Labor & Employment Law

NYS Employees Retirement System lists the names of former members entitled to payment of their ?accumulated contributions

New York State and Local Retirement System has listed the names and last known addresses of former members of the System whose membership was terminated pursuant to Section 517-a or Section 613 of the Retirement and Social Security Law on or before October 31, 2007.

If unclaimed within six months from the date of the publication of these listing [January 14, 2009] these accumulated contributions will be deemed abandoned and transferred to the pension accumulation fund.

However, contributions deemed abandoned and transferred to the pension accumulation fund still may be claimed by the person who made these contributions or, in the event of his or her death, by his or her estate or the individual he or she shall have nominated to receive such accumulated contributions. To obtain these contributions, a claim must be filed with the State Comptroller.

For further information contact Ms. Melanie MacPherson, New York State Retirement Systems, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12244, (518) 474-2988.

The names of these former members are posted on the Internet at:
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2009/jan14/pdfs/miscellaneous.pdf

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on January 15, 2009 (boomark / email).