We’re here to save the day and break down what you need to know and do in order to be compliant with this latest NYS legislation affecting employers.

Employers across NYS, and the entire country, are unsurprisingly seeing an increase in their unemployment tax rates after a year of unprecedented claims against states’ unemployment funds. Although an increase is inevitable, there are actions that employers can be taking now and moving forward to ensure that their own rate is kept to a minimum, and at a time when every penny counts for a business, we encourage you to take these easy steps to keep your rate as low as possible.

Check out this guest post from CJ Maurer from The Gist! The Gist is a B2B inbound marketing agency and HubSpot Solutions Partner based in Buffalo, New York. In this piece, CJ applies his marketing expertise and experience to the employment space- showing that these concepts apply not only to attract customers but also employees!

A lot has developed even just this month between the COVID relief bill, NYS changes, and CDC guidance updates. To keep you sane, here's a summary of what you should know right now as a NYS employer.

Don't let these hard times be all in vain. There is so much to be learned from the experiences of the past year. Those who take the time to make sure they are not squandering this opportunity to gain perspective, are those who are going to come out the other end better than ever. What side do you want to be on?

Watch this recording of our webinar where we discuss employer requirements for providing leave to employees, which is as complex as ever. The main focus of this webinar will be on COVID leave requirements at the moment, but will also touch on other leave requirements, including changed PFL and PSL, how they all interact, and some tangible best-practice take-aways.