ALBANY, NY—"The Business Council made passing meaningful workers’ comp reform its number one priority, and with the inclusion of significant cost-savings in this year’s budget we got the job done. Our efforts brought together more than 200 other associations, chambers of commerce and businesses who amplified the voices of thousands of employers demanding change
ALBANY, N.Y.—Albany, NY – We applaud Majority Leader Flanagan’s continued commitment to achieving workers’ compensation reform as part of the new state budget. Senators DeFrancisco, Amedore and Akshar have led the push for substantive and commonsense workers’ compensation reforms that will reduce employers’ costs while continuing to protect injured workers
Coalition members represent tens of thousands of statewide employers, who together employ millions of New Yorkers
Albany, N.Y. – The Business Council of New York State, Inc. today joined with fifty-eight other statewide advocacy groups in calling for immediate and substantial reforms to the state’s excessively expensive workers’ compensation system
For Release — February 24, 2017
Report offers solutions to the real problems the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills gap creates, including holding back economic growth and preventing our youth from finding success
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Public Policy Institute of New York State, Inc
ALBANY, N.Y.—“We applaud the state Senate for passing sensible and necessary legislation legalizing transportation network companies, or ridesharing, throughout New York,” said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. “As we laid out in our Back to Business agenda, promoting “economic freedom” by allowing new industries and new business models such as ridesharing will help spur economic development, create jobs and complement our state’s existing public transit systems
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Business Council of New York State, Inc., congratulates Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., our president and CEO, on being named to City & State’s prestigious 50 over 50 list. The 50 over 50 list is a perennial who’s who of New York politicians, thought leaders and business executives
The Council’s 2017 Legislative and Regulatory agenda highlights commonsense reforms and policy changes that will improve the state’s economy and provide real benefit to residents and businesses across New York
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. today released its 2017 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda
ALBANY, N.Y.—“The Business Council is pleased to see the administration recognize the critical need for significant reform to the state’s broken workers’ compensation system,” said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. “To start, the administration can and should immediately and unilaterally promulgate the updated Scheduled Loss of Use (SLU) guidelines completed by the Workers’ Compensation Board
ALBANY, N.Y.—“Governor Cuomo is right to highlight the ongoing need to address property tax rates and reduce the size of government,” said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. “While the property tax cap has been a great success - saving residential and business taxpayers billions in avoided costs – work remains
ALBANY, N.Y.—"Governor Cuomo's announcement to advance $2 billion towards rebuilding water infrastructure across New York represents a substantial commitment to addressing the state's aging water infrastructure,” said Darren Suarez, director of Government Affairs for The Business Council of New York State, Inc