Purpose
To inform the Division of State Police of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2017 State Police Hazardous Duty Pay.
Affected Employees
Employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Troopers Unit – BU07 and the State Police Commissioned/Non-Commissioned Officers Unit (CO/NCO) – BU17 who meet the eligibility criteria
Background
Chapters 234 and 235 of the Laws of 2015, which implemented the Agreements between the State of New York and the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers (PBA), provide for an annual hazardous duty payment.
Effective Date(s)
The 2017 State Police Hazardous Duty Pay will be processed in Administration Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/13/2017
Eligibility Criteria
Employees in Bargaining Unit 07 or Bargaining Unit 17 who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/MLS (Mil Stip), Leave of Absence/MTS (Military Training Stipend) or Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil Lv) on 11/01/17 are eligible for the Hazardous Duty Pay.
OSC Actions
OSC will automatically insert a row on the Additional Pay page for employees who meet the eligibility criteria on 11/01/17 as follows.
| Earnings Code: | HZS |
| Effective Date: | 11/01/17 |
| OT Eff Date: | 11/01/17 |
| Annual Addl Earnings: | $2450 |
| End Date: | 10/31/18 |
Control-D Report
After the automatic processing of the 2017 State Police Hazardous Duty Pay is completed, the following Control-D report will be available for agency use.
NPAY770 – One Time Payment Report
This report identifies all employees who receive the 2017 State Police Hazardous Duty Pay effective 11/01/17.
Overtime Calculation Information
The Hazardous Duty Pay is included in the calculation of overtime compensation (refer to the Online Payroll Manual accessed from the PayServ Bulletin Board – Payroll Manual > Earnings Manual > Payments/Withholdings > Overtime Compensation). The 2017 Hazardous Duty Pay will be included in the calculation of overtime earned from the OT Eff Date through the End Date on the employee’s Additional Pay page for Earnings code HZS.
If an employee is appointed to an ineligible position effective after receiving the 2017 Hazardous Duty Pay, the payment cannot be included in the compensation calculation of any overtime earned after the date of the appointment. Therefore, the agency must insert a row on the Additional Pay page at the Effective Date level of Earnings Code HZS and enter the following information.
| Effective Date: | Last date in eligible position (date prior to appointment) |
| OT Eff Date: | Same as original OT Eff Date |
| Annual Addl Earnings: | Same as original amount (populates automatically) |
| End Date: | Same as Effective Date |
| Goal Balance: | Same as Annual Addl Earnings (to prevent making another payment) |
Retirement Information
The Hazardous Duty Pay is pensionable.
Tax Information
The 2017 State Police Hazardous Duty payment is supplemental taxable income, will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and is subject to all employment and income taxes.
Federal, State and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method, based on the employee’s current Tax Marital Status and Withholding Allowances on the Employee Tax Data page in PayServ. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method. Yonkers Flat Rate Withholding is 1.61135% for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents.
Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice
The Earnings Code HZS and the amount paid will be displayed on the Payroll Register. The Earnings Description Hazardous Duty SP BU07 & 17 and the amount paid will appear on the employee’s paycheck stub or direct deposit advice.
Questions
Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox.