yorkers received $655.9 million of SNAP benefits for the month and approximately $7.35 … in the fight against hunger. As reported by the Office of the State Comptroller, 11.3 percent of New York households suffered from food insecurity in 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/nutritional-assistanceOpinion 95-24
… aid for education in mandatory reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Funds (criteria for establishing) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 91-25
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Disability Benefits (entitlement of paid … if the firefighter is granted an accidental disability retirement allowance (see Retirement and Social Security Law, … 207-a on municipalities and fire districts (see 1977 NYS Legislative Annual, p 336). The legislative history …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25