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Proposed amendment to 2 NYCRR 315.5 will permit certain special duty assignments performed by sworn officers to qualify as public safety overtime in determining the individual's retirement allowance

Proposed amendment to 2 NYCRR 315.5 will permit certain special duty assignments performed by sworn officers to qualify as public safety overtime in determining the individual's retirement allowanceSource: New York State Register, February 13, 2019 The Department of Audit and … Continue reading

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Correcting errors made in determining an individual's retirement allowance even after benefits are awarded

Correcting errors made in determining an individual's retirement allowance even after benefits are awardedSmith v DiNapoli, 2018 NY Slip Op 08606, Appellate Division, Third DepartmentA one-time, 30-day overtime pay earned in the last year of a member's employment is excluded … Continue reading

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Bereaved mother entitled to widow allowance – Supreme Court

In the matter of an application by Siobhan McLaughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2018] UKSC 48- read judgment An unmarried mother has won a landmark Supreme Court case which could allow cohabitees to claim Widowed Parent’s Allowance, a benefit … Continue reading

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Evaluating the inclusion of "longevity allowance payments" in computing an employee's final average salary for retirement benefit purposes

Evaluating the inclusion of "longevity allowance payments" in computing an employee's final average salary for retirement benefit purposesBohlen v DiNapoli,2018 NY Slip Op 05720, Appellate Division, Third DepartmentIn this action Petitioners ask the court to review the Comptroller determination excluding … Continue reading

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Discontinuing a disability retirement allowance

Discontinuing a disability retirement allowance Inquiry from a reader From time to time a reader will submit a question to the editor of NYPPL. One query recently submitted concerned the authority of the New York State Employees' Retirement System to … Continue reading

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