Labor Department Says $10 Billion in Benefits Paid Out During Pandemic

 The state Department of Labor said Wednesday that it had paid out more than $10 billion in unemployment benefits since the Covid-19 epidemic began. It said that more than 2 million residents had received payments, and that the backlog of applications dating back to before Read More …

State Offers Advice on Filing for Unemployment

With thousands of people thrown out of work when Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered a shutdown to limit the Covid-19 epidemic, the state Labor Department’s website has been overwhelmed. Between March 23 – 28,  the department got 3.4 million hits on its site for online unemployment Read More …