Business Tax/Mandates

Jun 1 2022

Pay Disclosure Mandate (S.9427-A/A.10477)

RE:   AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to disclose compensation or range of compensation to applicants and employees  S.9427-A (Ramos) / A.10477 (Joyner)  MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Upstate United, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of […]


May 31 2022

Workplace Safety Committees (S.9450/A.10492)

RE:   AN ACT to amend the labor law, relating to employer violations of certain provisions allowing for workplace safety committees  S.9450 (Gianaris) / A.10492 (Reyes) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Upstate United, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, opposes […]


Feb 17 2022

Extended Producer Responsibility (S-1185-C)

RE:  Establishes the extended producer responsibility act MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Upstate United, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of Upstate business and trade organizations, opposes this legislation. This bill would establish the Extended Producer Responsibility Act, representing a drastic and fundamental change to the recycling system in New York State. […]


Apr 28 2021

Roadway Excavation Quality Assurance Act (S.1252-A) / (A.2057)

RE:  Enacts the “roadway excavation quality assurance act” S.1252 (Gianaris) / A.2057 (Reyes) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Upstate United, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of Upstate business and trade organizations, opposes this legislation. If passed, this bill will create the “Roadway Excavation Quality Assurance Act” which relates to workers on […]


Feb 19 2021

Airborne Infectious Diseases (S.1034)/(A.2681)

RE: AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to preventing occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease S.1034 (Gianaris) / A.2681 (Reyes) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Upstate United, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from Upstate New York opposes this legislation. This bill would […]


Feb 18 2021

Extended Producer Responsibility Act (S.1185-A)

RE:  Establishes the extended producer responsibility act S.1185-A (Kaminsky) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Upstate United, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of Upstate business and trade organizations, opposes this legislation. This bill would establish the Extended Producer Responsibility Act, representing a drastic and fundamental change to the recycling system in New […]


Feb 24 2020

Manufacturing Tax Cuts and Parity | 2020

S.4671-A (Kaplan) / A.636-B (Stirpe) MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York strongly supports this legislation. In 2014, New York State took and important step towards revitalizing Upstate’s once ubiquitous manufacturing sector by eliminating […]


Feb 24 2020

Sexual Harassment Preventing Training Tax Cut | 2020

S.7353 (Kaplan) MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York strongly supports this legislation. This legislation allows for a tax credit to a small business of fifty percent of salary and wages paid to an […]


Oct 10 2019

New York Health Act Testimony OCT 10, 2019 | 2019

Testimony Provided by Michael Kracker to the New York State Senate and Assembly Health Committee on the Proposed New York Health Act October 10, 2019 Chairman Rivera, Chairman Gottfried and the members of the panel, I would like to thank you for providing the opportunity for myself and others to testify today on this important […]


Jun 14 2019

Employee Arbitration (S.3754/A.5777) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to prohibiting employers from requiring certain  conditions or preconditions of employment S.3754 (Hoylman) / A.5777 (Dinowitz) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York opposes […]