Labor, Department of

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Agency Web Site: https://www.labor.ny.gov/home/

Mission

The Department of Labor (DOL) administers New York’s Unemployment Insurance, Workforce Development, and Worker Protection programs. DOL also enforces safety and health regulations in the public sector, State labor laws and Federal statutes related to working conditions, wages and hours, and laws related to public works. The Department is a primary advocate for job creation and economic growth through workforce development, and serves as the State’s principal source for labor market information, offering a variety of services designed to help businesses find workers and people find jobs.

Budget Highlights

The FY 2017 Executive Budget recommends $3.79 billion for the Department. This is a decrease of $324 million from the FY 2016 Budget. The decrease primarily reflects reductions in estimated unemployment insurance claims and the associated decrease of Federal grant revenues for unemployment insurance administration as a result of improving economic conditions.

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 2,992 FTEs for the Department, which is unchanged from the current level.

Major budget actions include:

• Increase the Minimum Wage: The FY 2014 Budget increased the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.00 effective December 31, 2013 and to $8.75 effective December 31, 2014, with a third increase to $9.00 on December 31, 2015. The FY 2017 Executive Budget builds upon these previous increases and includes provisions to further increase the minimum wage to $15 in New York City by December 31, 2018 and the remainder of the state by July 1, 2021. Initial increases to $10.50 in New York City and $9.75 in the rest of the State are scheduled for July 1, 2016, with further increases occurring pursuant to a phase-in schedule.
• Expand the Urban Youth Jobs Program: The Executive Budget proposes an increase of $30 million in 2016 and 2017, bringing the total available allocation for this tax credit to $50 million per year.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Human Services (PDF)

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/13/2016

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