New York state Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon

Next month the New York State Department of Labor will be modernizing its 50-year-old unemployment insurance system.

New York State’s Labor Commissioner met with Albany High Students this week to discuss measures in Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget that she says will help their career journey.

New York’s minimum wage workers saw their pay increase with the new year. The state Department of Labor Commissioner says more than a million workers are affected.