This Mother’s Day, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is reminding working moms about the many benefits and ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul and union leaders gathered Oct. 8, 2025, to celebrate New York's first increase in unemployment benefits since 2019, which hoisted the maximum weekly pay to $869 from $504. New ...

New York’s move to let its state public sector labor board step in for a paralyzed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ignited a constitutional fight that could redraw the boundaries of labor ...

Unemployment benefits in New York remain stable heading into February 2026, with no delays or payment disruptions reported. Workers affected by job loss can expect the usual waiting period and ...

WASHINGTON — A top Republican senator accused New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Empire State Democrats Wednesday of trying to “undermine workers’ rights” by claiming the state can intervene in labor ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

New York leaders, advocates and labor unions rallied against surveillance pricing, a practice that uses shoppers’ personal ...

The unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the US remained high in the first three months of 2026, according to ...

New York Labor Law §240, the Scaffold Law, imposes absolute liability on property owners and general contractors when a worker dies in a fall. Wrongful death actions under the Estates, Powers and ...