Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-126

Subject
Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for UCS Employees
Date Issued
November 28, 2007

Purpose

To explain processing of the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for tax purposes for the 2007 calendar year.

Affected Employees

Employees who are represented by DC-37 and in the bargaining unit SK, reside within the following zip codes, receive a paycheck or direct deposit advice statement dated November 28, 2007, and did not receive the benefit payment in October 2007.

New York City Zip Codes
Brooklyn 112XX
Bronx 104XX
Queens 110XX, 111XX, 113XX, 114XX
Manhattan 100XX, 101XX, 102XX
Staten Island 103XX
   
New York State Zip Codes
Nassau County 110XX, 115XX, 116XX, 117XX, 118XX
Suffolk County 117XX (except 11719, 11764, 11778, 11786, 11789 & 11792)
Westchester County 105XX, 106XX, 107XX, 108XX
Rockland County 109XX

Also affected are all employees who are represented by CWA, Local 1180 in Bargaining Unit SD, receive a paycheck or direct deposit advice statement dated November 28, 2007, and did not receive the benefit payment in October 2007.

Effective Date(s)

Paychecks dated December 12, 2007

OSC Actions

OSC will automatically apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2007 calendar year. Listed below are the union, bargaining unit, value of the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit, and the Earnings Codes:

Union Bargaining Units Value Earnings Code
DC-37 SK $107.00 PL3
CWA, Local 1180 SD $88.00 PL5

Employees cannot receive more than one (1) Prepaid Legal Service Benefit payment per calendar year.

Agency Actions

Notify affected employees.

Control-D Report

Control-D report NPAY771 (Time Entry Payment Report) will list all employees for whom the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit was processed.

Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice

The applicable earnings code and the value will be displayed on the payroll register and the employee’s paycheck stub or direct deposit advice statement.

Questions

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox.