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Unemployment Assistance for Federal Workers
If you've lost your federal job due to cuts, NYSDOL is here to help. You may be eligible for Unemployment Insurance. Find out more about what you need to know, including the process for applying and other information pertinent to federal workers.
What You Need to Know
March 2025
  • You're Hired’: On February 25, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul launched a new “You’re Hired” initiative to recruit talented public sector workers into State service. Check out potential jobs at ny.gov/wewantyou.
  • 25th Annual Dr. King Career Fair: Join us on April 10th to meet with hundreds of Capital Region businesses that are hiring NOW! Whether you are searching for your first job or are looking for a next set, this is the place to be! Learn more and register: https://dol.ny.gov/dr-king-career-fair.
  • 1099-G Update: By the end of January, New Yorkers who received unemployment benefits in 2024 should have received a copy of their 1099-G in the mail.  You can also view and print your 1099-G tax form on our website. For more information about the form, visit our 1099-G webpage. There are several free e-filing options available, such as New York State Direct File and Free File, making it simpler than ever to submit your personal income tax returns.
  • Significant changes coming to quarterly combined withholding, unemployment insurance, and wage reporting for businesses: To improve your filing experience, reduce errors, and increase compliance with employer reporting of each employee’s information, the Tax Department is streamlining withholding tax and wage reporting forms and Web File applications. These improvements will affect the way you file in March 2025. You can find the latest on these improvements at: https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/wt/changes-2025/.

  • Promoting Working Families: Starting January 1, 2025, all full time and part time private sector employees, including employees who are overtime exempt, are entitled to 20 hours of Paid Prenatal Leave per year. Learn more by viewing the following factsheets: Paid Prenatal Leave Law - Employee Fact Sheet (P695) / Paid Prenatal Leave Law - Employer Fact Sheet (P694).

    The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) reminds all business owners that New York State labor law grants parents the right to express milk at work for up to three years following childbirth. For more information on employee rights related to breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and expressing milk in the workplace, visit health.ny.gov/supportbreastfeeding

  • Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year, highlighting that women are often paid less than their male colleagues. This year, it falls on March 25, 2025. For more information about NYSDOL’s initiatives to combat the gender wage gap and to support workforce equality, view the 2025 Gender Wage Gap Report and visit the Gender Wage Gap Hub.
Ensuring Equality in the Workplace
Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access
The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity for the customers we serve and for our own staff. We recognize that each New Yorker who comes through our doors —whether brick and mortar or virtual—has different circumstances and we believe in accessibility to assure they have a clear pathway to learn about and utilize whatever services they need. We use data to help inform and drive outcomes to move the needle on DEI in NY. And, we work to create an environment where our own employees are empowered and diversity can thrive.

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