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DiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… The total cost of overtime in 2021 reached an all-time high at more than $924 million, … impacts of the pandemic, overtime costs set a new record in 2021,” said DiNapoli. “While the pandemic does not appear … prompted a ‘great resignation’ from the state workforce in 2020, new hiring stalled, and the workforce declined more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021DiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… released a report today that explains how employee ownership models, which give workers a stake in the companies … levels and improve their retirement security. “Employee ownership can help improve company performance, increase … to provide resources on the expansion of employee ownership programs and increase employers’ and employees’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsLocal Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… Local government sales tax collections grew by 10.2% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, mostly driven by double digit growth in New York City. Total sales tax collections reached nearly … of New York City. “New York City’s sales tax growth in the third quarter, after relatively weaker collections in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022DiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… food insecurity at some point between 2019-21, according to a report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … food insecurity declined during the COVID-19 pandemic due to federal relief programs and the expansion of federal food … and other pressures are pushing household budgets to their limit,” DiNapoli said. “With all the challenges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… in the North Country to a drop of 13.5 percent in the Finger Lakes. DiNapoli reported last month that local sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… year 2019. “In what has become a familiar and troubling story for the Empire State, New Yorkers send significantly … were lower than average on a per capita basis. In the second largest spending category in the federal budget, … York’s per capita Medicaid funding from Washington ranked second among the states. In two other major categories — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… decline reinforces the need for significant aid from the federal government as COVID-19 infection rates … sales tax collections were down across the board, ranging from a decline of 3.6 percent in the Capital District to a … Southern Tier. All but five counties saw declines, ranging from 0.6 percent in Wayne to 26.4 percent in Cayuga. New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… as a major source of revenue, but as New Yorkers stayed home and bought less in their communities during the pandemic … bolstered spending in other industry groups, such as “beer, wine, and liquor stores” and “other information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
DiNapoli Local Sales Taxes Grew 42 to $23 Billion in 2023
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… timelines to allow the state to better assess its progress in meeting its renewable energy goals.” ORES was created in 2020 to streamline and expedite the environmental review … areas of the process. A realistic accounting of the delays in the permitting process and the total time it takes will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli: Women in New York Still Earn Far Less Than Men
… Women would have to work an extra 53 days to make what men in New York earned in 2023. Median earnings in 2023 … in New York and across the nation,” DiNapoli said. “March is Women’s History Month and, unfortunately, the recent … for women with less than a high school diploma. Among occupational groups, New York’s wage gap is highest in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-women-new-york-still-earn-far-less-menDiNapoli Report Examines Post-COVID Trends in New York's Aging Prison Population
… in the state’s prison population, but the three most recent data years (2023-2025) show a rise of 1,957 … $53.9 million higher than the previous peak in SFY 2017. Recent Policy Changes Since 2017, New York has enacted and … and pose no reasonable danger to society. DOCCS’ most recent annual report on Medical Parole indicated that, of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-report-examines-post-covid-trends-new-yorks-aging-prison-populationState Agencies Bulletin No. 868
… Social Security tax withheld, not to exceed $6,324. Box 5 Medicare Wages The amount in this box is the wages subject … UTA Uniform/Tool Allowance. EXP Taxable Expense. This code is used for payments of “lieu of expenses,” … NY - New York IL - Illinois DC - District of Columbia VA - Virginia Box 16 State Wages The State wages reported for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/868-form-w-2-calendar-year-2008Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-143
… of 2008 that implement agreements between the State of New York and various negotiating units in the Unified Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-143-december-2008-ucs-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-blazerOpinion 90-36
… 37: A town tax collecting officer may accept a postdated check tendered as payment of taxes, and retain the same until … the tax collecting officer elect to refuse a postdated check, he or she should return it promptly to the person who tendered the check. You ask whether a town tax collecting officer should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36CUNY Bulletin No. CU-485
… provide agency instructions for processing the retroactive Elevator Mechanic Salary Increases. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the title of Elevator Mechanic Background The New York City Comptroller’s … Final Order and Determination for the skilled trade of Elevator Mechanic provides for the following retroactive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-485-retroactive-salary-increases-employees-title-elevatorUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-189
… implemented the 2007-2011 agreement between the State of New York – Unified Court System and various negotiating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-189-december-2012-unified-court-system-ucs-uniform-and-equipmentUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-239
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the following Bargaining Units: F8, G9, SA, SD, SG, SK, … to receive the 2017 Longevity Bonus. Annual employees in Bargaining Units 86, 88, CT who are in salary grade 560 who meet the eligibility criteria on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-239-april-2017-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-longevityCUNY Bulletin No. CU-810
… the Locksmith Title. Affected Employees: CUNY employees in the title of Locksmith are affected. Background: A Consent … provides for retroactive rate increases for employees in the titles of Locksmith. Effective Dates: The retroactive … is eligible for a retroactive increase and has been paid by multiple agencies in the same Employee Record Number since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-810-cuny-retroactive-rate-increases-locksmith-skilled-tradeXVI.3.B Fund Accounting – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Fund General Debt Service Fund is used to account for the payment of principal and interest on the State’s general debt … Service Funds record the accumulation of resources and payment of principal and interest on general long-term … and other miscellaneous revenues that are restricted for payment of debt service. Interest is recorded in the fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3b-fund-accounting