How President Biden s unemployment insurance comments could impact New Yorkers
Labor attorneys weigh in on what President Biden s comments could mean for New York.
and last updated 2021-05-11 19:28:13-04
President Joe Bidenâs message on Monday, indicating those who are unemployed must take a job or lose their unemployment benefits, isnât new for New Yorkers.
âThatâs probably President Bidenâs talking point,â said Labor and Employment Attorney Robert Boreanaz. âIn New York, people who are on unemployment could not refuse work to them unless they have good cause,â he explained.
And, there wasnât a moratorium for that law.
Some required to pay unemployment benefits back
Many New Yorkers received a benefit, but were ineligible
Some required to pay unemployment benefits back.
and last updated 2021-02-09 23:12:41-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â It took some people multiple hours and days on the phone. Some waited weeks, even months for a check from New York State Unemployment to arrive in the mail or direct deposit at the height of the pandemic last spring.
According to the New York State Department of Labor, New York has paid out more than $65 billion in unemployment benefits to more than 4 million New Yorkers. Itâs now finding more than 425,000 fraudulent unemployment claims, and some people who received benefits werenât really eligible for the money.