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Farm Labor Wage Board Approves Lowering Overtime Threshold to 40-Hour Work Week

January 31, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Farm Labor Wage Board has approved lowering the overtime threshold to a 40 hour work week for farm workers in New York. The decision was swiftly criticized by the agricultural industry and the Republican Party. The Albany Times-Union … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: David Fisher, George Borrello, Kathy Hochul, New York Farm Bureau, New York State Department of Labor, New York STate Division of Budget, New York State Farm Labor Wage Board, Roberta Reardon

NYS Minimum Wage Increasing to $13.20 An Hour December 31st

September 29, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The minimum wage is going up to $13.20 an hour in New York State starting December 31st. The state Department of Labor said the increase coincides with the increase to $15 an hour on Long Island and Westchester County. The state DOL had authority … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Minimum Wage, New York State Department of Labor

NYS Labor Department Announces New Application for Unemployment Insurance Benefits

April 20, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Application call backlog prior to 4/8 reduced to 4,305 from 275,000 ALBANY - The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Monday the launch of a new application for New Yorkers to apply for traditional Unemployment Insurance or the new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: COVID-19, COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, New York State Department of Labor, Roberta Reardon, Unemployment Insurance

Enforcement of NY On Pause Mandates Being Done at State and Local Levels

April 13, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

It's been over three weeks since Governor Andrew Cuomo issued his New York On Pause executive order, calling for all non essential businesses to cease operation as the state deals with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus state of emergency. Since first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services, Christine Schuyler, coronavirus, COVID-19, New York on Pause, New York State Department of Labor, New York State PAUSE Enforcement Assistance Task Force, PJ Wendel

Heidenhain Leaving Chautauqua County, 39 Jobs to be Lost

April 19, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Another local manufacturer is reportedly leaving town and taking 39 jobs with it. According to Buffalo Business First, the Heidenhain Corp., an Illinois-based optics and electronics business with location at 1 Precision Way in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Heidenhain Corp., Mason Industrial Park, MD Electronics, New York State Department of Labor

Manufacturing Jobs Continue to Decline in Chautauqua County

February 8, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Manufacturing Jobs in Chautauqua County continue to go down. The New York State Department of Labor's labor statistics department is reporting 8,900 manufacturing jobs in the county for the month of December – marking the lowest number on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Carriage House, Cathy Young, Crawford Furniture, New York State Department of Labor, Premier Lakewood, Tom Reed, Zurn Industries

State Labor Department Approves Increase to Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers

September 11, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - New York state will gradually raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour — the first time any state has set the minimum that high. The New York State Department of Labor formally approved the increase Thursday, a move … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Barack Obama, Cuomo, Joe Biden, Minimum Wage, New York State Department of Labor

Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers Set to Increase to $15 an Hour

July 23, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The minimum wage for fast food workers could soon be going up to $15 an hour. That after a state wage board – chaired by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown - unanimously recommended the increase on Wednesday. Under the recommendation, New York … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Bill de Blasio, Byron Brown, Fast Food, Minimum Wage, New York State Department of Labor, Peter Rivera

Workforce Development Seminar is Tuesday

April 6, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Planning Board is hosting a Workforce Development Presentation on Tuesday, April 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the auditorium of the Chautauqua Lake Central School District, in Mayville. The program is entitled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua Works, John Slenker, Katie Geise, New York State Department of Labor, Workforce Development

[WATCH] Community Matters – Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development

October 7, 2014 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Community Matters Recorded on Sept. 12, 2014 at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts' Studio Theater in Jamestown, NY. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample moderates a roundtable discussion on economic development in Jamestown, NY. The show … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, Video Tagged With: Community Matters, Daniel Hamister, David Kearns, Hamister Group Inc., Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jason Sample, Jennifer Gibson, John Slenker, New York State Department of Labor, Northwest Savings Bank, Peter Lombardi, Reg Studio Theater, State University of New York at Fredonia, The Reg Lenna Center For The Arts

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