• Dependent Care Advantage Account carryover for 2022

    Dependent Care Advantage Account carryover for 2022

    We are pleased to inform members who have a Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) that PEF has negotiated an agreement with the State that will allow you to use any...

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  • Happy Holidays

    Happy Holidays

    A message from PEF President Wayne Spence: As 2021 draws to a close, I just want to take a moment and say, “Thank You.” The work you do every day...

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  • Health Care Spending Account carryover for 2022

    Health Care Spending Account carryover for 2022

    Good news for PEF members who haven’t spent all the funds in their Health Care Savings Account this year! $550 of that account may now be rolled over into 2022....

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  • PEF 2022 Holiday and Payroll Calendar

    PEF 2022 Holiday and Payroll Calendar

    Many of you have let us know that we forgot to include the annual calendar noting PEF holidays and payroll dates in last week’s issue of The Communicator. We are...

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  • New workshop available: Basic Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

    New workshop available: Basic Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

    The Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) has announced a new virtual workshop for PEF professionals. It will be held Jan. 12 & 13 from 1-4 p.

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  • The Communicator: HoPEFul for the year ahead

    The Communicator: HoPEFul for the year ahead

    View the complete list of stories now at https://communicator.pef.org/

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  • Spence to Hochul: With masks mandated, why not more telecommuting?

    Spence to Hochul: With masks mandated, why not more telecommuting?

    PEF President Wayne Spence sent a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 14 asking that she expand telecommuting for state workers, given the Omicron variant and the...

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  • PEF Endorses Schumer and DiNapoli

    PEF Endorses Schumer and DiNapoli

    Albany, N.Y. – The New York State Public Employees Federation endorsed the reelection campaigns of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli on Dec. 10...

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  • PEF Nurses: Have you received your uniform allowance yet?

    PEF Nurses: Have you received your uniform allowance yet?

    As a result of the new collective bargaining agreement, eligible PEF nurses should have received a one-time lump sum allowance of $500 for uniform maintenance last month. That amount would...

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