Paid medical leave expansion stalls in Albany
Competing benefit structures for the state's paid medical leave program emerged during budget negotiations.
Denmark’s lessons on the future of climate jobs
State lawmakers travel abroad to learn about creating good-paying jobs in the renewable energy field.
Expanding prevailing wage to more green projects
Legislation awaiting the governor's signature would expand the scope of projects covered by prevailing wage requirements.
State misses initial deadlines for child poverty council
State policymakers are weeks behind schedule with the implementation of the Child Poverty Reduction Council.
Senate Agriculture chair opposes changing OT threshold for farmworkers in 2021
Sen. Michelle Hinchey doesn't want the Hochul administration to reconvene a special wage board this year.
Senate labor leader eyes 2022 for major workforce reforms
May 19, 2021 - State Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos, a Queens Democrat, talks about the implementation of the Excluded Workers Fund, protections for independent contractors, and other workforce issues under her purview this legislative session.
Democratic lawmakers try to empower victims of wage theft
May 18, 2021 - Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos, a Queens Democrat, discusses her bills making it easier for victims of wage theft to collect money they're owed and calls out Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not doing
Lawmakers and Cuomo at odds over timeline for unemployment benefits fix
Feb. 3, 2021 - What does the Governor’s budget mean for the state’s workforce? Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens), chair of the Senate Labor Committee, weighed in on the budget.
Senate Labor Chair addresses gig economy, farmworkers and minimum wage
Jan. 14, 2021 - COVID-19 has highlighted many of the issues impacting New York’s workforce. Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens), chair of the Senate Labor Committee, previewed the session and her legislative goals for 2021.
COVID-19 leaves a slew of workforce challenges in its wake
Aug. 31, 2020 - COVID-19 has created a wave of unemployment that has swept New York and the rest of country. As businesses reopen, we talked with Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens), chair of the Senate Labor Committee, about
