State Agencies Bulletin No. 1828.1

Subject
Retroactive Salary Increases for Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Employees in the Security Services Unit (SSU) Represented by the NYS Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA)
Date Issued
May 26, 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase, April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase, and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically.

Affected Employees

Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 01 and Non-Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 21 represented by NYSCOPBA are affected.

Background

Pursuant to Chapter 24 of the Laws of 2019 which implemented the 2016-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and the NYS Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) for arbitration eligible members of the Security Services Unit (BU01) and non-arbitration eligible members of the Security Services Unit (BU21) provides for the following retroactive increases:

  • Two percent (2.00%) retroactive increase for fiscal year 2020 for arbitration eligible members of the Security Services Unit (BU01) and non-arbitration eligible members of the Security Services Unit (BU21)
  • Two percent (2.00%) retroactive increase for fiscal year 2021 for arbitration eligible members of the Security Services Unit (BU01)

Note: Per Division of Budget (DOB), this payment was deferred and not processed in April 2020 or April 2021. DOB has now authorized this payment. This bulletin covers the retroactive 2% salary increases for fiscal year 2020 (Bargaining Units 01 and 21) and fiscal year 2021 (Bargaining Unit 01). The fiscal year 2021 parity increase for Bargaining Unit 21 will be addressed in a separate bulletin.

Effective Dates

Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type 2020 Payment Effective Date 2021 Payment Effective Date Check Date
Institution Lag 03/26/2020 03/25/2021 06/17/2021
Administration Extra Lag 03/26/2020 03/25/2021 06/23/2021
Administration Lag 04/02/2020 04/01/2021 06/23/2021
Institution Extra Lag 04/02/2020 04/01/2021 06/17/2021

Eligibility Criteria

Refer to the table below for eligible employees:

Increases: 2020 and 2021 Salary Increases 2020 Salary Increase
NYS Bargaining Unit: 01 21
Comp Rate Code: ANN ANN HRY
Grade: 101-125, 600, 800 600 Equated to Grade 101-125 101-125, 600, 800 600 Equated to Grade 101-125 600, 800
Employee Status: Active (A) Leave with Pay (P) Leave of Absence (L) – Only if the Reason Code is due to a Workers’ Compensation Leave (WCL, WDL, or WPS).

Employees with a Comp Rate Code of FEE are not eligible for the salary increase unless the employee is budgeted as per diem but is paid using FEE.

Employees who were on a Leave of Absence (other than Workers’ Compensation Leave) on the effective date of the increase are not eligible for the salary increase until the employee returns from leave.

Note: Hourly employees with an hourly rate that is equal to or less than $14.00 on or after the payment effective date will not be processed automatically and will require agency review to determine payment eligibility.

Agencies must determine eligibility and submit appropriate Pay Rate Changes for eligible employees with hourly rates equal to or less than $14.00. (See sections: Control D Report Available Prior to Processing and Agency Actions –Institution or Administration Pay Period 5L.)

Bargaining Unit 01

Bargaining Unit 21

Control-D Report Available Prior to Processing

The following Control-D report will be available for agency use on 05/20/2021 (Institution) or 05/27/2021 (Administration). This will give agencies time to correct employees’ records, if necessary, prior to the automatic processing of the April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase and April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase. The report will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order.

NHRP709 – Mass Salary Increase Exception Report

This report is a preliminary listing of employees who appear ineligible to receive the April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase and April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase based on information available as of the date the report is produced. Included on the report is one or more of the following messages which identifies the reason(s) the employee’s record will not be updated:

  • NYS Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE – if the employee’s Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 600 and a value exists in both the Equated to Grade field and the Approved Salary Rate field
  • Position and Job do not match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position Number on the employee’s Job Data page but the Bargaining Unit, Salary Administration Plan or Grade on the Job Data page and the Position Data page are not equal
  • Increment Code Missing – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 101-125 or 600 with a value of 101-125 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Comp Rate Code is ANN and the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is blank or ‘0000’
  • Increment Code Invalid – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 101-125 or 600 with a value of 101-125 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Comp Rate Code is ANN and the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is other than 300X, 001X, 004X, 005X, 007X, 9900, 0008, 006X, 003X, 002X, 008X, 0099, 2222 or 6900
  • Inc Code Req Review – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 2222 and 6900
  • Sal Below Hiring Rate – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 101-125 or 600 with a value of 101-125 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Comp Rate Code is ANN and the employee’s salary on any of the Job Data rows being evaluated is less than the Hiring Rate for the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the appropriate 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule
  • Empl Req Review to Determine if Elig for Incr – if hourly employee’s compensation rate is equal to or less than $14.00.

If an employee appears on this report but is due a salary increase, the agency must take the following action:

  • Submit the appropriate transaction(s) on the Job Action Requests page to correct the information on the Job Data row(s). If the row(s) is corrected prior to Institution or Administration Pay Period 5L, the automatic salary increase will be processed.
  • Submit a Position Change Request to the Position Management Unit if the position information is incorrect on the Position Data page in PayServ but is correct in NYSTEP. The position will be updated to reflect the change and the automatic salary increase will be processed provided the agency’s position request contains the same information as the position information in NYSTEP.

Employees who appear on the report but whose record was not corrected prior to automatic processing will not automatically receive the April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase and April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase. Agencies must submit the appropriate transactions to correct the employee’s record and to pay the increase in Institution or Administration Pay Period 6L.

OSC Actions

OSC will process the April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase and April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase for employees outlined below.

After payroll processing for Pay Period 5L (Institution) and 5L (Administration) is complete, OSC will automatically insert rows in the Job Data records to reflect the April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase and April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase for annual-salaried employees. These increases will be processed in the following manner:

  • If the employee meets the eligibility criteria as stated in the Contract Provisions and Eligibility section above and has a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay, Leave of Absence due to a Workers’ Compensation Leave (Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/WCL, WDL, or WPS) on the payment effective date, OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/SAC (Mass Salary Increase) effective on the following dates:
    • 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration) to pay the 2020 2% Increase
    • 03/25/2021 (Institution) or 04/01/2021 (Administration) to pay the 2021 2% Increase (BU 01)
  •  If the employee does not meet the eligibility requirements for the retroactive salary increases but is subsequently hired, rehired or appointed into an eligible position after the payment effective date, OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CSL (Correct Salary) if the Comp Rate Code is ANN or the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CRT (Change Rate) if the Comp Rate Code is HRY to reflect any retroactive salary increases due on or after that date only. The row will be inserted using the effective date of the hire, rehire, or appointment.
  • OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CSL (Correct Salary) if the Comp Rate Code is ANN or the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CRT (Change Rate) if the Comp Rate Code is HRY for all subsequent rows provided the employee remains in an eligible position.

Calculating the New Compensation Rate

The salary on each inserted row will be calculated as follows:

2020 Retroactive 2% Increase Processing

  • If the employee has a Comp Rate Code of HRY and a Grade equal to 600 or 800 and the hourly rate in effect is greater than $14.00, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest cent.
  • If the employee has a Comp Rate Code of ANN and a Grade equal to 600 (not equated to a grade) or 800, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar.
  • If the employee has a Comp Rate Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 600 with an equated grade equal to 101-125 the salary is equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary to the same salary step on the 04/01/2020 Salary Schedule.
  • If the employee has a Comp Rate Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 600 with an equated grade equal to 101-125 and an increment code other than 6900 or 2222, and the salary is not equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule, OSC will process as follows:
    • If the salary is less than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar. If the resulting salary is greater than the Job Rate based on the 04/01/2020 Salary Schedule, OSC will reduce the salary to the Job Rate.
    • If the salary is greater than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar OR increase the salary to the Job Rate based on the 04/01/2020 Salary Schedule, whichever is greater.
  • If the employee has a Comp Rate Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 101-125, an increment code other than 6900 or 2222, and the salary is equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary to the same salary step on the 04/01/20 Salary Schedule.
  • If the employee has a Comp Rate Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 101-125, an increment code other than 6900 or 2222, and the salary is not equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule, OSC will process as follows:
    • If the salary is less than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar. If the resulting salary is greater than the Job Rate based on the 04/01/2020 Salary Schedule, OSC will reduce the salary to the Job Rate.
    • If the salary is greater than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar OR increase the salary to the Job Rate based on the 04/01/2020 Salary Schedule, whichever is greater.

2021 Retroactive 2% Increase Processing – BU 01 Only

The 2021 Retroactive 2% Increase will be applied using the same process described above for the 2020 Retroactive 2% Increase. The compensation rate updated with the 2021 Increase will be compared to the 04/01/2020 Salary Schedule when determining if the salary in effect is equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade. The result of this comparison will determine the appropriate calculation for the compensation rate effective on or after the payment effective date (03/25/2021 (Institution) or 04/01/2021 (Administration)).

Longevity Pay

For each year of the retroactive salary increases, the appropriate Longevity amount (determined by the employee’s increment code – see Increment Code Chart) based on the salary schedule in effect will be added to the new basic annual salary.

Increment Code Chart

Increment Code Description
004X Below Job Rate; Holding 1 Long Pay (10 Year)
005X Below Job Rate; Holding 2 Long Pays (10 & 15 Year)
007X Below Job Rate; Holding 3 Long Pays (10, 15, & 20 Year)
9900 Below Job Rate; Holding 4 Long Pays (10, 15, 20, & 25 Year)
003X At Job Rate; Holding 1 Long Pay (10 Year)
002X At Job Rate; Holding 2 Long Pays (10 & 15 Year)
008X At Job Rate; Holding 3 Long Pays (10, 15, & 20 Year)
0099 At Job Rate; Holding 4 Long Pays (10, 15, 20, & 25 Year)

Note: The Longevity amount is determined by subtracting the Job Rate from the appropriate Longevity Step (determined by the employee’s increment code) for the employee’s grade.

Exceptions

  • Employees in an hourly position (Grade 600) with an hourly rate in effect that is equal to or less than the minimum wage in effect as noted above on or after the payment effective date will not be processed automatically.
  • Employees in a composite position (identified by Increment Code 2222).
  • Employees in a position which was previously downward reallocated (identified by Increment Code 6900).

Employees Who Switch Cycles

Employees who are on the Administration cycle on the payment effective date but are on the Institution cycle on the processing date will be processed as follows:

  • Effective dated rows on both cycles will be updated when the program runs for the Institution cycle.
  • All retroactive adjustments will be paid in the Institution check dated 06/17/2021.

Employees who are on the Institution cycle on the payment effective date but are on the Administration cycle on the processing date will be processed as follows:

  • Effective dated rows on both cycles will be updated when the program runs for the Administration cycle.
  • All retroactive adjustments will be paid in the Administration check dated 06/23/2021.

Control-D Reports Available After Processing

The following Control-D reports will be available for agency review after the automatic payments have been processed. All reports will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order.

NHRP704 – Mass Increment Payment Report

This report identifies all employees who received the automatic April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Arbitration Ineligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase and April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase and includes all employees’ salaries that were increased in an eligible bargaining unit.

NHRP709 – Mass Salary Increase Exception Report

This report identifies employees who did not receive the automatic April 2020 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Arbitration Ineligible (BU21) Retroactive Salary Increase and April 2021 Arbitration Eligible (BU01) Retroactive Salary Increase. Included on the report is one or more messages which identifies the reason(s) the employee’s record was not updated. The explanation associated with each message is described above under the section Control-D Report Available Prior to Processing.

Agency Actions

Beginning Institution or Administration Pay Period 5L

The following procedures must be used by the agency when submitting transactions in Administration or Institution Pay Period 5L:

  • For pay changes, position changes and transfers requested on the Job Action Requests or Transfer Requests page with an effective date on or after 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration):
    • The agency must not include the April 2020 or April 2021 retroactive increases in the salary reported in the Pay Rate field.

Exception: Agencies may submit transactions in Institution or Administration Pay Period 5L to pay the SSU Retroactive Salary Increases to the following employees:

  • Employees in a composite position (identified by Increment Code 2222)
  • Employees in a position which was previously downward reallocated (identified by Increment Code 6900).

Note: Employees that have an hourly compensation rate that is equal to or less than $14.00 – Please see Agency Actions – Beginning Institution or Administration Pay Period.

Composite Positions and Previously Downward Reallocated Positions

Beginning in Institution or Administration Pay Period 5L, agencies must review employees in composite positions (identified by Increment Code 2222) or in positions which were previously downward reallocated (identified by Increment Code 6900) and submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the appropriate Reason code (see below) to pay the salary increase. Information regarding the composite position must be included on the General Comments page.

To Process Payment Manually

The following Action/Reason code(s) must be used when submitting transactions to pay the April 2020 (BU 01 and BU 21) and April 2021 (BU 01 only) Retroactive Salary Increases to eligible employees not processed automatically:

  • Reason code SAC (Mass Salary Increase) for employees with Comp Rate Code ANN or HRY:
    • 2020 Increase – effective on 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration)
    • 2021 Increase – effective on 03/25/2021 (Institution) or 04/01/2021 (Administration)
  • Reason code CSL (Correct Salary) for employees with Comp Rate Code ANN or CRT (Change Rate) for employees with Comp Rate Code HRY– for transactions:
    • 2020 Increase – effective on or after 03/27/2020 (Institution) or 04/03/2020 (Administration)
    • 2021 Increase – effective on or after 03/26/2021 (Institution) or 04/02/2021 (Administration)

Administration Agencies Only

New Hire transactions submitted in Administration Pay Period 5L must use the Hiring Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date from the 04/01/19 NYSCOPBA Salary Schedule. Since the 04/01/20 and 04/01/21 Salary Schedules are loaded in PayServ as part of processing for the Administration cycle, the agency will receive the automatic validation salary warning message, “Requested salary rate must be at the hiring rate when Action of PAY and Reason of NEW is used”. Please ignore this warning message.

Beginning Institution or Administration Pay Period 6L

Employees with a Compensation Rate equal to or less than the minimum wage

Hourly employees are eligible for the automatic increases. However, agencies must determine eligibility if their hourly rate in effect is equal to or less than the minimum wage as of the following dates at any time on or after the payment effective date of the salary increase. Agencies should review and consult with DOB/authority to determine the rate of increase, if applicable.

Employees Who Appeared on the NHRP709 – Mass Salary Increase Exception Report

Employees who appeared on the NHRP709 Mass Salary Increase Exception Report made available after processing did not automatically receive the April 2020 (BU 01 and BU 21) and April 2021 (BU 01 only) Retroactive Salary Increases. Agencies should submit the appropriate transactions to correct the employee’s record and submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the appropriate Reason code (see below) to pay the salary increase beginning in Institution or Administration Pay Period 6L.

To Process Payment Manually

The following Action/Reason code(s) must be used when submitting transactions to pay the April 2020 (BU 01 and BU 21) and April 2021 (BU 01 only) Retroactive Salary Increases to eligible employees not processed automatically:

  • Reason code SAC (Mass Salary Increase) for employees with Comp Rate Code ANN or HRY:
    • 2020 Increase – effective on 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration)
    • 2021 Increase – effective on 03/25/2021 (Institution) or 04/01/2021 (Administration)
  • Reason code CSL (Correct Salary) for employees with Comp Rate Code ANN or CRT (Change Rate) for employees with Comp Rate Code HRY– for transactions:
    • 2020 Increase – effective on or after 03/27/2020 (Institution) or 04/03/2020 (Administration)
    • 2021 Increase – effective on or after 03/26/2021 (Institution) or 04/02/2021 (Administration)

Automatic Retroactive Processing

OSC will automatically calculate retroactive adjustments for regular earnings and Time Entry earnings that are calculated by the system based on annual salary, such as OT for Annuals 2080 (OCS) and Holiday Pay (HPA), resulting from payment of the April 2020 (BU 01 and BU 21) and April 2021 (BU 01 only) Retroactive Salary Increases.

If an employee receives a payment and has worked in more than one agency but has been paid by all agencies in the same Employee Record Number since the effective date of the payment, all retroactive adjustments will be paid in the most current agency.

If an employee receives a payment and has worked in more than one agency and has been paid in more than one Employee Record Number since the effective date of the payment, the retroactive adjustments will be paid in the most current agency of the Employee Record Number in which the payment was made.

Agency Actions - Retroactive Processing

Reporting Retroactive Adjustments

Time Entry earnings codes that are submitted with an amount will not be adjusted automatically. Therefore, beginning in Administration Pay Period or Institution Pay Period 6L, agencies must report the adjustment amount for earnings codes such as Extra Time Override (EXO) and Regular Salary Override (RGO).

Correcting an Automatic Retroactive Adjustment

When certain conditions exist in an employee’s record, the automatic retroactive adjustment may be incorrect. Therefore, the agency is responsible for identifying employees who meet the following conditions and, if necessary, submitting the necessary adjustment.

  • If an employee has a check returned or exchanged on an AC-230 for dates on or after the effective date of the payment, the payroll system does not consider the AC-230 when calculating the automatic retroactive adjustment.
  • If earnings were previously reported using Earnings Code RGS and a date range that exceeded the number of days reported, the system will calculate the adjustment of earnings based on the number of workdays within the range.
  • Adjustments for earnings that are calculated automatically, such as OT for Annuals 2080 (OCS), will be calculated incorrectly if the dates previously reported as a single entry on the Time Entry page overlap the effective date of the payment. The system will calculate an adjustment for all earnings reported in a single entry based on the salary in effect on the Earnings End Date.
  • For employees who had a change reported on the Job Data page, since the effective date of the payment and the action resulted in an overpayment of earnings, the automatic negative retroactive adjustment may not have been processed because the overpayment was either not recoverable or was recovered using an overpayment earnings code or an AC-230. In this case, the negative retroactive adjustment may be re-generated when the payment is processed. OSC will turn off (not process) the automatic negative adjustment for these employees since in most cases these overpayments were either not recoverable or recovered using another method.

If an overpayment of earnings is identified after the automatic payment is processed but before the paycheck is received by the employee, the employee must be notified of the overpayment and the adjustment that will be reported in a subsequent pay period.

Submitting an Adjustment

When an adjustment is needed for COVID-19 overtime such as CVO, ARC must be used. When an adjustment is needed for non-COVID-19 related overtime or recall such as OTT, ARO must be entered. Please refer to Payroll Bulletin 1893 for more information. Agencies must continue to use AJR for all other override Time Entry Earnings Codes requiring a manual adjustment as a result of a retro salary increase.

To process a retroactive adjustment or correct an automatic retroactive adjustment, agencies must submit the following information on the Time Entry page or the Time Entry Interface (NPAY502) using the Earnings Code AJR, ARC, or ARO:

Earnings Begin Date: The first date included in the adjustment
Earnings End Date: The last date included in the adjustment
Earn Code: AJR, ARC, or ARO
Amount: Amount to be adjusted
Comments: An explanation of the adjustment

Military Stipend Leave

OSC will recalculate the military stipend amount for employees who were placed on a Paid or Unpaid Military Stipend Leave on or after the effective date of the payment as the result of new military orders.

  • If the employee received a stipend, OSC will insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page effective the date the employee is entitled to the increase using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/MSC (Military Stipend Change) and will increase the employee’s biweekly stipend amount. In addition, updates will be made to all subsequent rows requiring an increased biweekly stipend amount.
  • If the employee did not receive a stipend but becomes eligible for a stipend as a result of the payment, OSC will insert the following in PayServ:
    • A row on the employee’s Job Data page effective the date the employee is entitled to a stipend using the Action/Reason code of Paid Leave of Absence/MLS (Mil Stip) and the new biweekly stipend amount.
    • A row on the employee’s Job Data page for each affected subsequent row using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/MSC (Military Stipend Change) and the new biweekly stipend amount.
    • A row on the Time Entry page using the Earnings Code MSP (Military Stipend Payment) to pay the stipend for each pay period the employee is eligible.
    • Any additional adjustment that is required due to the increased biweekly stipend amount that will not be calculated automatically will be reported by OSC on the Time Entry page using the Earnings Code AMS (Adjust Military Stipend).

Deduction Information

All general deductions for employees whose Payroll Status is Terminated, Retired, or Deceased will be automatically canceled by OSC with the exception of percentage based dues and the following:

Code Description
406 Strike/Discip Fine
410 Health Care Spending Account
416 Deferred Comp
420 NY Dependent Care Contribution
425 Repay State Loans/Debt
426 Higher Ed Repay State Loan
428 Dependent Care
433 Total Unemployment Ins Owed
442 Pre-Tax Adoption
500 Medicare Deficiency
501 Social Security Deficiency
502 NYS SS/Medicare Deficiency
GARNSH Garnishments
HIATRG Regular After Tax Health
HIATSP Special After Tax Health Adj

Tax Information

These monies are taxable income subject to all employment taxes and income taxes, will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and reported on the employee’s Form W-2.

The adjustments (AJR, ARC, ARO, and Retro (RXX)) are supplemental taxable income and will be included in the employee’s taxable gross subject to all employment and income taxes.

Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method (1.61135% for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents).

Special Wage Payments for Individuals Who Filed for Retirement Social Security Benefits

Per Internal Revenue Service Publication 957, OSC will be reporting retro payments made to individuals who have filed for Social Security benefits to the Social Security Administration (SSA).

As PayServ does not include this information, OSC will be mailing a Request for Special Wage Payment Report to inactive individuals who are 62 or older in the calendar year and to active employees with the New York Retiree Indicator checked in Modify a Person who receive the retroactive payment. Recipients of this mailing will be asked to fill out the request and return it to OSC for inclusion on the Special Wage Payment report to SSA.

This report will be submitted to SSA after the close of the 2021 tax year. It is important that agencies ensure the New York Retiree Indicator box is checked for rehired retirees. Please see Payroll Bulletin No. 1728 for further details on the New York Retiree Indicator box.

Undeliverable Checks

When a valid payroll check is undeliverable due to the agency’s inability to locate the employee, the agency should follow the Agency Actions identified in Payroll Bulletin No. 1786 Non-Negotiated and/or Undeliverable New York State Payroll Checks.

Checks issued to eligible employees who are now deceased should be returned with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit (Form AC 934-P), original death certificate and a Report of Check Exchange (Form AC 1476-P). If a Next of Kin Affidavit has been previously submitted for a deceased employee’s payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange.

Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice

All retroactive adjustments will be displayed on the Payroll Register using the appropriate Earnings Code and the amount paid and will be displayed on the employee’s paycheck stub or direct deposit advice using the appropriate Earnings Description and the amount paid unless the number of earnings codes exceeds 13. Agencies should utilize Locked Query LQ_PCD_PAYCHECK_EARNINGS_BY_ID to identify a complete list of regular earnings and retroactive adjustments if there are more than 13 earnings codes.

Questions

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

Questions regarding position change requests may be directed to the Position Management mailbox.

Questions regarding military information may be directed to the Military Stipend mailbox.

Questions regarding general deductions may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox.