Purpose
This bulletin is to provide agency instructions for reporting the rate increases and adjustments for miscellaneous earnings.
Affected Employees
CUNY employees in the title of City Laborer are affected.
Background
A Memorandum of Understanding has been entered and filed on March 27, 2019 between the Comptroller of the City of New York and the District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 924, New York City Laborers, for a retroactive increase for employees in the title of City Laborer. This determination provides for an increase to the hourly rates effective 11/16/2019.
The revised rate chart and additional information are contained in the Carmelo Batista, Jr. memorandum dated April 29, 2019.
Effective Date(s)
The increases may be submitted in Pay Period 17C (Institution), paychecks dated November 21, 2019.
Eligibility Criteria
General Wage Increase - CUNY employees represented by the District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 924, New York City Laborers, who are in the eligible title of City Laborer on or after the effective date of the wage increase, 11/16/2019, are eligible for a rate increase.
Agency Actions
Reporting the Rate Increases
To increase the hourly rate(s), the agency must submit the following requests, regardless of the employee’s status:
- For all rate increases, request a Pay Change with the Action/Reason code of PAY/CRT (Pay Rate Change/Change Rate) on the Job Action Requests page, using the effective date of the appropriate increase, and submit the new hourly rate.
- A separate request must be made for each of the rows that exist on the employee’s Job Data page.
Tax Information
These monies are taxable income and are subject to all employment taxes and income taxes. These monies will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2.
Questions
Questions about processing transactions for Elevator Mechanics may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox.
Questions regarding taxes may be directed to the Tax and Compliance mailbox.