On Monday, December 19, New York State’s Climate Action Council (CAC) formally approved the New York State Climate Action Council Scoping Plan. The final vote count was 19-3 with the dissenting members explaining their objections. We’ve also voiced our concerns about the flawed plan in recent months: · New York’s $340 Billion Plan To Go Green […]
On Tuesday, November 15, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli published a damning audit of describing numerous failures involving the New York State Department of Labor’s unemployment insurance claims. “The agency resorted to stop-gap measures to paper over problems, and this proved to be costly to the state, businesses, and New Yorkers. The department needs […]
On Tuesday, September 6, the Farm Laborers Wage Board will hold its last virtual meeting. At that meeting the Wage Board will likely advanced a report to New York State Commissioner Roberta Reardon that will recommend a gradual phase-in of a 40-hour overtime threshold for farm laborers across the state. We know this because the […]