Unemployment Insurance

They want to put $500 million into a program that would help workers who lose their job and don’t qualify for typical unemployment insurance.

NYS employers have to convey unemployment benefits information immediately upon termination, closing a previous, five-day window.

Governor Kathy Hochul's Chief Judge nominee doesn't have the votes and the City of Syracuse is grappling with the death of a young girl due to gun violence. Read more of the WAER News Round-Up to catch up on the week's news.

Advocacy groups across the state are proposing $500 million for an Unemployment Bridge Program that would run parallel to the NY's unemployment insurance system

Central New York gets a new rep in Congress, a state official finds taxpayers may have lost big from unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, and winter made its first appearance in Syracuse. Read This week's WAER Round-Up to find more on other local news you've missed from Nov. 14-18.

The New York State Comptroller is out with a report on the state’s unemployment insurance system during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unemployment Insurance has been expanded and extended, benefitting many Central New Yorkers who find themselves out of work. But not everyone is having an…