Statement in Response to Legislation to Freeze Increases in Unemployment Insurance

25
Jan
2022

Statement in Response to Legislation to Freeze Increases in Unemployment Insurance

“The Business Council supports this proposal to provide needed relief from increased payroll taxes on New York employers, many of whom continue to deal with ongoing COVID impacts in the workplace,” said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq. President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “This is an important first step, and we appreciate the support and action by Leader Stewart-Cousins and Senator Kaplan. We also applaud Senator Kaplan and her colleagues, who continue to call for state financial support of the Unemployment Insurance system to help address the more than $9 billion in federal debt payments facing the private sector that resulted from state-directed business shutdowns.”