State Agencies Bulletin No. 1910

Subject
April 2021 Increase to Location Pay Downstate Adjustment and Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment for Arbitration Eligible (BU01) and Non-Arbitration Eligible (BU21) Employees in the Security Services Unit (SSU)
Represented by New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA)
Date Issued
March 29, 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s upcoming automatic processing and provide guidance on processing payments not automatically processed.

Affected Employees

All employees in Bargaining Unit 01 or Bargaining Unit 21 represented by NYSCOPBA who meet the eligibility criteria are affected.

Background

Per Chapter 24 of the Laws of 2019 which implements the 2016-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and NYSCOPBA, eligible employees in New York City, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties earning Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) and eligible employees in Orange, Dutchess and Putnam counties earning Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment (LMH) will receive an increase to Location Pay.

OSC will systematically process the increase to Location Pay (LOC and LMH) in the Additional Pay page for NYSCOPBA Bargaining Unit 01 and 21 employees already receiving location pay.

Effective Dates

The increases to Location Pay Downstate Adjustment and Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment will be paid using the following effective dates and check dates:

Cycle Eligibility Date Effective Date Check date
Institution Lag 04/01/2021 03/25/2021 04/22/2021
Administration Lag 04/01/2021 04/01/2021 04/28/2021

Eligibility Criteria

Employees in Bargaining Unit 01 and Bargaining Unit 21 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 the payment effective date of 04/01/2021 are eligible for increases to Location Pay Downstate Adjustment and Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment.

Payment (Earnings Code) County Bargaining Unit April 2021 Amount
Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) NYC, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester 01 $3,577
21 $1,791
Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment (LMH) Orange, Dutchess and Putnam 01 $1,332
21 $956

OSC Actions

OSC will automatically update rows on the Additional Pay page to reflect the following increase, as applicable, for employees in Bargaining Unit 01 and Bargaining Unit 21 that meet the eligibility criteria:

Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC)

OSC will automatically insert a row to update the Additional Pay page with an effective date of 03/25/2021 (Institution) and 04/01/2021 (Administration) increasing the LOC amount for BU 01 from $3,507 to $3,577 and BU 21 from $1,756 to $1,791 for the locations of NYC, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties.

Bargaining Unit 01

Earnings Code: LOC
Effective Date: 03/25/2021 (I), 04/01/2021 (A)
OT Eff Date: Same as Effective Date
Annual Addl Earnings: $3,577

Bargaining Unit 21

Earnings Code: LOC
Effective Date: 03/25/2021 (I), 04/01/2021 (A)
OT Eff Date: Same as Effective Date
Annual Addl Earnings: $1,791

Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment (LMH)

OSC will automatically insert a row to update the Additional Pay page with an effective date of 03/25/2021 (Institution) and 04/01/2021 (Administration) increasing the LOC amount for BU 01 from $1,306 to $1,332 and BU 21 from $937 to $956 for the locations of Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam Counties.

Bargaining Unit 01

Earnings Code: LMH
Effective Date: 03/25/2021 (I), 04/01/2021 (A)
OT Eff Date: Same as Effective Date
Annual Addl Earnings: $1,332

Bargaining Unit 21

Earnings Code: LMH
Effective Date: 03/25/2021 (I), 04/01/2021 (A)
OT Eff Date: Same as Effective Date
Annual Addl Earnings: $956

OSC will automatically update any eligible subsequent rows.

Agency Actions

To pay Location Pay Downstate Adjustment and Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment for Bargaining Unit 01 and Bargaining Unit 21 to eligible employees not processed automatically or who return from an authorized leave of absence, the agency must submit the following information on the Additional Pay page using the appropriate Earnings Code:

Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC)

Bargaining Unit 01

Earnings Code: LOC
Effective Date: 03/25/2021 (I), 04/01/2021 (A) or the date employee returns to the payroll
OT Eff Date: Same as Effective Date
Annual Addl Earnings: $3,577
Earnings End Date: Leave Blank
Goal Balance: Leave Blank

Bargaining Unit 21

Earnings Code: LOC
Effective Date: 03/25/2021 (I), 04/01/2021 (A) or the date the employee returns to the payroll
OT Eff Date: Same as Effective Date
Annual Addl Earnings: $1,791
Earnings End Date: Leave Blank
Goal Balance: Leave Blank

Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment (LMH)

Bargaining Unit 01

Earnings Code: LMH
Effective Date: 03/25/2021 (I), 04/01/2021 (A)
OT Eff Date: Same as Effective Date
Annual Addl Earnings: $1,332
Earnings End Date: Leave Blank
Goal Balance: Leave Blank

Bargaining Unit 21

Earnings Code: LMH
Effective Date: 03/25/2021 (I), 04/01/2021 (A)
OT Eff Date: Same as Effective Date
Annual Addl Earnings: $956
Earnings End Date: Leave Blank
Goal Balance: Leave Blank

Control-D Report Available After Processing

The following Control-D report will be available after processing of the automatic increases:

NHRP703 Mass Salary Additional Pay Report

This report identifies all employees receiving an automatic increase for Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) and Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment (LMH). Field on this report include EmplID, Employee Record Number, Employee Name, Earn Code, Grade, Salary Plan, Bargaining Unit, and Additional Pay Amount.

Tax Information

The bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay payments are taxable income, will be included in the employee’s taxable gross and are subject to all employment and income taxes.

Questions

Questions regarding transactions may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox.

Questions regarding taxes may be directed to the Tax and Compliance mailbox.