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Education & Training

SUNY appoints vice chancellor for workforce development and upward mobility

ALBANY, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees has appointed Christopher White as the system’s first-ever vice chancellor for workforce development and upward mobility. He’s joining SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr.’s cabinet, and his appointment is effective Dec. 12, SUNY said. In its announcement, SUNY describes it as a “key position” established to advance one

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Binghamton University to use federal grant for school-based mental-health workers in Chenango County

VESTAL — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) a five-year grant totaling more than $4.5 million to expand mental-health services in Chenango County. The effort is part of the Mental Health Service Provider Demonstration grant program, Binghamton University said in its announcement. The initiative — entitled Empowering Rural Communities:

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Letitia James

NYS fines GEICO, Travelers $11.3 million combined over data breaches

ALBANY — New York State says it will collect fines totaling $11.3 million from two auto-insurance companies for having “poor data security,” which led to the personal information of more than 120,000 New Yorkers “being compromised.” The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) will pay $9.75 million in penalties and The Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers) (NYSE:

Robert W. Patterson

VIEWPOINT: IRS Clarifies 403(b) Plans’ Obligations to Part-Timers

On Oct. 3, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released important guidance on the obligations of 403(b) plan sponsors to their part-time employees. Under recently passed legislation that is effective Jan. 1, 2025, a long-term, part-time (LTPT) employee — one who works 500 or more hours in each of two consecutive years — must be

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