BILL NUMBER: S7958A
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to granting retroactive tier IV membership in the New
York city employees' retirement system to Ryan D. O'Connor
 
PURPOSE:
Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York City employees'
retirement system to Ryan D. O'Connor. Y OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Grants Ryan D. O'Connor Tier IV status in the New York City
employee's retirement system.
Section 2: States that no contributions made by Ryan D. O'Connor shall
be returned or refunded to him pursuant to this act.
Section 3: States that all past service costs of implementing the
provisions of this act shall be borne by the city of New York.
Section 4: Sets effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Ryan D. O'Connor was hired by the New York City Transit Authority on
January 19, 2012, immediately following his graduation from law school.
Despite being classified as a W-2 worker, he was designated an "inde-
pendent contractor." He was not enrolled in the New York City Employees'
Retirement System (NYCERS) until September 10, 2012, when he transi-
tioned from the Torts Division to the Office of Labor Relations.
NYCERS implemented Tier VI in April 2012, so Mr. O'Connor was placed in
Tier VI rather than Tier IV, which he would have been eligible for had
he been properly enrolled in NYCERS upon his initial hire date. This
legislation seeks to rectify this oversight by granting Mr. O'Connor
Tier IV status, consistent with the benefits he would have received had
he been appropriately enrolled in NYCERS from the date of his hire on
January 19, 2012.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2022: S9394, Referred to Civil Services and Pensions
2023: S6766A, Referred to Civil Services and Pensions
2024: S6766A, Passed Senate Assembly
2022: No Assembly Same as
2023: A7281A, Referred to Governmental Employees
2024: A7281A, Amended and Recommitted to Governmental Employees
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
See Fiscal Note.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.