CUNY Bulletin No. CU-213

Subject
Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for CUNY Employees
Date Issued
November 12, 2004

Purpose

To explain processing of the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for tax purposes.

Affected Employees

Employees in the bargaining units listed below who receive a paycheck or direct deposit advice dated November 24, 2004.

Effective Date(s)

Checks dated December 9, 2004

Specifics

Listed below are the bargaining units, the value of the Prepaid Legal Benefit and the Earn Codes applied for the 2004 benefit year:

Union Value Earn Code
Teamsters Local 237
(Bargaining Units SB,SE, SL, SM, SP, ST, SU,SV, SW, SX, SZ, TS, TT)
$67.70 PL1
SEIU Local 300
(Bargaining Unit S6)
$78.00 PL2
District Council 37
(Bargaining Units SF, SJ, T9, TG, TH, TJ, TK, TL, TM,TO, TP, TR, TU, TX, U3, U6)
$70.00 PL3
SEIU Local 246
(Bargaining Unit T1)
$55.00 PL4

The value of the Prepaid Legal Benefit will be automatically applied for tax purposes for the 2004 calendar year.

Agency Actions

Notify affected employees.

Payroll Register and Employee Paycheck/Advice

The applicable Earn Code and the value will be displayed on the payroll register and the employee’s pay stub or direct deposit advice.

Questions

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the University Manager of Payroll Systems and Operations at CUNY Central Office.