State Offering Tool to Deter Unemployment Claim Fraud

New York State is promoting the use of a new identification system to stop cases of fraud committed against the unemployment system. Numerous reports, including at least four in Northport, have been filed by residents saying they had been notified about false unemployment claims made Read More …

Unemployment Pay to Be Based on Hours, Not Days

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed changes Monday that would ensure unemployed residents who take part-time work would have benefits based on the hours they work rather than the number of days they work in a week. Under current law,  weekly benefits are reduced by 25 Read More …

Unemployed to Get $300 Payments Starting Next Week

Unemployed state residents will get an extra $300 in benefits starting next week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Tuesday.  The  extended and expanded federal unemployment benefits next week were expected to expire as of the new year until Congress approved the extension as part of a Read More …

Hiring: Junior Accountant, Property Inspector, Retail Sales

With the economic impact of Covid-19 hitting Huntington area businesses, fewer positions are open. But there are still lots of possibilities across several categories of businesses. Here are a few we’ve found. Junior Accountant, Teq The Junior Accountant is responsible for: Manage the entire accounts Read More …

Republicans Demand Changes in Unemployment System

Republican state senators are demanding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo  fix the unemployment system and proposed a series of recommendations for the Department of Labor.  The department said Wednesday that more than 330,000 New Yorkers have been approved for PUA in just over a month. And Read More …

Expanded Unemployment Benefits Available to Many

New York will backdate unemployment claims and many residents will become eligible for other benefits under the stimulus bill passed by the US Congress last week. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that workers will get financial compensation in the event they, or their minor dependent Read More …