02 Apr Clean Advocacy Summit Tackles Education & Urgent Labor Shortages
At this year’s ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C., the conversation around expanding the workforce and bolstering training programs took center stage....
31 Mar Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Legislation To Increase Employment Opportunities
Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) reintroduced two bills....
27 Mar Full Episode: Labor and Higher Education Priorities at the State Capitol
We sit down on with Assembly Labor Committee Chair Harry Bronson (D - Monroe County)...
04 Mar Commentary: Work Opportunity Tax Credit will expand labor market and boost economy
A boost from state funding would maximize the impact of the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit....
13 Feb Rep. Smucker’s bill would help disadvantaged people find jobs
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently reintroduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would help connect people to jobs....
13 Feb Bipartisan, bicameral bill from Cassidy, Smucker would bolster work tax credit
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Feb. 10 proposed a bipartisan, bicameral bill that aims to help get unemployed Americans connected to good jobs by strengthening the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)....
13 Feb Bipartisan bill would enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would help connect disadvantaged people to jobs....
05 Feb NY lawmakers resume push for Workforce Tax Credit for businesses
State lawmakers, including Assemblymember Harry Bronson, are again pushing for approval of a tax credit that would address workforce shortages by incentivizing hiring from New York’s most marginalized populations....
04 Feb New York lawmakers push for state Work Opportunity Tax Credit inclusion in budget
Senator James Skoufis and Assemblymember Harry Bronson are advocating for the inclusion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) in New York's fiscal year 2026 state budget....
06 Aug Stepping Away From the Benefits Cliff: Policy Strategies to Support Employment for People with Disabilities in New York State
People with disabilities are significantly less likely to be employed than their peers, and when they are employed work fewer hours for lower wages....