Yonkers Insider: WEDNESDAY: SENATOR MAYER, WCA & NYS DOL HOST SHARED WORK PROGRAM INFORMATIONAL EVENT TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES WEATHER PANDEMIC.

 

SENATOR SHELLEY MAYER & THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY ASSOCIATION PARTNER WITH THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES WEATHER THE CURRENT CRISIS.

The NYS Department of Labor will give a presentation on the benefits of the Shared Work Program which allows employees to stay on payroll & collect partial Unemployment Insurance benefits.

WESTCHESTER, NY — On Wednesday, September 30th, Senator Shelley B. Mayer and the Westchester County Association will co-host an event with the NYS Department of Labor about the Shared Work Program to help small businesses weather the current crisis. The Shared Work Program helps employers weather difficult business cycles by keeping employees on the payroll while allowing staff members to receive partial Unemployment Insurance benefits when working reduced hours. The Shared Work Program is especially suited to help small businesses during the Coronavirus Pandemic by keeping trained employees on staff during temporary business downturns, which allows businesses to gear up quickly when conditions improve. 

Attendees will also hear from a Westchester business owner who used the program and how the program was a crucial part in keeping her business successfully operating throughout the crisis.

The event is free & open to the public. Registration is required.

WHAT:

Presentation by the NYS Department of Labor on the Shared Work Program to help businesses weather the current crisis.

 

WHEN:

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

 

WHERE: 

Zoom Webinar, click here to register.

(Registration is required.)

 

WHO:

• NYS Senator Shelley B. Mayer, 37th District;
• Michael Romita, President & CEO, Westchester County Association;
• Susan Moreno, Workforce Development Specialist, NYS DOL; and
• Donna Hager, Founder & CEO, Macan Deve.

 

ABOUT SENATOR SHELLEY B. MAYER

Senator Mayer was elected to the New York State Senate to represent the 37th District in an April 2018 Special Election, and she was subsequently re-elected in November 2018. The 37th State Senate District includes the Cities of Yonkers, White Plains, Rye and New Rochelle; the Towns of Bedford, Eastchester, Harrison, North Castle, Mamaroneck, and Rye; the Villages of Bronxville, Larchmont, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Port Chester, Rye Brook, and Tuckahoe; and the unincorporated hamlets of Katonah, Bedford Hills, and Armonk. Click here to read more about Senator Mayer.