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Annual Audit
… totaling nearly $720 million for four sole custody funds in 2017 – the Uninsured Employers Fund, the Special Fund for … Benefits, the Second Injury Fund and the Fund for Reopened Cases. Board staff enter claims data for all special funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/26/annual-auditLife Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… you can accumulate over a lifetime. Having everything in order will help your survivors make important decisions … you can do now to ensure your loved ones will have the information they need in the future. The second section is … and title ownerships, so order several copies. In many cases, photocopies are not acceptable. Contact the Executor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsIX.12.M Journal Vouchers – IX. Federal Grants
… state voucher payments between state and federal funds. In very rare cases, it may be necessary to finance payments from federal … expenditures/disbursements and increase the cash balance in the federal fund which results in a state CMIA interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12m-journal-vouchersOpinion 92-39
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Improvement Districts … Week 5518, Calif. Sup Ct. No. 5015986). Indeed, the only cases of which we are aware in which the Ball rationale has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Oversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… the period August 15, 2010 to May 19, 2015. Background In New York, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is a serious … responsibilities. For example, in 70 of 100 sampled cases, there was no evidence that DMV checks of offenders … were performed upon intake. Further, in 32 of the 70 cases, there was no evidence that DMV checks were performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedRestrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses
… of Labor (Department) is charged with protecting workers in New York State. Section 167 of the New York State Labor … Standards (Division). In turn, the Division initiates cases to investigate single or multiple complaints against … January 1, 2015 and May 23, 2017, the Division closed 186 cases regarding 540 complaints. Key Findings The Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/23/restrictions-consecutive-hours-work-nursesDual Employment
… certain restrictions and approval requirements established in law and civil service regulation. Key Findings Between … in improper payments for time not worked. These three cases showed a pattern of routine, improper activity such as … Take appropriate actions as warranted in the cases we identified, including recovery of salary payments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-2Dual Employment
… (28 percent) violated time and attendance rules, resulting in payroll payments for time not worked. Each case showed a … controls, sometimes with management's knowledge. In most cases, due to poor supervision and record-keeping practices … Work with the other agencies involved in these cases to determine whether the dually employed individuals we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-1Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets in the Supervisor’s custody were properly collected and … did not properly collect and disburse cash assets in his custody, nor did the Board ensure the Supervisor … properly performed those duties. Our audit found $15,823 in missing funds. We also found that the former Supervisor: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Maternal Health
… with the goal of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in New York State; and whether DOH is effectively monitoring … Services (HHS) press release, nationally, severe morbidity cases are on the rise, increasing from 146.8 per 10,000 … change. HHS data shows that national severe morbidity cases have increased steadily since 2018. DOH conducted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-healthDiNapoli Faults Oversight at Public Service Commission of Orders and Agreements
… The state Public Service Commission (PSC) is falling short in monitoring Charter Communications Inc. and other utilities … track service reliability and imposed only four penalties in four years. “When New Yorkers flip on the lights, log in … companies’ applications for mergers and acquisitions, rate cases, and other agreements. Often, approval of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-faults-oversight-public-service-commission-orders-and-agreementsOpinion 88-39
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition (cash bail on … JUSTICE COURT ACT, §2021(1): Cash bail which is posted in a town justice court in connection with a felony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39DiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… government workforce reached more than 300,000 employees in June of 2024, the first year-over-year increase since the … Still, some city agencies remain understaffed, resulting in critical services being impacted, according to a new … For example, the Law Department saw the number of cases pending in state courts grow from 22,611 in June 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyOpinion 91-63
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in which the store is located, but has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 96-13
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Service Award Programs (simultaneous participation in retirement system) VOLUNTEERS -- Ambulance Workers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13Comptroller DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney Hartunian & New York A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Pleas on State and Federal Charges By Former Assemblymember William Scarborough
… Eric T. Schneiderman, and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of … scheduled to plead guilty to state charges at 12:30 p.m. in Albany County Court. Appearing in federal court before … he caused his campaign committee to file twenty-one false reports to the New York State Board of Elections that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-us-attorney-hartunian-new-york-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-pleas-state-andOpinion 2000-16
… familial characteristics," such as the exclusivity and longevity of relationships, the level of financial and … an assessment of factors such as the exclusivity and longevity of the relationship, the level of emotional and … familial characteristics," such as the exclusivity and longevity of relationships, the level of financial and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16Opinion 89-17
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund (authority … a reserve fund for the payment of judgments and claims in tax certiorari proceedings without voter approval. 1984 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-17Opinion 94-33
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … "Retired" members of a fire department may not participate in a service award program unless they are subject to being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33State Agencies Bulletin No. 1217.1
… types of settlement agreements, depending on the forum in which the legal claim is pending at the time it is … dates for which the back salary is to be paid. In unusual cases of lump sum payments that will not be allocated to any … the case that gave rise to the requested payment, in many cases it will be necessary for agency payroll staff to seek …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/12171-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuant