Liz Krueger's posts related to Labor

Senate Passes Legislation to Aid Unemployed as Tens of Thousands Face Loss of Benefits

Posted by Liz Krueger on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Albany, NY—Today, State Senator Liz Krueger praised the New York State Senate for passing critical legislation (S.4110-A) which will provide an additional 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits to nearly 120,000 current or soon-to-be unemployed New Yorkers. 

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Election Reforms Ensure Absentee and Affidavit Votes Are Counted, Improves Election Administration

Posted by Liz Krueger on Thursday, April 15th, 2010

For Immediate Release

Katie Kincaid | kincaid.nysenate@gmail.com | 646-784-0485

(Albany, NY) Today, The New York State Senate passed a package of election reforms to improve the absentee and affidavit voting process and election administration. These bills underscore the Senate Majority’s commitment to delivering an inclusive, reliable and efficient electoral process to the voters of New York.

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An Important Note For Small Business Owners

Posted by Liz Krueger on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

We encourage all businesses in New York to take advantage of the provisions enacted under the federal HIRE Act, passed in April of this year. Businesses that hire the long-term unemployed (defined as those who have not worked in over 60 days) can suspend payment of the employer's share of Social Security taxes on that worker from March 18-December 31, 2010. The more a business pays a worker (up to the maximum Social Security wage of $106,800), and the longer a business has a worker on its payroll, the greater the tax savings - so there is an incentive to hire people sooner, and pay them more.

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A Step Toward Equal Pay

Posted by Liz Krueger on Thursday, June 16th, 2011

The following was penned by Senator Liz Krueger and New York Women's Agenda & Equal Pay Coalition NYC

The United States has always been a beacon of democracy. And as Americans, we take pride in our basic principles that are rooted in the democratic notions of freedom and equality. Yes, injustices persist, and we continue to fight and break down barriers that prevent access to basic rights. But what happens when these problems are kept well hidden and are not as easy to identify or expose?

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Senator Krueger's Community Bulletin: August 2011

Posted by Liz Krueger on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Message from Liz . . .

Once again our leaders in Washington are fighting over cuts to the deficit, while our economy teeters on the brink of a "double dip" recession. At the federal, state, and local levels, the focus is on cutting programs rather than increasing revenues. But what many of these leaders have chosen to ignore is the fact that this strategy will have radical macro and micro economic and political consequences for decades to come.

File: 
August 2011 FINAL.pdf

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Sen. Liz Krueger Introduces Bill to Protect Employees from Demands for Personal Login Names, Passwords

Posted by Liz Krueger on Friday, April 20th, 2012

New York – State Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) today announced  her introduction of legislation to ban employers from requiring their employees divulge login information for personal email accounts, social networks, and other online services (S. 6938). If passed, this legislation would make New York's the second legislature in the country to pass such a law, after Maryland's General Assembly.

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Our Town: Facebook Friend or Boss? Bill Would Protect Passwords from Employers

Posted by Liz Krueger on Monday, May 21st, 2012

Our Town's Nick Powell spoke to Sen. Krueger about her bill to protect employees' private, personal passwords for online accounts from employers.

Big Brother wants your Facebook password. A spate of complaints regarding companies requiring applicants and employees to divulge login information for social media accounts has forced the hand of state Sen. Liz Krueger, who introduced legislation recently that would ban such practices. Krueger cited the obvious privacy concerns as well as liability issues for employers as the primary catalysts for the bill.

 

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Legislative Gazette: Reform Jewish Voice Celebrates 10 Years, Meets with Krueger on RHA, Campaign Finance and Minimum Wage

Posted by Liz Krueger on Monday, May 21st, 2012

The Legislative Gazette's Alli Sofer covered the 10-year anniversary of Reform Jewish Voice, which marked the occasion during a lobby day for progressive causes at the capitol:

Sen. Liz Kruger, D-Manhattan, spoke to the group about her own Jewish identity in the Legislature.

 

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