The Bloomberg administration may seek to have employees pay more for their health-care costs, Deputy Mayor for Operations Caswell Holloway said at an Oct. 25 Citizens Budget Commission breakfast. …
Perspectives can be fascinating
For instance, I’m told that if you interview witnesses to a car accident, they’ll tell slightly different stories of the same event. Not that anyone is trying to mislead. They just saw …
Is it City Time III?
Nycaps, Mayor Bloomberg’s initiative to revamp to update and streamline the city’s management of personnel information, was budgeted at $66 million in 2002. The system’s cost has ballooned $363 million and it’s still not finished.
Loerb’s World “Fall Edition”
If money can’t make you happy, you won’t like poverty either. When buying a flat screen TV, always remember to put the box in your neighbor’s trash so you don’t …
Don’t Panic
“The overwhelming majority of people are comfortable with consensus, but successful investors tend to have a contrarian bent. Successful investors like stocks better when they’re going down. When you go …
Irene 2011
Irene is a name derived from the Greek word εἰρήνη (eiréné) meaning “peace“. It may also be spelled or transliterated as “Irini”, “Eirene“, or “Eirini”. Wiki Hurricane Irene – Wiki …
Snow Job(s) – With Goldie Gone – City Time Part 2 ?
Plans to pay private snow-plow and tow-truck operators to be available during major snowstorms—even if they are not put to work—could be setting New York up for another City Time …
Public Worker Pensions Not Bankrupting Gov’t
J. Frank Who Really Owns America? Hint—It’s Not China: The truth is elusive. It’s good we have a discipline known as mathematics. While the Chinese, Japanese and plenty of other …
Realist Mom’s Garage Sale Tips (or, how not to have a garage sale induced anxiety attack) (via )
This is for Wanda and the Gang:) First, let me apologize for being away for so long. Between my eldest’s elementary graduation and then getting her off to camp and …
Dropping cost of Pensions
By DAVID SIMS The Chief City pension costs will plateau in 2016 and then begin a “gradual, steady decline,” according to a new report from City Comptroller John C. Liu …
Roth 457 Qualified Distribution
Unlike the regular pre-tax 457 Plan where you can draw your money PENALTY- FREE after you SEPARATE FROM SERVICE:What represents a Roth 457 qualified distribution?A qualified Roth 457 distribution permits …
Should employees choose a Roth 457 or a traditional 457b?
“Before answering this, there are two important things to know : from what has been publicized SO FAR 1. the 457b is accessible penalty-free at “separation from service” as opposed …
Unexpected Time Off because of Snow Storm :(
DCAS has established a citywide policy for any absences and lateness on Dec. 26-28, the days of the blizzard and its aftermath. All lateness on those three days will be …
Could the Government Shrink My 457/401(k) Retirement Account?
by Walter Updegrave, Senior Editor CNN MoneyWednesday, November 24, 2010 Question: I’m increasingly concerned about the larger role the government has taken in our day-to-day lives in areas such as …
2011 – Are Employer Contributions Now Taxable Income?
Starting in 2011, the new health law requires employers to begin reporting the value of the health benefits they provide to employees on their W-2 forms — the wage and …
City Time
Yeah buddy!, it was in the making, payroll(time keeping) is going electronically, finally. I knew this was going to happen sooner or later, hopefully this will make this job easier, apparently …
20 Years and Counting
20 years ago I embarked on a career that I certainly didn’t think I would finish. From the bouncing(which I still do) to the daily nonsense that still goes on, …
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