Unemployment Insurance Committee
Contact: Margaret Moree
Committee Updates
- Expanding UI Eligibility Bills on Senate Labor Committee Agenda, 4/17/09
- Committee Update - February 24, 2009
Federal Stimulus UI Law & Benefit Provisions
Analysis & Next Steps
News
- Business Council says unemployment numbers show need for new direction in Albany (Dec. 18, 2009)
- Business Council says NY must lower taxes to take advantage of federal jobs plan (Dec. 12, 2009)
- Business Council says unemployment and state revenue numbers show need to cut state spending, (September 17, 2009)
- Grim employment numbers underscore need for discipline in New York (August 7,2009)
- Business Council says unemployment numbers show need to help NY businesses (July 16, 2009)
- End of session job creation message to the legislature, (June 6, 2009)
- Business Council says unemployment numbers show need for legislative restraint (June 18, 2009)
Legislative Memos
- S.2245 (Onorato) / A.4921 (John), Oppose, Increases unemployment benefit rates; increases unemployment insurance taxable wage base, 3/20/09
Bill text - S.4110 (Onorato)
Governor’s Program Bill #8, Oppose, Expanding unemployment benefits eligibility standards 4/20/09
Bill text - A.4920-A (John) / S.4053-A (Monserrate), Oppose, Increases unemployment benefit rates; increases unemployment insurance taxable wage base, 6/1/09
Bill text