The New York State Department of Labor has announced preliminary local area unemployment rates for December 2024. According ...

The New York State Department of Labor is investigating claims that a Niagara Falls fast food restaurateur failed to pay ...

Despite how widespread those problems are, the New York Department of Labor is leaving labor violation cases to languish, in some cases for up to a year, according to an audit released last week ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

U.S. unemployment claims 217,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. Kentucky saw the largest percentage increase in ...

Workers affected would be able to access training programs offered by the NY Department of Labor. Businesses in New York that ...

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) says the new law goes into effect December 30, 2024. Contractors will now have to register before submitting any new bids or begin work on a covered ...

In her State of the State address earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she will direct the New York Department of Labor (NYDOL) to amend the New York Worker Adjustment and ...

according to the New York State Department of Labor. In 1980, the minimum wage was $3.10/hour. In 2005, minimum wage as $6.00/hour, and in 2015 was $9.00/hour. It wasn't until 2024 when minimum ...

The policy provides 20 hours of paid leave per year for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical appointments.

State of the State Address on January 14, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to support workers displaced ...